If you’ve never had the fried chicken and biscuit experience at Silkie’s Chicken & Champagne Bar, unfortunately, you’re out of time.

Local chef Kenny Gilbert and his wife, Anna, will be opening a new restaurant before the end of the month. “...being here as a resident in the community I wanted to open up something that’s missing in the community and something that is affordable...” Kenny Gilbert, Chef and Owner, said. “When there was nothing open, I was cooking extra meals just kind of donating my time and efforts,” Gilbert said. As Gilbert and his wife prepare to open their new business, it’s a sign of resilience for local business owners in Springfield. He said the new business will be open before the end of the month.