An Austin culinary dream team has been born. Restaurant group Hai Hospitality announced last week that Aaron Franklin will be partnering with chef Tyson Cole on the upcoming restaurant Loro. I reported in September that Cole, the chef and owner at Uchi and Uchiko, sought to meld smoked meats and Asian flavors at the Asian smokehouse, but I didn’t expect he’d land Franklin as a collaborator. Chef Jack Yoss, a part of the Hai Hospitality family who was already on board, completes the chef triumvirate. With this new project, Franklin will be able to expand his skills beyond the constraints of traditional barbecue. “We just cook five meats, and we do that same thing everyday,” Franklin says. “We’re kinda backed into a corner of what we can…View Original Post
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