It has been just over two years since Naked Pasta announced its remodel and expansion with the intent to nearly double its footprint in West Greenville. Since the remodel began, the grocery and pasta shop has been operating out of its production kitchen at 404 Cedar Lane Road.
“We will be keeping (404 Cedar Lane Road) for production. The new space is just not going to be able to handle both sides of the business,” said owner Christina Barest.
Barest said the plan is to have the new-and-improved West Greenville location up and running by August but it may look a little different than we originally thought.
In January 2024, the plan was to expand the offerings by adding a wine bar but ultimately functioning as more of a pre-dinner stop. That has changed with the hire of chef Chris Mydosh. Mydosh was former executive chef of now-shuttered Foxcroft Food & Wine in downtown Greenville.
Bringing Mydosh in as part of the team will give the pasta shop a bit of restaurant flavor. The front of the space will have a banquette on one side, a market area and tables in the middle, and fridges and freezers on the opposite side from the banquette. Just behind the market will be a bar, allowing guests to see into the open-air kitchen.
Mydosh said the team hopes to utilize pasta in versatile or unexpected ways.
“What’s the buzzwords these days? ‘Approachable, friendly, light, fun?'” Mydosh said.
“[It’s] just a real good environment to work in, so a representation of that and what they’ve what they’ve cultivated over the eight years of owning the spot.”
Bite-sized bits:
- Speaking of Mydosh, he will co-host a pop-up dinner with a former employee from his Foxcroft days, Potluck GVL owner Jimmy Ngyuen. The five-course meal will take place May 13 at Hone, located at 12 Lois Ave in the village of West Greenville. Tickets can be purchased at dinepotluck.com/upcomingevents.
- Three local breweries took home gold medals in the Brewer’s Association World Beer Cup April 22: Wild Yarrow Brewing won for “Fables Overturned,” a German-style schwarzbier. Liability Brewing Co. won with “Feral Garden Gnome,” a Belgian-style blonde. The Southern Growl won with “Quad Bless Your Heart,” a Belgian-style quadrupel.
- Hotel Hartness Patterson Kitchen + Bar has a new chef, Curtis “Chef Bear’ Hillard. More to come on this next week.
