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STONE TOWN GRILL:
Your Passport to Flavor
When Stone Town Grill
opened after Thanksgiving in 2020, owners Jessica and Marty Larghe knew there would be many obstacles for their new restaurant to overcome. One small obstacle they did not foresee was some customers expecting a standard American restaurant based off the name “Stone Town Grill.” No, you cannot get a burger or steak at Stone Town Grill, but there are countless fresh and delicious meal options, and there is a fun story behind the inspiration and name.
it's her business
Stone Town Grill is locally created, owned and operated by wife-and-husband team Jessica and Marty Larghe. At Stone Town Grill, you can create your own salad, grain or noodle bowl from their fresh food bar items and sauces that are inspired by the various world cuisines they have enjoyed while traveling, and from Jessica’s style of cooking at home. The first inkling of an idea for Stone Town Grill originated about nine years ago when Jessica and Marty were traveling in Tanzania and visited the island of Zanzibar. Zanzibar has a rich history of being a spice trade hub and growing spices, so Jessica and Marty went on a spice tour, purchasing spices and enjoying the flavorful cuisine. Most of the food they enjoyed while in Tanzania was comprised of simple, whole ingredients — rice, vegetables and protein — and was tied together with complex spice blends and delicious sauces. The overall experience inspired Marty to wonder about a restaurant that featured that concept — simple, whole ingredients combined with spice blends and sauces to make a delicious meal. About three years ago (well before any of us ever heard of COVID-19), Jessica started intentionally working toward making this daydream a reality.
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Preparing meals with the goal of food being delicious and nutritious is something Jessica has enjoyed since she was a teenager. As a teen, eating well had more to do with being fueled for athletic performance, but as an adult the focus became preparing meals that promoted overall well-being while still being tasty. Jessica found that the best way to accomplish this with meals at home was to create spice blends and sauces — something flavorful to dress up grains, proteins and lots of vegetables. That simple concept is the basis for what Stone Town Grill offers — fresh, whole ingredients combined with flavorful sauces from cuisines all over the world to make a fully customizable meal that tastes good and makes you feel good. As the developer of all the recipes, a major focus for Jessica was, as much as possible, creating gluten-free,