About

Niche Food Group is based in St. Louis and owned by Executive Chef Gerard Craft. After opening Niche in 2005, Craft has extended his restaurant group to include Taste by Niche, a modern speakeasy; Brasserie by Niche, a classic French bistro; his approachable, family-friendly Italian concept, Pastaria; his first fast-casual concept, Porano Pasta in downtown St. Louis; and most recently, Sardella, a modern Italian cafe, which took the space once previously held by Niche in downtown Clayton. Craft's next venture was expanding the Pastaria concept beyond the St. Louis region to Nashville which opened in September 2017.