The long-anticipated sale of Café Gutenberg is in the works, and the new owners will be chefs Jen Mindell and Garrett Berry. Supported by a great service staff led by frontman Nik Ashburn and a talented group of young chefs, Gutenberg emerges victorious after a year of uncertainty regarding the restaurant’s fate.

Café Gutenberg, opened in 2003 as a literary café, has evolved over the years and brought chefs Jen and Garrett on board in 2006 to transform the experience into a decidedly culinary venture. The duo’s classical french background and emphasis on cooking with the seasons brought Café Gutenberg to a new level, earning them attention from local foodies, bloggers and critics, as well as their first spot in Style Weekly’s State of the Plate and a visit from Food and Wine Magazine. Citing seasonality, balance and restraint as key components in their cuisine, they have pleased both the vegans and the carnivores in Richmond’s competetive food scene, bringing home a vegetarian award at the Shockoe Chef Showdown and a People’s Choice award for their house- made Duck Sausage at the first annual Best of the Wurst.

With the change in ownership, the chefs plan to breathe new life into the restaurant with a mission that is simple:

“New American Cuisine is food that takes inspiration from the classics while celebrating the ingredients and styles of the here and now. It’s about honoring timeless techniques with a sense of relevance to our own community”

Gutenberg’s beverage mission will continue to offer an awesome selection of beers, including hand crafted domestic micro brews, international selections and affordable favorites. We will continue to highlight global wine selections with a focus on products that are organic and sustainable.

The new menu and the interior will get a long- overdue makeover, offering Richmonders what can sometimes seem so hard to find: warm familiarity and attention to detail, inspired food and drink at an affordable price, and the chance to feel pampered in your favorite jeans and t-shirt.

With brunch all day for carnivores and vegans, unique beer and wine and the smile of familiar faces, you’ll want to be a part of the evolution. The new Gutenberg hopes to remind you that you don’t have to go to a chain to feel comfortable, and you don’t have to pay a high price for food that is crafted with care.