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Emeril’s Restaurant alum to open Raleigh eatery.
The fine-dining-to-neighborhood-market pipeline isn’t exactly crowded, but local chef Stacy Murphy is making the leap anyway. An Emeril’s alum—the only two-star restaurant in the inaugural Michelin Guide American South—Murphy is gearing up to open Gallicchio’s Market & Eatery in the former (ish) delicatessen space this fall, bringing a distinctly Italian flavor—and NOLA-style service—to the neighborhood.
Named after Murphy’s late grandfather, the North Person Street spot draws on influences from her extensive culinary career. After graduating from the Connecticut Culinary Institute, she staged at renowned New Orleans kitchens Commander’s Palace and Herbsaint before joining Emeril’s under executive chef Chris Wilson—eventually relocating to Raleigh with her husband and son in 2014.
Murphy recalls the intensity of NOLA’s F&B industry: “They pride themselves on hospitality,” she explains. “There’s generations of servers and cooks—it’s an art. That really gave me this love of the kitchen, and it set the tone for what I wanted out of my career.”
That approach will carry into Gallicchio’s, where Murphy will bring the Italian flavors she grew up with in the Northeast to the Oakwood neighborhood.
“I took for granted the amount of Italian restaurants and markets there were because they’re everywhere there,” she recalls. “Anywhere you go within a 5- to 10-mile radius, there’s an amazing place where you can get pastry, antipasti, prepared foods and whatnot.”
That’s where the market part of Gallicchio’s will come into play. Up front, patrons will be able to grab housemade provisions to-go, mimicking the antipasti and prepared meals of the markets Murphy grew up with—plus artisan bread made with the guidance of former Night Kitchen owner Helen Pfann.
For those who wish to sit and stay awhile, the eatery will shift from provisions to made-to-order fare, from polpette and crostini to a rotating fish special and muffuletta—alongside wine and beer. The goal, Murphy says, is to be rich enough to satisfy, but “light enough that people could eat here every day.”
Gallicchio’s shares space with Person Street Pharmacy, where months of renovation have transformed Murphy’s half into a warm, casual space that evokes a neighborhood trattoria. It’s a decidedly more casual stage for Murphy—but one built on the same hospitality that shaped her career.
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