Julian Gaxholli is the 2014 Reader s Choice Award Winner
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Food fans have spoken in the 2014 Readers Choice Awards Best Chef poll.
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In 2003, Gaxholli took on the American Dream and opened the Creole Cajun themed Bayou with then business partner Ken Tirado, former co owner of Adobpatagonia men's oakes hoody reviewe. Beso (which means kiss in Spanish) came along on Valentine s Day in 2008 with a tapas Latin food menu. Tugs in Livingston, Gaxholli opened Blue, a waterside venue overlooking the busy Arthur Kill channel.
Is it a coincidence that the three businesses begin with a b ? The answer is yes on the first two but for restaurant Number Three, the moniker was chosen purposefully to include the letter.
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