Our story · Hartford since 2002
Built by hand. Shared with Hartford.
Kevin and Lisa Moran built Take Five Cookery around a simple promise: make the food here, serve it generously, and welcome people kindly.
A downtown original
More than two decades. One steady standard.
From the first breakfast of the morning to the final office lunch pickup, Take Five is built on the quiet discipline of doing things properly.
Breakfast sandwiches, breads, soups, salads, bowls. condiments, daily specials, and catering are prepared In Take Five’s own kitchen. The menu changes: the commitment to freshness, consistency, fair value, and a kind welcome does not.
02/ FROM MORNING TO MIDDAY
Meet Kevin & Lisa
Kevin & Lisa Moran
OWNERS · TAKE FIVE COOKERY
02/ FROM MORNING TO MIDDAY
Two people.
One shared standard.
Take Five is the expression of Kevin and Lisa’s combined craft: seasoned restaurant cooking, bread made by hand, thoughtful hospitality, and a genuine affection for downtown Hartford.
CHEF · OWNER · RECIPE DEVELOPER
Kevin & Lisa Moran
More than 60 years of restaurant cooking live in Kevin’s recipes and daily specials.
BREAD CRAFT · HOSPITALITY
Lisa Moran
Lisa brings hands-on care to the breads and the everyday warmth of the welcome.
“Make the food here, serve it generously, and welcome people kindly.”
A downtown original
From 2002 to today.
A Hartford restaurant shaped one service, one special, and one familiar face at a time.
2002
Take Five opens
Kevin and Lisa establish Take Five Cookery in Hartford’s Gold Building.
The daily rhythm
Breakfast, lunch & catering
Scratch cooking and changing specials become the signature of the downtown kitchen.
2016
Chowder recognized
Take Five’s New England clam chowder places first in Connecticut and third in the nation at Chowdafest.
Today
Still made here
The restaurant continues to serve downtown Hartford with a fresh menu and a familiar welcome.
The Take Five story
The standard is in the details.
01
Made here
Recipes, sauces, soups, breads, and specials begin in our own kitchen.
02
Quality you can count on
Recipes, sauces, soups, breads, and specials begin in our own kitchen.
03
Freshness first
Food is prepared for the day, with specials that follow the ingredients and the moment.
04
Fair & friendly
Generous portions, honest value, and a team that treats people with kindness.
A bowl with a story
New England clam chowder, nationally recognized.
In 2016, Take Five’s chowder earned first place in Connecticut and third in the nation at Chowdafest—recognition for a recipe that is still made with the same careful balance.
Our place in the city
Made for downtown. At home in Hartford.
Morning meetings, quick lunches, office catering, and the daily regulars in between—Take Five is here for the people who keep Hartford moving.
INSIDE TAKE FIVE
Step inside our kitchen.
Meet Kevin and Lisa, see the care behind the daily rhythm, and discover why ‘made here’ has mattered since 2002.
TAKE FIVE STORIES · EPISODE 01
Kevin & Lisa: Made Here
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BREAKFAST · LUNCH · CATERING
Come take five.
