Favorite Chef
Downtown Easton eatery Valenca is certainly in good hands with Chef Steve Kershner in the kitchen. After all, serving up consistently delicious food is what Kershner is all about. Since taking the reins earlier this year, he has revived Valenca with a Mediterranean menu that has both attracted many new customers and enticed them to keep coming back.
He replaced Valenca’s original Portuguese fare with a broader selection of dishes sure to satisfy even the pickiest palate. His first few months were a challenge and the revamped menu is still a work in progress, Kershner admits, but nothing he isn’t used to from his decades of culinary experience. Valley residents may remember Kershner from his days at Apollo Grill in Bethlehem, where he first earned our Favorite Chef distinction in 2009.
Making his mark on Valenca’s menu has resulted in dishes like the mouth-watering Risotto Balls appetizer and the Steamed Mussels and Chorizo entrée, sitting alongside their ever-popular Steak on the Stone that “you can’t get anywhere else in the Lehigh Valley,” he says. Never content to stay complacent, Kershner is always thinking up more ways to take Valenca’s food to the next level. Keep an eye out for his new bar menu, featuring casual nibbles perfect for sharing like mini pork belly BLTs and edamame hummus. Ready to taste what all of the hype is about? Stop by; Kershner is ready. “Let us entertain you,” he says.
Valenca | 64-66 Center Square, Easton | 610.923.5142 | valencaonthesquare.com
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