Toasted Oak Names Chef Ken Miller Executive Chef

Novi’s award-winning Toasted Oak Grill & Market today announced the appointment of Ken Miller as Executive Chef. Metro Detroit native, Chef Ken is in the process of introducing a reinvigorated Toasted Oak Grill and Market’s menu with seasonal selections, exciting new culinary creations as well as several favorites that have earned the restaurant numerous epicurean accolades.

Chef Ken fell in love with cooking as a child. His earliest memories involve his grandparents and mother gathering on the weekends to plan out a family lunch that would ultimately turn into dinner a family oriented family affair that became a culinary adventure in the kitchen. As Toasted Oak Grill and Market’s Executive Chef, Chef Ken reinvigorates the restaurant’s pasture to fork philosophy with an added flair and emphasis passable and shared culinary delights that celebrate the gathering and family-like aspects of the dining experience.

Family plays a central theme in Chef Ken’s culinary creations and it was his desire to live closer to his family that led to his return to Metro Detroit, leading to his taking the Executive Chef helm at Toasted Oak Grill and Market.

“I’m excited about the attention that the Detroit food scene has been receiving. We are definitely a foodie city and it’s great that the rest of the world is finally beginning to sit up and take notice. Detroit has an attitude. It has an eclectic food scene that announces ‘this is who we are, and we will do things our way’. I look forward to guiding, along with our entire team, Toasted Oak’s contributions to Metro Detroit’s culinary landscape,” Chef Ken Miller enthused.

Toasted Oak Grill & Market is a Novi restaurant that celebrates Michigan food & wine. Toasted Oak Grill features an imaginative regional menu created by Michigan natives with a focus on fresh and original ingredients. Our program – appropriately named “The Chef & The Farmer” - features farm-to-table rotating dishes. These dishes embrace all things local. The Toasted Oak Market features handpicked Michigan-made products, charcuterie, delectable cheeses and fine wines.

Toasted Oak is conveniently located adjacent to the Baronette Renaissance Hotel in Novi at 27790 Novi Rd, Novi, MI 48377. Toasted Oak can be contacted by calling 248-277-6000 or visiting http://toastedoak.com. Breakfast is served Monday – Friday from 6:30 am – 10:30 am; Saturday Brunch from 7 am – 2 pm; and Sunday Brunch from 7 am – 2 pm. Lunch is served Monday–Friday from 11 am – 2 pm. Dinner is featured Monday – Thursday from 5:30 pm – 10 pm; Friday & Saturday from 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm and on Sundays from 5:30 pm – 9 pm.

In addition to culinary delights and exploration, live music is featured on Wednesday evenings in the lobby of the Baronette Renaissance.