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Fredericksburg restaurant raided by Virginia ABC for illegally serving alcohol

Posted on13/07/202408/08/2023Author

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – A Fredericksburg restaurant owner and political candidate says he’s not done fighting, just days after his business was raided by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.

“What the state of Virginia just did is they took my livelihood away from me right before Christmas,” Gourmeltz owner Matt Strickland told FOX 5 Monday.

Strickland has been in the headlines before.

Early in the pandemic, he refused to follow Virginia’s COVID-19 guidelines, like encouraging mask-wearing and social distancing.

Ultimately, both the restaurant’s health and alcohol permits would be suspended.

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Strickland went to court and got his health permit back, but the Virginia ABC wrote that despite a lengthy legal battle and the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania County ruling in the ABC’s favor, Gourmeltz “… continued to serve beer, wine, and mixed beverages to customers.”

“I knew that the only way we’d come out of this was by the community standing together and fighting back against this tyrannical government, so I continued to sell alcohol,” Strickland said.

The ABC also said they’d reduce the alcohol license suspension to 15 days upon the payment of a $4,000 penalty and another $6,469.18 to cover the investigation.

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“I’m not paying any fine. I’m not serving any suspension, and the reason for that is because I did nothing wrong,” Strickland said.

Instead, the Army veteran has vowed to continue his fight, now planning to run for the State Senate in 2023.

Restaurant under fire for breaking COVID-19 rules

There is a new twist in the fight between Virginia officials and a restaurant that refuses to obey COVID-19 rules.

“I’m not concerned whatsoever,” Strickland said when asked if he was worried the state could take further action against his business. “I’ve been ready to die for my country since I was 17 years old, and I’m willing to fight as long and as hard as it takes to make sure that this fight that I’m in right now, this fight that we’re all in right now, doesn’t get passed down to the next generation.”

The Virginia ABC developed a timeline of administrative proceedings and actions related to Gourmeltz, but declined further comment.

Sam Fox reveals first restaurants to open at his luxury Phoenix hotel

Posted on20/06/202408/08/2023Author

Artist rendering shows Sam Fox's new Mediterranean concept, theà, coming to his upcoming luxury hotel The Global Ambassador in late 2023.

Acclaimed restaurateur Sam Fox announced theà, a new Mediterranean concept, will be opening on the roof of the Global Ambassador. His highly anticipated luxury hotel is scheduled to open in 2023 at 44th Street and Camelback Road in the Phoenix neighborhood that Fox has called home for a long time.

“It’s just a really good neighborhood with really amazing restaurants,” Fox said. “We’re proud to be bringing The Global Ambassador there and add to what’s already an exciting intersection.”

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and country singer Dierks Bentley are also involved with the project, which will include five new restaurants.

A Food Network star will run the kitchen at theà

For thea, Fox appointed Eric Kim Haugen as head of culinary creative. Haugen has worked at a number of restaurants across the country and is known for frequent appearances on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” and “Big Restaurant Bet.”

Fox met Haugen while working at The Twelve Thirty Club in Nashville. He said he was excited to be partnered together on this new project.

What’s on the menu at the new restaurant

“I’ve been wanting to do a restaurant where there’s a lot of community, a lot of sharing,” Fox said.

theà’s menu will include a variety of Mediterranean dishes including charred octopus, Moroccan roasted carrots and six dips including “the Goddess of All Dips.” The dish Fox is most excited about is the Spaghetti alla Nerano, which he says is made with a “beautiful” zucchini pasta that he tried and fell in love with during a trip to Italy.

“I have traveled a lot through the Mediterranean, and during that process, loved a lot of the food,” Fox said. “So I’m excited to bring theà to life on top of the Global Ambassador.”

Details: Scheduled to open in 2023. https://globalambassadorhotel.com.

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Douglas County announced ARPA funds for restaurant assistance

Posted on28/05/202408/08/2023Author

Douglas County is putting aside $700,000 to help local restaurants impacted by the pandemic. The assistance program comes from commissioner James Cavanaugh’s allocation of the federal American Rescue Plan Act — ARPA funds. It will be given on a first-come, first-served basis to restaurants. They must have made less than $1.25 million in revenue in either 2019 or 2020 and lost money due to COVID-19. Commissioner Cavanaugh called small businesses “the backbone” of the economy. “They employ more people, they pay more taxes, and they provide more services than really any other sector of the economy, and particularly the restaurant segment of the small business community has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic because many of them simply had to close their doors for some period of time,” Cavanaugh said. Each restaurant will get a grant of up to $10,000. Restaurant owners can look at the qualifications through the online portal at lutz.us/rap, but applications can’t be submitted until Dec. 12.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. —

Douglas County is putting aside $700,000 to help local restaurants impacted by the pandemic.

The assistance program comes from commissioner James Cavanaugh’s allocation of the federal American Rescue Plan Act — ARPA funds.

It will be given on a first-come, first-served basis to restaurants.

They must have made less than $1.25 million in revenue in either 2019 or 2020 and lost money due to COVID-19.

Commissioner Cavanaugh called small businesses “the backbone” of the economy.

“They employ more people, they pay more taxes, and they provide more services than really any other sector of the economy, and particularly the restaurant segment of the small business community has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic because many of them simply had to close their doors for some period of time,” Cavanaugh said.

Each restaurant will get a grant of up to $10,000.

Restaurant owners can look at the qualifications through the online portal at lutz.us/rap, but applications can’t be submitted until Dec. 12.