“They have been asking for years for somebody to open a sit-down restaurant in the West End, but nobody would. I felt like if I did it first, and I am successful at it, then other people will come after me.”
— Darnell Ferguson
Work on Ferguson’s Tha Drippin Crab (1219 W. Jefferson in Russell) was underway in January, when we took a glance: Darnell “SuperChefs” Ferguson previews his new West End seafood eatery.
The time has come, and today is the day. Tha Drippin Crab opens at 11:00 a.m., and the ever informative Dahlia Ghabour has a preview at the Louisville Courier Journal.
‘Come here and think bigger’: Celebrity chef Darnell Ferguson opens West End seafood spot, by Dahlia Ghabour (Louisville Courier Journal)
“This is a mixture between Pappadeaux and seafood boil restaurants,” Ferguson said, referencing the popular seafood restaurant based near Cincinnati. “We combined them together. Everything is super unique, the corn, the...
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