Foxtail restaurant opens second location
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This article was published 30/04/2015 (3786 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WASAGAMING — When Tyler Kaktins began his entrepreneurial journey in rural Manitoba, he had a strong belief that in order for his business to prosper, it was necessary to engage the local community to succeed.
After two busy and prosperous seasons serving wood-fired pizzas and artisanal local creations at the Foxtail Cafe on Highway 10 on the southern edge of Riding Mountain National Park, Kaktins and his wife Julie are opening a second restaurant location called Foxtail Clear Lake in the historic Scrase’s building in downtown Wasagaming.
“It wasn’t our original intention to continue to expand,” Kaktins said. “But we were finding that it was difficult to satisfy demand at one location during the busy summer months.
“When the new location became available, it just made sense to take the leap and open a second restaurant inside Riding Mountain National Park.”
Over the winter, Kaktins and tradespeople from the area performed extensive renovations to the Scrase’s building by consolidating the former Siesta Cafe, Siesta Restaurant and the Sugar Shack into a 60-seat licensed bistro-style restaurant that includes rustic wood elements and a fieldstone fireplace that pays homage to the historic park and its aesthetic.
Local mason Matthew Kroeker, of Prairie Mountain Masonry, has been busy over the past few months skillfully creating the 12-foot-diameter hearth that will cook the Neapolitan-style, thin-crust pizza in under 90 seconds.
“After building the initial oven at the first restaurant, we learned a few things that we have applied to the second oven at the new location,” said Kroeker, who skillfully shaped the angles of each brick to create the dome-shaped roof.
Katkins’ belief that tasty, modern eating can be sourced close to home is evident throughout the menu, which he describes as “rustic, casual Italian, rooted in sourcing local.”
The menu also has a wide variety of vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Kaktins has been deliberate about using only local contractors to build his restaurants as well as sourcing regional ingredients when possible.
The new restaurant is casual, hip and set up to handle walk-up traffic as well as someone looking to have a romantic date with a nice bottle of wine.
“In a small community like Onanole, it’s critical to do business locally and keep the economy strong and vibrant,” Kaktins replied when asked about his philosophy of having a local mindset when doing business.
“It helps to keep families in the area and makes this a place that people want to travel from across Canada and the world to visit.
“Once you start looking, it really is incredible how much food can be sourced from Manitoba companies and our customers keep telling us that it’s a key reason that they keep coming back.”
Foxtail Clear Lake is set to open Friday.
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