The Wine Kitchen

We are honored to be featured in Southern Living as we approach 18 years.

To our team (past and present), thank you for the care, work ethic and heart you show each other and our guests. You are the lifeblood of our restaurant. Our success and longevity is a direct result of the rigor and joy you bring to your job daily. Quite obviously, all of our success is because of and belongs to you all. Thank you. The restaurant business is a people business. We are lucky (I am grateful) to have some of the very best people working with us.

To all our guests over the years, we continue because of your generosity and support. Leesburg has been our first home for 18 years and we could not be more proud and grateful to be here. We are humbled daily by how much our guests enjoy visiting our restaurants. We and I remain ever grateful for such support and kindness.

Running a small business is extremely difficult in any industry. You wear all the hats, work all the hours, and then hope it all works out. Running and working in restaurants presents a unique challenge to the families of those individuals who choose that profession. Nights, weekends, missed Mother's Days for years and years, and all the time worked. The hours and cadence of a restaurant put a lot of burden on the families back at home, to do all the bath times, to go to parent nights alone, to understand why mom or dad won't be at your performance or game this time. It is all for the greater good of hospitality.

This is not a complaint or a lecture, but a long winded thank you to my family and to all the families of the great people who we have worked with, and continue to work with, every day. Restaurants have helped build an amazing life for my family and me. They have also almost destroyed it (a few times) in the pursuit of creating something great.

Thank you, over and over again to my family and to all the families for supporting us and allowing us to do what we love and bring joy and hospitality to our communities.

It’s Friday night and the forecast calls for patio pasta and a glass of bubbly with a sunny view. Happy Hour runs 3-6PM, but the vibes go all night!

Spring is finally right around the corner for real this time, and we think that’s cause for celebration! 🥂 Lunch, brunch, happy hour, dinner, “just drinks” plus a sneaky snack? Whichever way you like to enjoy, we’re right there with you and happy you’re here.

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