Queen and Beaver team to open The Oxley, a new pub in Yorkville

Over the past few years, the Queen and Beaver has gained a loyal following as one of the few honest-to-goodness, non-generic English pubs in town. Owner Jamieson Kerr and chef Andrew Carter have enjoyed their success so much that they’re opening a new restaurant in Yorkville, called The Oxley, making good on a hint Kerr first dropped to us in 2010. The Grid visited the space last week amid some pretty serious renovations. Carter wouldn’t give the paper any details on the menu, but did say it would look a little different from the Q&B. “There are people in Yorkville who dine out every night and expect a certain style and level of quality, though they’re not necessarily eating chateaubriand every night,” said Carter. In other words, Yorkville folks will want their food to say “traditional pub fare,” but also, “no, not that kind.” Read the entire story [The Grid] »