What to Order: Breakfast Sushi — and more — at Kitchen Laurel
Kitchen Laurel chef and owner Kevin Sullivan named the restaurant after his grandmother’s home in Orange Mound, on Laurel Street. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Jennifer Chandler
A cookbook author and former restaurateur, Jennifer Chandler has been writing about food and dining for more than 25 years.
She is the author of four cookbooks: “The Southern Pantry Cookbook,” “Simply Salads,” “Simply Suppers,” and “Simply Grilling.” While she boasts a degree from Le Cordon Bleu, this Memphis native is about making real food accessible for real families.
Sushi for breakfast? While that may be a common thing in Japan, it’s not here in Memphis.
The exception is at Kitchen Laurel.
Kitchen Laurel chef and owner Kevin Sullivan has taken classic breakfast ingredients and transformed them into a tasty sushi-style roll he calls the “Cake Roll.”
The dish is a true original and illustrates the fun and creative fare Sullivan offers at his Midtown eatery, which is open for breakfast and lunch.
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