New-Orleans born, all-day brunch restaurant Ruby Slipper celebrated the opening of its Destin, Fl., location on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening event. 

• The restaurant offers a lively and inviting atmosphere and is open seven days a week for breakfast, brunch, lunch and cocktails at 34902 Emerald Coast Pkwy. 
• The 5,549 square foot restaurant features indoor seating for approximately 140 guests, including bar seating because there’s no bad time for a Bacon Bloody Mary.  

“Brunch is so much more than a meal. It’s a culture. A lifestyle. Something just happens at a brunch table and we’re excited to bring our point of view and experience to the beautiful Florida Panhandle and make it accessible every day of the week” said Peter Gaudreau, CEO of Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group. 

“Destin is a natural next step for our expansion along the Gulf Coast with restaurants already in Mobile, Orange Beach and Pensacola. We think the Destin area captures that sense of New Orleans hospitality and southern charm that Ruby Slipper is all about,” added Gaudreau.

In addition to the ribbon cutting, Ruby Slipper also had a check presentation as part of its opening celebrations. The restaurant donated $10,000 to the nonprofit, Food For Thought, an organization fighting childhood hunger in the local area. Funds were raised at the restaurant’s preview events held this past week and attended by the local community. 

Ruby Slipper’s concept sets out to celebrate the undeniably craveable & creative flavor of brunch front and center, everyday. The menu offers inspired and playful twists on traditional Southern brunch favorites, including Eggs Benedicts, Beignets, Bananas Foster Pain Perdu and White Chocolate Bread Pudding Pancakes, as well as eye-opening cocktails. 

• Ruby Slipper in Destin is part of the Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group’s larger expansion across the Southeast region, which includes locations in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.