Aubergine, the pop-up-turned-restaurant from husband-and-wife team Bjorn and Megan Jacobse, is set to open April 24 in St. Paul’s Cathedral Hill with a tightly edited, seasonal menu and one very specific quirk: exactly eight burgers will hit the grill each night. Taking over the former Revival space on Selby Avenue, the restaurant aims to be a cozy neighborhood spot, with plates that change based on what nearby farms are harvesting. Kids get some love too, including complimentary soft-serve, while more adventurous diners can look forward to pâtés, offal-driven dishes, and a single, scarce “secret” burger.
Secret burger and seasonal approach
Chef Bjorn plans to grind his own mix of Minnesota-raised beef cuts in-house, bake just eight burger buns each day, and serve the burgers with thrice-cooked fries; when those eight are spoken for, that is it for the night. As reported by the Star Tribune, Aubergine will also keep a pâté en croûte on the menu at all times, even as the filling shifts with the seasons…