Dapper & Stout Revamps Uptown Location with Food Network Chef Partnership, New Artwork

Dapper & Stout Coffee, Cocktails and Eatery’s flagship restaurant, residing at 100 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. 150 in Uptown Plaza, is buzzing with new concepts — from a large gallery wall installation to new innovative menu offerings developed by nationally acclaimed Chef Aaron May, a regular on Food Network.

“We are constantly focused on providing our guests with a unique and vibrant experience that invites them to come in and relax while enjoying amazing food and beverages, visiting with friends and meeting new ones, while also being fulfilled in many ways when they walk out the door,” says Founder and Owner Aaron Lopo. “We believe this new menu with even more delicious offerings from one of the country’s most renowned chefs along with the gallery wall will offer a vibrant new element to the guest experience.”

The new menu will provide a revitalized and reimagined approach to Dapper & Stout’s already beloved sips and snacks. With the help of the innovative mind of Chef Aaron May, Dapper & Stout presents the “Small Bites and Paninis by AM” menu. In addition to Dapper & Stout’s creative coffee and cocktail concoctions, guests can expect the impeccable execution May has become known for in dishes such as:

Cherry, Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Southwestern Baby Gem Lettuce Wraps

Brioche, Brats and Mamma’s Mustard

Cinnamon Butter French Toast Panini

Three Cheeses and Bacon Panini

Turkey and Havarti Pretzel Panini

Chicken Meatball and Mozz Panini

Lopo also commissioned artist Amit Shimoni — creator of HIPSTORY, the result of his artistic creativity that depicts famous public figures and pop-culture icons painted as hipsters — to create some pieces to give the restaurant some new character (or characters, literally!). The Dapper & Stout gallery wall will include the following figures and icons painted through Shimoni’s innovative imagination:

Santa Claus

Frida Kahlo

Albert Einstein

Vincent Van Gogh

Muhammad Ali

Andy Warhol

The Dalai Lama

Martin Luther King

John F. Kennedy

Mahatma Gandhi

Abraham Lincoln

Rosa Parks

Marilyn Monroe

Lopo believes Shimoni’s ability to creatively reimagine historical icons as members of a celebrated society of influencers, giving them a revival and new relevance in today’s world, will be right at home at Dapper & Stout.

“Each member of the HIPSTORY society is like a visual Wikipedia page, giving people of all ages the opportunity to relate to an iconic figure in a new way,” says Shimoni, whose art concept blossomed out of last-minute inspiration for a final project when he was studying at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Israel. Mixing his generation’s values with his home country’s history, HIPSTORY was born and Shimoni uses his story to remind people: “Sometimes late is better than never.”

Dapper & Stout’s menu collaboration with Chef May and artistic collaboration with Shimoni further exemplify the company’s dedication to bringing its customers the very best experience when they walk through the door. For more, visit dapperandstout.com.