In photo, from left: Jenn Hale, Stylebone; Jacky Ruch, Tito’s Vodka; Ashton Lockhart, ZEGGZ; Cara King, Sotheby’s; Lainey Jurich, Commercial Kentucky; Marvin Dyer, Dwellings; Steve Wilson, 21c Museum Hotels.
BY CHRISTINE FELLINGHAM • PHOTO BY ANDREW KUNG
T
he local owners and creators of Zeggz can’t lend you the gleaming, marble-clad kitchen they used to stage their own spectacular version of holiday brunch. But they can, and do, serve up everything you see here— fat slices of French toast, piles of pancakes, casual but contemporary ambiance and, you heard us right, the self-serve champagne and Tito’s. Just add either adult beverage to your tomato juice or fresh-squeezed orange juice and whatever uncle so-and-so said at that family dinner last night just won’t matter as much. With
dishes
like
Smothered
Chicken,
Farmhouse Club, Derby Cobb, Picoso Omelette and Piggy Sticks (bacon wrapped pancakes on a stick) for the kids, the fast-casual brunch chain has this hybrid meal so perfected that people tend to think the company must be national. “People are often surprised that we’re a local chain,” says partner and president Ashton Lockhart. “But we’re a group of local guys who grew up in the restaurant business and had this vision of bringing brunch back.” That they did. Thanks to the guys from Zeggz, you can host a family or friend get-together without lifting a finger— except to refresh that mimosa. Cheers.
ZEGGZ (two locations)
2400 Lime Kiln Lane, Suite 3 502-742-6292
11615 Shelbyville Road, Suite 102 502-882-1650
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