The episode of Spike TV’s show “Bar Rescue”that features Chef Jason Febres of Taste & Seeis tentatively scheduled to air on March 24.
So Febres and his staff at the restaurant are tentatively planning a big watch party.
They plan to open up the restaurant at 3825 E Harry plus the new adjoined banquet room and put the show on big screen TVs. Febres will serve tapas before the 6 p.m. show, and then he hopes to offer a buffet patrons who want to stay can purchase once it’s over. He also promises a seafood ice bar, live music and “sexy cocktails.”
Febres was selected to fly to Los Angeles in January to be part of the show, in which gruff host Jon Taffer and a team of experts go to a struggling bar and try to turn it around.
The restaurant is asking for RSVPs. Call 316-771-7393 if you want to attend. The watch party date will change if Spike TV changes the show’s air date.
It started as a cooking school and party venue. Then last year, executive chef Jason Febres started serving lunch at his Taste & See at 3825 E. Harry.
Now, he’s about to achieve a long-held goal of adding dinner to his offerings.
Starting on June 1, Taste & See will be open for dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Febres said he will be serving a long list of tapas plus lighter options such as sandwiches and fish tacos. The heavier entrees on his menu, which he’s perfecting right now, will focus on global cuisine — Italian dishes, Spanish paella, Argentinian steaks, etc. Febres, who has a full bar, also will serve several exotic drinks, such as sangria, Limoncello and Brazilian caipirinhas.
Taste & See’s dining room recently has been remodeled, and there are now more booths, tables and a bar. Febres is moving his cooking classes and private parties to an adjoined room with 1,200 square feet, which is being fitted with a kitchen and should be done this summer. He also hopes to add patio dining this fall.
Taste & See will continue to serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information, call 316-771-7393.
From the day I metChef Jason Febres, I felt like he was made for television.
It doesn’t take much to see that he has what it takes to star on a Food Network orBravo cooking show — charisma, Latin good looks and culinary ability.
His only problem: He lives in Wichita, and contestants on those shows usually come from New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc…
But Febres isn’t going to let that stop him. The chef, who opened Sabor and now owns Taste & See at 3825 E. Harry, is making a bid to get on Food Network’s show “Chopped.”
He’s filled out an application, and now he’s taking the advice of an industry expert who told him to get a video made and get it viewed. Febres’ goal is to have as many people as possible view the above video in hopes that it will boost his chances.
“I have always wanted to do one of those shows,” he said. “I know at some point, I will find a way.”
My favorite part of the video, which was made by a Febres friend, comes in the opening minutes when he announces: “I AM the ultimate Latin fusion experience.”
Warning: Don’t watch the video if you’re hungry. Or lonely.
The episode of Spike TV’s show “Bar Rescue” that features Chef Jason Febres of Taste & See is tentatively scheduled to air on March 24.