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Cedar Grove closed quietly after its popular Sunday drag brunch during Memorial Day weekend.
Beth Rankin
Cedar Grove was a concept from NL Group, Tim McEneny's restaurant management group, which has created or managed several concepts, including Front Room Tavern in Hotel Lumen and Dish. (Cedar Grove took the place of Dish Cedar Springs, which moved and became Dish Preston Hollow).
Chef Taylor Kearney took the reigns at Cedar Grove last summer, promising a "neighborhood spot" with "simple cuisine, approachable price point with a few quirky things thrown in," he said in a 2016 Observer interview. In early Cedar Grove press releases, NL Group said Kearney would run Cedar Grove's kitchen while still working as executive chef at Front Room Tavern.
When we called Front Room Tavern today to speak with Kearney, a manager said he "no longer works at this location." We've reached out to McEneny and NL Group but have yet to receive a response.