BLACK SHEEP

WE’RE STILL CLIMBING…𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐓 🧡

From thousands of chefs…to the 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒.
Like, 𝐖𝐎𝐖 🥹
Every single round has been powered by 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 votes, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 shares, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 encouragement, and 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 belief in this dream.

Now we’re asking for 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 help again.
𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟏𝟎 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃…
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This has never been 𝘮𝘺 journey—it’s 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨.
Every vote brings us one step closer to the semifinals—a feature in Taste of Home magazine, cooking w/ Carla Hall, $25,000 and proving that passion, grit, and a whole lot of heart belong on the biggest stage.

Thank you for believing in me, in Black Sheep, and in this unbelievable ride. It’s truly mind blowing.

Let’s keep climbing 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄 🖤🐏

Been quite today…because this 😍

A fun-filled family day with NO WORK after 10AM. Ending with a non-rushed shower, the best pj’s and s’mores with our kiddos and each other 🍫🔥

Make these moments a priority, cause time is something you’ll never get back nor is it guaranteed.

XOXO

Before the first sip, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩 already has your attention—a sparkling show, table side.

Then enters the alchemy expertise…Brugal 1888 dark rum lays the foundation, while campari adds a bold bittersweet edge. Elderflower liqueur softens the corners, fresh lemon brightens every note, and pineapple juice, agave, and local honey bring just the right touch of tropical sweetness.

Like a magic show…It’s balanced. It’s unexpected. It’s unforgettable.

Come unlock it 🥃🍍🔐

𝐖𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐈𝐓, 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 🤯❤️

I don’t even know where to begin. Received this email at 1:14pm today.

Two months ago, this felt like a dream that was almost too big to say out loud. Since then, you’ve shown up every single day. You’ve voted. You’ve shared. You’ve cheered me on. You’ve believed in me, believed in Black Sheep, and believed in our incredible team.

To those who never doubted me—thank you for carrying me when I needed confidence.

And to those who did doubt me—thank you, too. You’ve reminded me that the only thing that truly matters is hard work, perseverance, and refusing to quit.

This isn’t just my accomplishment. It belongs to every guest who’s ever walked through our doors, every employee who pours their heart into this restaurant, every family member who sacrificed time with me, and every single person who took 10 seconds out of their day to cast a vote.

Y’all…we made the QUARTER FINALS 🥹 🤯
That sentence still doesn’t feel real.

But after a LONG two months…the real challenge begins Monday.

If you’ve been with me this far, I’m asking you to lace up one more time. I’ll need this amazing community behind me again. Every vote, every share, every encouraging comment makes a difference, and together we’ve already proven that this little restaurant with a big dream can accomplish extraordinary things.

From the bottom of my heart…thank you for believing in me, believing in Black Sheep, and believing in what we’re building.

Now let’s see just how far THIS black sheep can go!🖤🐑👩‍🍳

We eat with our eyes first.

As a chef, I believe the final touches matter just as much as the first ingredients.
Our 𝘵𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘪 is comfort and nostalgia, reimagined…four cheese pillowy, scalloped, jumbo raviolis smothered in our scratch-made creamy tuscan sauce and finished with freshly grated parmesan, fragrant rosemary, and a twisted garlic breadstick that completes the plate.

Beautiful food should tell its story before the first bite…this one certainly does 🤍

Y’all done done it AGAIN❗️😲

This place was JUMPING, on a dang on THURSDAY in downtown MILFORD 😍

Truly, THANK YOU ALL — like a TRILLION TIMES for making this restaurant the place to be 🖤

We’ll NEVER STOP daring to be different and outdoing ourselves DAILY, pinky promise.

Just really SPEECHLESS.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒...

That’s all that stands between us and the Quarter Final 𝐖𝐈𝐍 🏆

When this journey began, we were just another name on a list. Then we became Top 20. Then Top 15. Then Top 10. Then Top 5.

