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Show A-6 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 19-22, 2019 MARKETPLACE Nightly Lodging Tally Occupancy Report for week of January 20 - 26, 2019 New restaurant serves up local flair Ingredients for dishes come from surrounding farms 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER The Park Record Brooks Kirchheimer named the first restaurant he opened Sharkey’s. He served invisible food to his most loyal guests, his sisters and parents, and dreamed of one day being an adult who could own a restaurant and serve real food to real customers. Kirchheimer never forgot his 7-year-old desires and, this year, he opened the restaurant Hearth and Hill. The establishment serves contemporary American dishes at 1153 Center Drive in Newpark. It opened on Dec. 16. Kirchheimer has been in the restaurant industry in California, Park City and Hawaii for several years. He jumped into his first job when he was 15 years old, working in a café in Los Angeles County. He worked at the café throughout high school before leaving to study hotel and restaurant management at the University of Denver. As he tossed his graduation cap, Montage Hotels and Resorts recruited him to work at its new property in Beverly Hills. He was the assistant manager at The Rooftop Grill at the five-star hotel. He rose through the ranks to become the manager of room service at the hotel and, two years later, he helped the company open the restaurants in another project — the Montage Deer Valley. Kirchheimer was familiar with Park City because he had visited the town for ski trips in the past. His parents had purchased a second home in Deer Valley a few years earlier as well, so he was happy to be in a familiar ski town. He enjoyed working at the Montage for a few years, but a new opportunity pulled him onto Main Street. He became the general manager of Robert Redford’s restaurant Zoom. He helped build its reputation as he established his own presence in town. 100% 10% Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 2019 - As of 12/15/18 Week High 2019 ..........Sat 91% 2018 - As of 12/15/17 Week High 2018 .........Sun 79% 2017 - Historic Actuals Weekly Average 2019 ....... 63% Weekly Average 2018 ....... 64% NOTE: This is not a forecast of bookings. Data presented in this report represents occupancy on the books as of the report date. Source: DestiMetrics & Park City Chamber/Bureau © 2018 CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER/PARK RECORD Brooks Kirchheimer has worked at several restaurants around town and in other cities. In December, he opened a restaurant of his own called Hearth and Hill. But, two and a half years later, his wife was offered a position in Maui, Hawaii. Kirchheimer and his wife moved to the island, where he worked as the assistant general manager of the restaurant Merriman’s. Around that time, Kirchheimer’s father retired from his job in finance and started spending more time in the family’s Park City home. It was not long before Kirchheimer’s father considered buying a restaurant so he could try his hand in the industry. Kirchheimer was eager to join him. “I called him up one day and said, ‘Why am I working for someone else in Hawaii when you’re living out my dream in Park City and looking at buying a restaurant?’” Kirchheimer said. Kirchheimer and his wife returned to Park City to pursue his dream with his dad. The father and son duo weighed the costs and benefits of purchasing an existing restaurant or opening a new one. At the beginning of 2018, they opted for the latter. “We finally decided, ‘Let’s stop trying to buy someone else’s mess and let’s create our own mess and DENNIS HANLON Your Tuhaye and Talisker Club Connection create our own crazy restaurant,’” Kirchheimer said. The first decision made about the establishment was that it would be a dining spot for locals, Kirchheimer said. He chose the name Hearth and Hill for the restaurant because people congregate around hearths in homes, and the ski hill is a big gathering spot for Parkites. Kirchheimer selected the location in Newpark so it was closer to Park City-area residents. He and his dad signed a lease in March and began construction in August. The next few months were spent designing the menu — which has recipes from around the world — and choosing silverware, work uniforms and décor. “There are thousands of decisions that were made over the last four months to develop this restaurant,” Kirchheimer said. “It’s pretty crazy, but it’s fun.” After working at other people’s restaurants his whole life, he is glad to have a business that is all his own. Aspects that are important to him get priority, such as creating a local vibe. A vertical American flag painted near the restaurant’s entrance pays tribute to the McPolin Barn’s flag, and a railroad tie under the bar gives a nod to the city’s mining history. Local bands are expected to play live music three times a week year-round, and the restaurant is donating $1 from every child’s entrée sale to the nonprofit EATS Park City, which provides healthy food options for students in Park City School District. The restaurant also uses local ingredients from farms and businesses in Summit County and the Salt Lake Valley. Sustainability was another critical piece of the restaurant for Kirchheimer. Food scraps and paper products are sent to a composting facility in Salt Lake City. Despite the stress of opening a restaurant, Kirchheimer is glowing. With a smile on his face, he said he hopes to open more restaurants down the road and, one day, form his own restaurant group. Hearth and Hill 1153 Center Drive 435-200-8840 www.hearth-hill.com Longtime worker turns store owner CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER The Park Record Paul Zembruski says Norsk Leather & Fur Inc. on Main Street feels more like his home than his own residence. He has experienced plenty of ups and downs in it. He met his wife at The Park Hotel, which shares a building with the leather goods store, and he has raised his kids, grieved his parents’ deaths, and seen customers and a town transform over his 31 years working at the shop. “I have seen the town change from this unique perspective. Just from right here,” he said. “Not a lot of people have ever had that.” That experience is one of the biggest reasons Zembruski recently purchased Norsk Leather & Fur Inc., as well as the property it sits on. Zembruski grew up in Southern California and moved to Utah in his early 20s to work at Snowbird ski resort and spend his off time on the slopes. Then, he met John Jensen, who changed the course of his life. Jensen owned Norsk Leather & Fur Inc., which had locations at Snowbird and Park City. Jensen offered Zembruski a job at his store, and he accepted the offer in 1989. He helped the store transition from two locations to a single store in Park City. The Park City store had opened in 1987. Zembruski immediately took on his new role. “Really, almost from the beginning, I was the main sales guy in here,” he said. He stuck with the store through the Olympic boom and the recession years later, making friendships with guests and dealing with occasional anti-fur protests. The people, he said, are what he came to love most about the store. And the things he sells are a plus. “I still get excited when I unpack the boxes. I love the product,” he said. One of his favorite things to Please see Store, A-8 COME HOME TO TUHAYE A Spectacular Golf Course Community Just Minutes from Park City 435.640.5851 dennis.hanlon@sothebysrealty.com The Talisker Club at Tuhaye is undergoing a $20 million expansion. 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SKI, TIMPANOGOS, JORDANELLE AND GOLF VIEWS 10218 N Tuhaye Park Drive 1.45 Acres | $595,000 Talisker Club Membership Deposit Included CROWN JEWEL OF TUHAYE 3595 Ridgeway Drive 4 BD | 6 BA | 6,345 SF | $3,590,000 Talisker Club Membership Included GREAT VIEWS AND EASY BUILD LOT 9420 N Uinta Drive 1.17 Acres | $469,000 No Membership Included INCREDIBLE GOLF COURSE LOT IN TUHAYE 9990 N Uinta Drive 1.41 Acres | List Price: $950,000 Talisker Club Membership Included VIEWS AND A SHORT WALK TO THE CLUBHOUSE 9861 N Timpanogos Circle 1.45 Acres | $749,500 Talisker Club Membership Deposit Included PRIME GOLF COURSE LOT IN TUHAYE 9216 N Uinta Drive 1 Acre | List Price: $450,000 Membership Deposit Included This material is based upon information that we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, including price, or withdrawal without notice; square footage is an estimate only. ©MMXIX Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. 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