2023 HIGHLANDS NC EXPERIENCE GUIDE
A CONVERSTION WITH KIMMY
BY KARA ADDY
It’s mid-day at Highlands Tavern, the cozy restaurant on 4th St. that opened in 2022. Executive Chef Kimmy Vos, dressed in her whites with a hint of periwinkle hair peeking from her cap, is alone when she greets her visitor. Instantly, one can sense her vibe; this is a creative, smart and authentic person. She holds immense respect for her business partner, Ryan Aydelotte (“one of the nicest people, ever”), who also owns 4118 Kitchen + Bar. (That’s Ryan with “Foxy Roxy,” his dog, in an altered, oversized photo that hangs at the end of the Tavern’s bar.)
During the conversation, she politely steps away to check on the aromatic bread baking in the oven. Kimmy lights up when pointing to the special touches in the tavern: the 7,500 pennies in the copper backsplash behind the bar, the whimsical collection of plates in the restroom, the antique dresser – a family piece – that she converted to wall art and a sink, the muskie reeled in by her father that welcomes guests. “There’s just a lot of love in here. I wanted everybody to feel happy.”
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