Today…we’re currently sitting in 1st place in our group for the quarter finals y’all 🥹

To every single person who has taken 10 seconds out of your day to vote, shared a post, told friends, made a reservation, walked-in, or simply believed in this dream—thank you. You have carried us farther than we ever imagined.

This isn’t just about me. It’s about our little restaurant that began in downtown Milford. It’s about every early morning, every late night, every risk, every failure, every lesson, every member of our Black Sheep family, and proving that a woman with no formal education 𝘽𝙐𝙏 a whole lot passion, grit, heart and a desire to dare to be different can 𝘼𝘽𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙀𝙇𝙔 compete on a national stage.

Voting closes tonight. Just 𝟏𝟐 hours remain.

If you’ve been following along but haven’t voted today, this is the one that matters.

Let’s finish what we started.

❤️ One 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 vote per email.
🗳️ 𝘿𝙊𝙐𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝙑𝙊𝙏𝙀𝙎 are active.
⏰ Voting ends 𝙏𝙊𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏.

From the bottom of my heart…thank you for believing in this unbelievable journey.

Let’s make the Quarter Finals together 🖤🐏
—𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘒 𝘐𝘕 𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚—

If you’re 🆕 here or a longtime fan, get 𝐇𝐘𝐏𝐄 cause it’s time for our 𝘚𝘌𝘊𝘙𝘌𝘛 🤫 𝘚𝘖𝘊𝘐𝘈𝘓 𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘜 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭? •••
A 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 menu w/ trivia posted EVERY week, 𝘖𝘕𝘓𝘠 on our social media platforms, featuring specials that run Wednesday-Saturday. You can 𝘖𝘕𝘓𝘠 order these provisions while dining in, by stating the 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 to your server/bartender 👇🏼

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: “𝘛𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘱-𝘖𝘧𝘧" 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 - 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘥 house-infused vanilla vodka | Irish cream | butterscotch schnapps | creme de cocoa | heavy cream (𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬) | toffee crunch rim
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞: $15
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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: “𝘉𝘦𝘦'𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘱”
𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐦: 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 - cloud-like whipped ricotta delicately infused with local honey and vibrant lemon zest. Crowned with crushed pistachios, fresh thyme, flaky local sea salt, cracked black pepper, and a generous honey drizzle. Accompanied by toasted local artisan baguette seasoned crostinis.
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞: $17
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🧐 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀❓- What body of water was known as “Rum Row,” where ships anchored just outside U.S. territorial waters?
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 10% 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭❕
ℹ️ ℝ𝕌𝕃𝔼𝕊 to 𝕋ℝ𝕀𝕍𝕀𝔸 👇🏼
· 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘶 𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮
· 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺
· 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦
· 𝐍𝐨 𝘰𝘯-𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥❗️
· 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵

SHEW WEEEEE❗️

Y’all were not playing ANY games with our ✨NEW Happy Hour….EVERY dang table FILLED starting at 5:00p and NEVER stopped rotating 😍

Just LOVE you ALL…thank you for ALWAYS supporting.

What a dang on good Wednesday 🥂

What’s the 𝘚𝘌𝘊𝘙𝘌𝘛 to a GREAT LIFE❓❗️❓

GOOD HEAD 😛…

CAUSE…it releases aromas, improves digestion, enhances texture, AND is a sign of quality-balanced carbonation…

ON A BEER 🍺…

DURING 💲𝟑 HAPPY HOUR AT 𝘉𝘓𝘈𝘊𝘒 𝘚𝘏𝘌𝘌𝘗 👊🏼

Just thought on this HUMP DAY we’d share some damn good advice 😂

𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑 -- 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 & 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝟓:𝟎𝟎-𝟕:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌--𝘛𝘏𝘙𝘖𝘜𝘎𝘏 7/31/26
✨𝘚𝘌𝘌 𝘗𝘙𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘖𝘜𝘚 𝘗𝘖𝘚𝘛 𝘍𝘖𝘙 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘋𝘌𝘛𝘚✨