OUR PEOPLE

Karl Lowe, Head Chef

As a little boy living in Detroit with his grandparents, Chef Karl Lowe used to stand on a stepstool to cut up chicken in his grandfather’s butcher shop. Today he says that Honeywood’s Southern fried chicken dish is one of his favorites on the new menu.

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Leah Craig, Bar Manager

Taking a seat at Honeywood’s gorgeous bar is probably our favorite way to enjoy a casual meal there. Because that’s where you’ll find Leah Craig, Honeywood’s bar manager, who’s been behind the bar since day one.

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Ouita Michel, Owner

Ouita Papka and Chris Michel met on the first day of chef school at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.. Chris was a Long Island native; Ouita had moved to New York City from Lexington, Ky. to forge a future in the culinary world.

Five years later, they were married in Lexington and proceeded to rewrite the story of the agricultural and restaurant economy in Central Kentucky.

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