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Chef Ty Thames

Chef Jonathan "Ty" Thames is a Mississippi native who started his culinary career at the age fifteen. Chef Ty started his educational path at the University of Southern Mississippi where he received a BA in Hospitality Management. He then went on to the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont where he graduated with distinction. After leaving Vermont, Chef Ty moved to Parma, Italy to pursue his culinary passion of Italian cuisine. There he apprenticed under Chef Leonardo of Maria Luigi Restaurant. Upon returning to the U.S., Chef Ty moved to Washinton D.C. There, he began work at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Georgetown Property. After gaining all of the knowledge he could under the renowned chefs of the Ritz Carlton, Chef Ty moved to the regional Italian fine dining restaurant Centro, located in the Bethesda, Maryland where he worked alongside the great chef Liam LaCivita. The two were recognized in many publications such as The Washington Times, The Washington Post, D.C. Style Magazine and the The Washingtonian Magazine. Chef Ty left D.C. to pursue his dream of owning his own restaurant in his native State of Mississippi. Traveling back to his roots, he found home in Starkville, Mississippi. Here, Chef Ty has managed to bring the best that he has learned back to the Magnolia State. He has been recognized locally in many publications such as The Commercial Dispatch, The Starkville Daily News, Ya'll Magazine and The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Chef Ty is a chef who takes civic responsibility for what he cooks and serves. He is a believer in using natural ingredients, in even the most complex recipes, and he preaches and practices professional responsibility when it comes to chemicals and hormones in foods. Chef Ty believes all chefs should be aware of what is going on in our environment regarding overfishing, waste management, and the products we buy and sell. Chef Ty believes that Chefs should burden the responsibility of educating others of their impact to the industry.



Contact

Please contact Restaurant Tyler at 662-324-1014 or by email at tythames11@yahoo.com or jbrian_kelley@yahoo.com 100 E Main Street starkville MS 39759



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Menu

Crawfish Dip

Roasted garlic with spicy Italian sausage, spinach, and herbs, Sambuca drowned crawfish, topped with Parmesan cheese, served with grilled French bread



Fried Green Tomatoes

Buttermilk battered green tomatoes fried with Mozzarella cheese topped with spring mix lettuce and balsamic vinaigrette 



Smoked Fish of the Day

Pine needle smoked fresh fish, served with Native American inspired corn “bread pudding” nestled in a bed of herb cold slaw, and floating in a light lemon butter sauce

 



Cheese Plate

Italian Gorgonzola, Vermont Goat, Wisconsin Parmesan, and local Cheddar, pickled fennel, candied pecans, finished with fresh fruit



Caesar

Hearts of romaine, corn bread toast, roasted garlic and apple-wood smoked bacon buttermilk dressing. Add grilled chicken or shrimp.



Spinach Salad

Pressed eggs, goat cheese, grilled sweet potatoes, served with a warm smoked bacon vinaigrette



Spring Berry Salad

Fresh seasonal berry, candied West Point pecans, Gorgonzola cheese, served with fig vinaigrette 



Heirloom Beet Salad

Roasted beets served with asparagus, fresh tomato, and candied West Point pecans, served with Gorgonzola vinaigrette



FRESH CUCUMBER SALAD

Thinly sliced cucumbers,roasted beets, gorgonzola cheese,sliced tomatoes and candied West Point pecans, served with an apple cider vinaigrette



Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Vardaman Sweet potato Gnocchi, Braised Wild boar sausage in Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan beer, wild mushrooms, covered in a truffle cream sauce



Shrimp Risotto

Saffron infused risotto with Gulf shrimp, topped with sautéed spinach, and butternut squash, finished with a herb chili sauce



Bone-in cold smoked Pork Chop

Grilled and served with a blueberry veal reduction sauce, topped with a grilled peach salsa 

  

 



Ribeye Rollintini

Pounded ribeye cap stuffed with crawfish and herbs, grilled and served with a fennel puree and herb demi-glaze

 

 

 



Heart of Ribeye

Veal reduction sauce served with garlic brown butter and toasted West Point “Duke” pecans



Chicken Breast

Pan-roasted Statler chicken breast lacquered in an orange Muscadine wine sauce



Fried Chicken

Buttermilk and coconut battered statler chicken breast, nestled in a pepper jack macaroni and cheese casserole



Mississippi Delta catfish

West Point Pecan and corn meal battered, fried and served in a garlic, tomato and saffron broth, on a bed of whipped potatoes



Shrimp and Grits

Bacon wrapped gulf shrimp over creamed grits and sautéed spinach



Duck Breast

Seasoned duck breast, served with sautéed seasonal vegetables, grits, Demi-glaze sauce, topped with strawberry relish

 



Catch of the Day

Changes with the tide



Monkey Bread martini

Mississippi honey and Makers Mark bourbon white chocolate sauce, chocolate stirrer



Stuffed Pancakes

Stuffed with Maple glazed pecan cheese cake filling, and served with Vermont Maple syrup custard sauce, garnished with chocolate covered strawberry



Vardaman Sweet Potato Creme Brule

Brown sugar Brule, topped with fresh fruit

 



Chocolate Cake

“Death by Chocolate” Brownie Base, layered with chocolate cake and chocolate mousse, Finished with a layer of chocolate ganache, sitting in custard sauce



The Tyler Waffle

Topped with caramel cream, and vanilla bean whipped cream, finished with candied pecans and fresh fruit



B.L.T. Benedict

Two poached eggs over apple-wood smoked bacon, nestled on two sliced vine ripe tomatoes, covered in hollandaise sauce, and topped with spring mix lettuce tossed with fig vinaigrette



Crawditty Omelet

Cheddar cheese omelet drowned in crawfish etouffee sauce 



Canadian Omelet

Canadian bacon, sautéed onion, and fennel, finished with chives and cheddar cheese 



Shroom Omelet

Sautéed mushrooms and onions, filled with cheddar cheese and finished with truffle oil



Three Cheese Omelet

Mozzarella, Parmesan, and cheddar cheese omelet



Make Your Own Omelet

 



Steak and Eggs Entree

6oz Heart of ribeye topped with fried or poached egg, served with Creole hollandaise sauce



Eggs and Grits Entree

Poached egg over cheese grits, with hollandaise sauce, served along side an “old country” grilled sausage link



Classic Breakfast Entree

Eggs your style, Canadian bacon, bacon, or breakfast sausage, cheese grits, and fruit



Buttermilk Pancake

Served with whipped butter, vanilla bean whipped cream, and finished with Mississippi cane syrup



Lunch Items are also Served

 



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