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Fresh Sheet: New faces at Taphouse Unchained, Tito’s Italian Grill, and the Spokane Club

Jeff Messinger is the new general manager, and Talmadge Desrochers is now the assistant manager at Taphouse Unchained and Tito’s Italian Grill. (Courtesy)
By Adriana Janovich adrianaj@spokesman.com(509) 459-5446

Taphouse Unchained and Tito’s Italian Grill have a new management team.

Jeff Messinger is the new general manager, and Talmadge Desrochers is now the assistant manager.

Messinger managed Eddie’s Bar and Grill at Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club for five years. He was also general manager of the Marina at Black Rock, which included managing a general store, restaurant and RV park. Desroches also worked at Gozzer Ranch, where he was beverage manager for more than 10 years.

Taphouse is a cycling-themed bar with 24 taps and a “margarita bike,” which allows customers to blend their own beverage by pedaling. On the web: cdataphouse.com.

Tito’s serves Mediterranean-inspired Italian cuisine. On the web: titoscda.com.

Both restaurants are located in the Resort Plaza Shops in Coeur d’Alene and are owned by Hagadone Hospitality Co.

Rosauers Delivers

Rosauers Supermarkets earlier this month launched a new online shopping and delivery service.

Rosauers Delivers offers more than 18,000 products for delivery to most Spokane area homes or offices. Deliveries are made on a first-come, first-served basis and customers can select a two-hour delivery window anytime from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $9.95.

Through Aug. 1, shoppers can try the service for an introductory fee of $7.95. Orders can be placed online at RosauersDelivers.com, or by calling (877) 933-3003. They can be changed up to four hours before delivery. The “My List” feature lets customers reorder previously purchased items with a click of the mouse.

Rosauers Supermarkets, headquartered in Spokane, operates stores in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

Spokane Club

welcomes new chef

Aaron Crumbaugh is the new executive chef at the Spokane Club.

He replaces Mark Miskiewicz, who started the job last July. Crumbaugh, 37, took over earlier this month and has been redoing menus to make them “more creative and current.” He also said he plans to host monthly events called Chefs Night PNW, featuring collaboration dinners and other food-related events.

“I’m loving the new job – working with a lot of great people and can’t wait to change the food culture here,” said Crumbaugh, who appeared on the 12th season of “Food Network Star” earlier this year.

Crumbaugh has also appeared twice on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen” and worked as a chef at the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, where he had a food truck and catering company. More recently, he worked for Thompson River Ranch in northwest Montana and helped organize the first Chefs Week PNW with chef Jeremy Hansen at the old Washington Cracker Co. building.

Originally from Michigan, Crumbaugh moved to Spokane to be closer to his wife’s family. Hayden Kristianson is from Chewelah. The couple appeared on the sixth season of the CBS reality show “The Amazing Race” while they were dating. He proposed during the finale.

Spokane Club is a private, membership organization with athletic, dining and other amenities in downtown Spokane and Spokane Valley. Call (509) 838-8511.