Snaking lines of hungry diners outside Britesmith Brewing is a common sight on Saturday and Sunday mornings, regardless of the weather. Inside, the restaurant and brewery’s executive chef and partner, Ross Warhol, serves a menu of elevated familiar favorites to an eager crowd. As you can tell from online reviews and the queue outside running parallel to Williamsville’s Main Street, brunch is especially popular.
Many know Warhol for the exquisite cuisine he serves at Britesmith’s venerable partner restaurant, Oliver’s. Prior to taking the helm at Oliver’s, the young Hamburg native earned a serious culinary pedigree, which included stints at Catalonia’s El Bulli and Frantzén/Lindeberg in Stockholm, as well as degrees from the Culinary Institute Hyde Park and its sister baking and pastry program in St. Helena, Calif.
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Chef Ross Warhol is Britesmith Brewing's executive chef and partner.
Photography / Alana Adetola Arts
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Britesmith Brewing's brunch pizza recipe is a fun alternative to quiche when trying to prepare eggs for a crowd of hungry brunchers at home.
Photography / Alana Adetola Arts
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