Anyone in the restaurant industry knows working a brunch shift can be intense, but it can also be a bonding experience. “It definitely puts you into a mindset of sink or swim,” says John Boisse, one of the two-person team behind the eclectic pop-up Astral. He should know: He was a part of the team that started Toki’s blockbuster brunch, alongside partner Lauren Breneman. When Duality Brewing’s Michael Lockwood started working Toki brunch with them, the three chefs got even closer.
In certain ways, those Toki brunches ended up being strong preparation for the project they’ll embark on this year: Duality Brewing and Astral’s combination restaurant and brewpub,
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