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SCRATCH GOURMET EXPRESS & CATERING IS READY TO SERVE YOU! WRITTEN BY JUDY GOPPERT / PHOTOS BY JAMI BOWMAN
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new spring menu will delight everyone who tastes it, with flavors and unique dishes filling the menu. Executive chef Joshua Walters elevates familiar foods and presents them in appealing, mesmerizing detail. Scratch Gourmet Express & Catering opened in August 2020 and made it through the pandemic by offering takeout and catering. This past April they opened for dine-in business once again and serve seasonal dishes from 11 am to 8 pm. They are located in The Shops of Prairie Village, inside the old Standees movie theatre location.
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Owners Tyler and Monica Morrison met in Dallas, Texas, and married in September 2019, then moved back to their hometown. “Monica was manager of a few store openings for Wing Stop Corporation and helped open 300 stores. I was in operations at Top Golf headquarters, so we both have operations and entertainment experience,” he explains. “We always wanted to start our own restaurant, so when we had our son Tex, who will be two in May, we took the plunge. We live only a mile away and love the community-driven feeling. We wanted to resonate with that and be a part of our community.”
Their spring menu launched April 5, and reflects fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables and flavors created and inspired by executive chef Joshua Walters, who joined them a little over a year ago. “Joshua is the backbone of our restaurant. We did a strenuous process of choosing a chef,” says Tyler. “He is from Kansas City and at age 26 is already leaving his mark. We actually did one of our wine dinners on March 25, where Chef Joshua prepared a dinner based on a five-course wine selection provided by Franks Family Vineyards from Napa Valley.
