Article from The St. Augustine Record
Article by By Colleen Jones and Photo by Travis Gibson.
Former New Yorker Ryan Kunsch first discovered St. Augustine when he came to attend Flagler College. After graduating with a fine arts degree in 2013, he didn’t want to leave.
But as an artist, Kunsch also wanted to see what he could add to the community.
“I definitely fell in love with the town, but I like to find things I don’t like as much about places and then make them what I like,” Kunsch said.
Enter Sarbez, a combination craft beer/gourmet grilled cheese/old-school arcade/live music venue that Kunsch launched in early 2014 at 115 Anastasia Blvd. Kunsch said that, initially, Sarbez (which spelled backwards is “Zebras,” the name of a fledgling clothing company an entrepreneurial Kunsch started as a teen) confused people.
