The Arbor at Young Acres
Chef driven scratch kitchen focused on delivering globally inspired cuisine with locally procured ingredients. Headed by Chef-Sommelier Tucky Dias Bandaranaike in the heart of the Saint Croix Valley in Prescott, WI
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Our Story
The Arbor is a culmination of my journey of over two decades in the hospitality industry. It brings together my passion and dedication to food, booze and health to your table. My goal for The Arbor is that every person entering our restaurant might experience, feelings of warmth and love they felt at home.
Meet the Chef - Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Tucky was exposed to a great array of spices and flavors. His parents were both excellent cooks and exposed them to a variety of flavors and cuisine. The passion for cooking stemmed from his mother, who taught him how to bake a cake. Once the seed was planted it took very little nuturing to fuel a passion for all things food and beverage.
Migrating to a new land in his late teens, he discovered more flavors and was exposed to food that was unavailable to him. This sparked a need to study in culinary arts and gain more knowledge, unfortunately it was financially further than he would have wanted it to be. In order to make a dream come true he started bartending. At this junction in his life a deep rooted love for all things fermented was started.
With completing culinary school and the need to use the creative information that was gained, the bar became his playground and a space to try new flavor combinations, methods etc. The constant harmonious combination of booze and food pairings became a normal routine at any bar he stood behind. Knowing that his true passion lived in food he never stopped the search for new flavors and learning from great chefs and bartenders.
Cheers!
Chef Tucky
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