The couple opened Adirondack Soul Company earlier this month at 60 N. Main St., offering barbecue ribs, meatloaf, cornbread, chili, sweet potato pie and more.
They plan to expand the menu in the coming weeks to include southern dishes from around the world. “We want to be able to highlight different cuisines from not just the American South, but the global south,” said Michael Chase. “So when you come to the restaurant, you'll have curry chicken, Jamaican style curry chicken, chicken tikka masala.
It’s something different, but something eclectic.” Chase’s culinary passion stemmed from his family. “I've loved to cook ever since I was a little boy,” Chase said, noting that his family’s Southern roots inspired the meals they put on the table.
“Just the generations of them providing and feeding for their families and cooking ...
it's more knowledge than you'll ever get from a culinary institute,” Chase said. Each dish on the menu is one that the Chases serve at home and so far community members seem happy to dig in. During the first week the restaurant was open, Adirondack Soul Company went from 130 Facebook followers to nearly 700.
“It's been explosive,” said Chase, who also runs the cultural arts nonprofit Rehoboth Valley, Inc. in the city. Outside of his culinary passions, he wanted to open Adirondack Soul Company so that county residents had another dining option.
“Here in Fulton County, you don't have a lot of options in which to get really good f.