Kevin Jones has encountered the cuisines of the Southern United States in several ways throughout his life. His mother is from Florida, and he spent his early childhood in Atlanta. When his parents divorced, his father moved to rural Alabama, where Jones lived part-time. And as a professional chef, he worked at Portland Southern restaurants like the now-closed Yonder. At Moonshot Tavern, the yet-to-open Southeast Ankeny bar where he’ll serve as executive chef, he wants to explore all of those regional cuisines — how they overlap and differ.
Moonshot Tavern opens this month within the former Goose space, and the menu reflects Jones’ generalist approach. Starters like hush puppies
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