Chef Chad Welch, previously of Butchertown Grocery Bakery and Steakhouse Bourre Bonne in Louisville, will serve as culinary director across all Urban Stillhouse locations.
Chef Alan Chandonia, formerly of Ecco Midtown in Atlanta, will oversee day-to-day operations in St. Pete.
Urban Stillhouse opened its second location in Somerset, Kentucky in 2024, with additional locations planned in Kentucky and Texas.
For now, Koko says the focus is on reinvesting in the flagship St. Pete restaurant.
“I’m really excited about what’s happening on the south side of St. Pete right now,” Koko said. “Six years ago, we took a gamble by coming to the Warehouse Arts District, but we knew it would grow around us.”