Brewery and kitchen opens in Port Chester, designed around music history
Run & Hide Brewing and Kitchen has a new home. After being in Port Chester for four years, Tim Shanley and his family have moved to a larger location a few blocks away in the newly built Joplin Residences . The 80-seat space — what Tim describes as "a restaurant with a brewery on the premises" — opened Nov. 6 with a grand opening set for Nov. 14. Grooving to the music at Run & Hide Along with freshly brewed beer and food, which includes the grilled pizza Tim has long been known for (more about that in a minute), it's also a place designed around music. Tim, a self-described “washed-up musician,” and his 22-year-old son, Thomas, a longtime concertgoer, have filled the space with photos and posters commemorating performances at the neighboring Capitol Theatre . Among them is Janis Joplin, the artist for whom the apartment building that houses Run & Hide is named. Some history: Where Run & Hide stands was once Vahsen's Bar where, on Aug. 8, 1970, Joplin, songwriter Bob Neuwirth and friends, improvised the lyrics to "Mercedes Benz." A plaque outside the building tells the story of how, inspired by a phrase from poet Michael
