Gather

"Gather debuted in May 2017 with a highly seasonal menu based on produce available at the nearby market and wood-fire grilling. In September 2017, the restaurant briefly shuttered as co-founder and chef Nate Vogeli exited the business, making way for chef Jessi Patuano. By fall 2018, the Hunts had expanded to the second floor of Gather’s Gratiot Avenue building with a craft beer bar called Cøllect. Patuano departed this spring to join the team at Folk in Corktown. Over the summer, Gather’s owners took the restaurant’s popular soft-serve desserts downtown to a new walk-up window called Huddle. Kyle Hunt says that Huddle will add a food truck in the spring as they focus on expanding their ice cream business." - Brenna Houck

"Eastern Market restaurant Gather is bringing back its Winter Guest Chef Series for another year with eight dinners on the schedule featuring local chefs from around the region including Nick Rodgers of the Root Restaurant & Bar, Matt Tulpa and Mythy Huynh, and Matt and Mike Romine of Farm Field Table. Tickets for the first three dinners are available now on the restaurant’s website." - Brenna Houck

"Gather is reviving its brunch service on Saturday, June 16. The menu features options like pastries with lavender butter and jam, flapjacks with fresh blueberries, and smoked country ham with ramp relish and pimento cheese." - Brenna Houck

"Much like that friend of yours who randomly got really into Scandinavian design, Gather keeps things very minimal. It’s a small restaurant at Eastern Market with a short menu, four long communal tables, and almost no decorations to speak of. Also like that same friend, there isn’t much rhyme or reason to the food here, but everything from the roasted root vegetables to the smoked chicken nachos and gnocchi is really good. Come here with a small group to split some plates and have a few boozy slushies." - Sara Barron, Sam Faye

"Gather exudes a homespun charm with a robust vegetable portion of the menu and interesting experimentation under chef Jessi Patuano, although some dishes and the wine list fall flat." - Brenna Houck