Worcester’s Mike Devish, aka “Ziggy the Cook dinner,” is a man who has constructed profitable pop-ups counting on social media as a method to introduce foodies to his specialty steak and cheese sandwiches.
Devish has a loyal following that roots for him, whether or not he’s serving up a Ziggy Bomb Pu Pu Platter, steak and cheese topped with appetizers from Nancy Chang Restaurant in Worcester, or The Growth Growth, a combo of shaved steak, sautéed onions, roasted purple peppers, Monterey Jack cheese and scratch-made onion rings, topped with Ziggy’s do-it-yourself increase increase sauce. The “Zig Mac,” a steak and cheese spinoff of McDonald’s Large Mac is amongst Ziggy Bombs high sellers.
Devish’s dwelling base is Fortunate’s Café in Worcester, the place his first pop-up this summer season attracted almost 300 individuals. Plans are within the works for extra occasions, together with a number of at Wormtown Brewery in Worcester this fall. The following pop-up at Fortunate’s, 102½ Grove St., is scheduled from 5 to eight p.m. Sept. 24. There are also ongoing talks with different metropolis enterprise house owners about future pop-ups.
Devish undoubtedly is a chef on the transfer!
He first launched Ziggy Bombs earlier this 12 months and is ecstatic that it’s now LLC (restricted legal responsibility firm). Along with working the enterprise, Devish holds down two jobs, working full time at Fortunate’s Café as a cook dinner and serving to plan each day specials, and half time on the Repair Burger Bar on Grove Avenue. He beforehand cooked at Bushel ‘N’ Peck on Chandler Avenue in Worcester.
