Stem Ciders restaurant and cider house brings on 2 top chefs

LAFAYETTE — Stem Ciders’ upcoming cider house and restaurant in Lafayette has brought on two renowned area chefs.

Kelly Whitaker, chef and owner of Basta restaurant and co-founder of Id Est Hospitality group, and Daniel Asher, chef of River and Woods, have signed onto the project.

The two chefs will create the menu for Acreage, the 200-seat restaurant that will be part of the cider house, production facility and administrative offices Stem Ciders is building in an apple orchard in Lafayette.

“When we first started looking for a culinary partner, Kelly really came…