![]() ![]() “Everyone is doing something different, and that’s what I initially missed when I moved here from New York.”Īfter watching Birmingham’s food scene grow with ferocity for some time, Sedesh knew it was time to open a restaurant of his own. “I see the new wave of the food culture happening here,” Sedesh says of Birmingham. Before arriving in Birmingham (his spouse, a Birmingham native, brought him to the Magic City), Sedesh graduated valedictorian of the French Culinary Institute and also studied under an impressive lineup of New York City chefs. ![]() Gaining experience under the tutelage of Chef Chris Hastings at Ovenbird and Hot and Hot, Sedesh more than knows his way around the kitchen. Both from Alabama, Trenton and Preston bring diverse and thoughtful approaches to their craft.Īnd although he may not have a southern accent, Sedesh is no stranger to the Birmingham food scene. Trenton Tisdale, the restaurant’s chef de cuisine, and Preston Hooten, beverage director, also bring their own set of skills to the table. “I come from a fine dining background, but I want to keep it casual,” Sedesh says of his approach to the restaurant’s overall atmosphere and culinary style. Whatever kind of “vibe” patrons wish to channel, they can find it at The Anvil. The Anvil, he says, is meant to be a place for both romantic dates or a spot to take the edge off after a long day at work. Head Chef Sedesh Boodram, who grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and honors his roots through his culinary talents, says the goal of the restaurant is to offer fine-dining food in a casual atmosphere. Opening on the precipice of the historic COVID-19 shutdown of 2020, The Anvil managed to weather the curbside and take-out storm with grace from their location off Highway 280. It’s a place where both shrimp and grits and fish and chips live happily on the same menu, along with a roundup of other dishes that are impressively highbrow and down-home at the same time. In the interim, the former blacksmith shop offers a small bar with bar and cocktail table seating, and two levels of dining tables in a rustic, earthen environment.Where Southern comfort food meets British cuisine, you’ll find The Anvil Pub & Grill. Entrées include choice of soup or salad and bread with garlic butter, and there are several vegetarian selections on the menu for non-meat eaters.Īnvil's warm weather patio is situated creekside and when open, offers a view of the Cedar Creek waterfall. Pasta lovers, too, will find a vodka cream pasta mixed with zucchini and chicken (optional), or a Tuscan chicken with fire-roasted tomatoes. Diners can choose from flat iron steak and ribeye, or shrimp skewers done three ways (tempura battered, garlic skewered, and grilled), cedar plank salmon and oven fired perch. Sandwiches ($7-$12) include French fries or pasta salads, and diners can choose from a Philly cheese steak, a "blacksmith favorite" chicken club sandwich with Applewood smoked bacon, patty melts or several renditions of Black Angus burgers and sandwiches.Įntrées dabble in steaks and seafood, again at moderate prices ($15 to the low $20 range). Anvil also offers multiple salads, including a salmon salad with mandarin oranges and balsamic vinaigrette, a basic house salad and a specialty soup and salad of the day. Wines, too, are reasonably priced in the low $20 range for most bottles, and the list boasts several selections from the nearby winery.Īppetizers at Anvil include American cuisine standards such as onion rings, artichoke dip, bruschetta and nachos, and the rest of the menu follows suit with basic standards at reasonable prices. The former blacksmith shop is stunning to behold, with lovely creamy brick and muted earth tones in the interior, and the proximity to nearby Cedar Creek Winery should make this new pub and grille a welcome addition to the settlement.Īnvil features a stone hearth oven which is used for myriad items on the menu, which focuses on casual fare: salads, sandwiches, and entrées, most under $20. The Settlement has long housed the popular Tomaso's Pizza, W63 N688 Washington Ave., and Cream and Crepe Café, W70 W6340 Bridge Rd., the latter of which resides in the bottom floor of the former Wittenberg Woolen Mill.īut, two months ago, the nearby 19th century blacksmith shop was also converted into a new dining destination, The Anvil Pub & Grill, N70 w6340 Bridge Rd., bringing yet another historic building life in the settlement. Visitors to the Cedar Creek Settlement in Cedarburg now have an additional restaurant option in between shopping and wine tasting.
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