Ludivine

[Pete]

Walking around Midtown yesterday, this building is looking very sad now.

The curtains are drawn on the closed Ludivine space and there were homeless living in the alcove facing 10th.


It's just fantastic space and I sure hope they find a replacement soon.

[bison34]

Is there some concern with there being so many empty restaurant spaces all owned by the same group? Midtown Renaissance seems slow filling any of them.

[Pete]

Is there some concern with there being so many empty restaurant spaces all owned by the same group? Midtown Renaissance seems slow filling any of them.

This building is owned by Chip Fudge but yes, this is yet another empty restaurant space in the immediate area.

[Bowser214]

[BoulderSooner]

good deal ... and with how that space is built it should not need much work ..

[OkieBerto]

Chef Hutton won the Chopped show he was on last night and said this new restaurant will be called Alma.

[Bowser214]

Can’t wait!

[PhiAlpha]

Chef Hutton won the Chopped show he was on last night and said this new restaurant will be called Alma.

Alma go there the second it opens.

[TheTravellers]

I thought GHST was already open in the former Ludivine space, or am I getting the storefronts along that block confused?

[OkieBerto]

Alma go there the second it opens.

This is high-quality dad joke! Well done!

[OkieBerto]

I thought GHST was already open in the former Ludivine space, or am I getting the storefronts along that block confused?

GHST is in the spot where Ludivine started. They will now take over the spot where Ludivine moved.

[TheTravellers]

GHST is in the spot where Ludivine started. They will now take over the spot where Ludivine moved.

Thx, just reread the tweet and it does say NW 10th, duh on my part...

[soonerguru]

Walking around Midtown yesterday, this building is looking very sad now.

The curtains are drawn on the closed Ludivine space and there were homeless living in the alcove facing 10th.


It's just fantastic space and I sure hope they find a replacement soon.

It is a real neat space, but it's not as good as the original location. Does anyone know why Ludivine moved? I'm genuinely curious.

The restaurant and bar business is incredibly difficult even in the best of times. It's even harder when you move. There are so many variables in a restaurant's success, but location is usually paramount.

There was a certain magic at Ludivine's original location. I can't remember the circumstances that led to them moving. I was excited about the new locale and the new bar was superb, but something seemed to be lost. Maybe that happened before the move -- I honestly don't remember because everything pre-Covid seems like a blur now.

So many restaurants relocate and fail to recapture the magic of their original location.

[BoulderSooner]

It is a real neat space, but it's not as good as the original location. Does anyone know why Ludivine moved? I'm genuinely curious.

The restaurant and bar business is incredibly difficult even in the best of times. It's even harder when you move. There are so many variables in a restaurant's success, but location is usually paramount.

There was a certain magic at Ludivine's original location. I can't remember the circumstances that led to them moving. I was excited about the new locale and the new bar was superb, but something seemed to be lost. Maybe that happened before the move -- I honestly don't remember because everything pre-Covid seems like a blur now.

So many restaurants relocate and fail to recapture the magic of their original location.

the main investor of Ludivine owned the new building location ... and didn't in the original .. and at the time they wanted/needed more space

[soonerguru]

the main investor of Ludivine owned the new building location ... and didn't in the original .. and at the time they wanted/needed more space

Ah. Makes sense.

[OkieBerto]

Excellent article about the new concept "Alma" by Chef Zach Hutton.

Alma: Fine Dining Goes to the Country

[BridgeBurner]

Very interesting, didn't know they were closing Ghst to open this.
Ghst website down, instagram deleted, and facebook redirects to Alma

[OkieBerto]

Very interesting, didn't know they were closing Ghst to open this.
Ghst website down, instagram deleted, and facebook redirects to Alma

I have a feeling this has to do with how GHST was created. It was birthed from a group called UGK, aka Underground Ghost Kitchen. They still exist and run events with young, exciting chefs. The problem is that they seem to create drama with anyone they work with. The original chef at GHST was PacGod, which he goes by, and he left GHST not long after it started. This group said a lot of hateful things about the Owners of GHST, and they lucked into finding Chef Hutton as Scratch was closing down. It seems like Chef Hutton is taking control of the concept and returning to what he does best. It is probably smart for everyone involved to move away from GHST and UGK altogether.

[OkieBerto]

Alma is open for Lunch today from 11 am to 2:30 pm. Dinner begins at 5 pm and goes until 10 pm. They are suggesting you make reservations for dinner if you plan on going.

[OkieBerto]

Alma had a challenging first day. Overnight, they lost power and all their food. The fridge and freezer were also lost, and they still haven't reopened.

[Timshel]

Definitely a bummer. Went by on Friday to grab a cocktail before dinner. Note that the bar and patio are open for drink service. Chatted with Zach a fair bit and he gave us a tour of the restaurant space (and a loaf of very delicious bread!). On Friday they were hoping to be able to re pair the fridge and freezer but as Berto alluded to they announced today they're having to replace them now. Can't imagine having that happen in the first week of being open.....bummer. I'm sure there was a not-insignificant amount of food that was lost as well.

[fromdust]

Aaaaaaand it's closed.

[Pete]

Wow!

That has to be a record.

[mgharfeh]

hopefully this space is fixed back up. bring ludivine back

[OkieBerto]

Wow!

That has to be a record.

This is crazy!