Pyre Provisions to Open in Covington

Covington residents have a new restaurant featuring a menu that focuses on the smoker and grill. This week, Pyre Provisions will officially open its doors.

The new restaurant, located at 70437 Hwy 21 in Covington, will serve lunch Monday – Saturday, dinner Tuesday – Saturday and brunch on Sunday. Pyre Provisions is a steakhouse meets barbecue-style restaurant with a laid-back, family-style shared meals atmosphere.

A vast array of menu items are featured from brisket to Chinese-style pork ribs to hanger steak and grilled fish.

“When I look at this style of cooking, it’s not just the barbecue of the United States,” owner and chef Jeff Mattia said in an earlier interview explaining his intent for Pyre Provisions. “They’re doing barbecue in India, they’re doing it in Argentina, they’re doing it all over the place. We’re going to get creative here.”

Chef Jeff Mattia is a well-known chef from New Orleans who is the former chef for Bacobar close to downtown Covington. Mattia and his crew use a smoker in the back of the restaurant and a grill located in the kitchen. Although this is a laid-back family-style restaurant, Mattia does add his culinary techniques from his career in fine dining.

Mattia’s resume includes chef de cuisine at celebrity chef Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak in Connecticut, executive sous chef at Restaurant August in New Orleans, executive chef at the American Sector in New Orleans, chef at Hyatt Regency New Orleans and the Royal Sonesta New Orleans. Along with his extensive background, he is also a pit master for Hogs for the Cause (a charity cook off team formed with fellow military veterans).

“This is about being into barbecue, embracing Southern cuisine, adding the precision for the restaurants I’ve been a part of,” he said. “We’re putting it all together with the idea of passing dishes around the table, like sitting at the Italian table I grew up with.”

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