Lexington's 21c Museum Hotel announced Tuesday that the restaurant in the historic First National Bank building will be called Lockbox in honor of the building's banking past.
The executive chef will be Jonathan Searle, who has served as executive sous chef at Proof on Main, 21c's Louisville hotel restaurant.
Searle began his culinary career in Lexington at Bellini's and Dudley's on Short. According to the company, he joined the kitchen team at Proof on Main in 2011...
The 102-year-old First National Building at West Main and North Upper streets is being transformed into an 88-room boutique hotel with a restaurant and bar, and a 8,500-square-foot museum and gallery space. Construction on the $43 million project began last year.
Lockbox, which like the hotel is slated to open in early 2016, will showcase local, high-quality ingredients for dinner, lunch, and breakfast daily, and brunch on the weekend. The menu will change frequently to focus on seasonal ingredients and will include options suitable for sharing, according to 21c.
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