Related Information

Magazine Articles:
"Two For the Road - Butte and Beyond - Montana's Culinary Treasures"
by Jane and Michael Stern
Gourmet Magazine
July 1994

"High Caliber Cuisine in Montana"
By George Everett
Northwest Palate
May/June 1993

"Insulated Winter Coats: A message from the freezer at the Uptown Café"
By David Quammen
Outside
January 1990

"The Fall and Rise of Butte, Montana"
The Sophisticated Traveler
New York Times Magazine
By Mark Ciabattari
March 1993

Books

Eat Your Way Across the USA
by Jane and Michael Stern

Cooking Across America
Bernard Clayton

Sunset On the Gallows Frames
photo by Tony Difronzo of
Rainbow 1 Hour Photo

Mother Lode Theatre

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Related Web Links & Books

Web Links

ButteAmerica.com
Mainstreet Uptown Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce

Books

The Battle for Butte: Mining & Politics on the Northern Frontier, 1864-1906/
Michael P. Malone

The Gibraltar: Socialism & Labor in Butte, Montana, 1895-1920/
Jerry W. Calvert

Recreating Butte: Men, Women, & Leisure in a Western Mining City, 1914-41
Mary Murphy

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

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Begun June 17, 1985 in Butte, Montana, and still going strong with two of the original partners at the helm, Uptown Café is "arguably Montana's finest dining room" and is as interesting as the mining town this sophisticated little culinary Mecca calls home. Creativity, on many levels, lies at the base of the success of the Uptown Café. "I looked around and decided this town needed an alternative type restaurant," said Barb Kornet, former systems analyst. "We have wonderful steak houses here but nothing different." Guy Graham, a former chef at the prestigious Pittsburgh restaurant Common Plea, known for his innovative creations like a chocolate omelet and strawberries and green peppers over ice cream, and Kornet, Butte-lover and enthusiastic taste-tester, are proud to be part of the Uptown Café.

 

Barb Kornet & Guy Graham
Owners, Uptown Cafe

"The Uptown" is known for providing more than just a meal; they provide a memorable dining experience. The walls display artwork from regional artists. The simple but elegant decor and lighting sets the mood for delicious dining. And the aroma! And the food!

"We delighted in the grandmotherly sausage onion soup, turkey Devonshire with a zesty twice-baked potato casserole, and desserts such as dropdead delicious chocolate rum pound cake, creamy Bavarian apple tart, and an intensley fresh black raspberry pie. It is easy to understand why, even in the winter when it's fifty below zero, customers sometimes drive from Red Lodge (227 miles - no big deal in Montana) for these extraordinary meals."
J. & M. Stern, Gourmet Magazine

The collaboration has been a great success. The Uptown Café has received national press in such prestigious magazines as "Gourmet" and "New York Times Magazine". In 1993 the U.S. Small Business Administration named Uptown Café the "Main Street Business of the Year for Montana."

Located in the historic district of uptown Butte, Montana, the Uptown Café lies in the shadows of the Finlen Hotel, Butte's tallest building at 10 stories. The "Mining City's" rich history provides an ideal setting for the contemporary elegance of the Uptown Café.

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