As The Cottage turns the corner in completing its second year of cooking local American Cuisine, Chef Lewis is expanding, opening a modern Japanese Izakaya meets Omakase restaurant in a treasured Westport landmark, The Vigilant Hose Company Firehouse located at 6 Wilton Road. Slated to open late Fall of 2017, the architect and designer who imagined The Cottage will be developing this new space, bringing out the original character of this historic building while crafting an exciting and lively space where the food will speak for itself, creating its very own original voice in the World of Japanese cooking, through an American Chef’s culinary vision.
Chef Lewis says, “In the early Spring of 2017, I had begun spending much time developing new Japanese inspired dishes and expressing my long-time passion for Japanese cuisine; our GM, Charlie Gilhuly and me decided to see how our Cottage guests would like a weekday Omakase Menu (Chef’s Choice) for $45. It was an instant hit! The wheels of our creativity kept rolling with the introduction of an exciting sake program and some delicious new exotic cocktails by our amazing lead barkeep Ralph. We began seeing a tremendous demand and wonderful reaction from our guests that only further supported my desire to find another intimate and charming location in Westport. It was crucial to Charlie and I that we find a space that had amazing history and ‘great bones.’ We were fortunate to find all of that and more with this new space! We look forward to opening our doors later this year, and as always, continuing to cook our hearts out for you at The Cottage!”
