The info will not be scientific, nevertheless it seems Harrison Ford may need a brand new Wichita favourite — not less than for his morning meal.
On each Monday and Tuesday mornings, Ford dined at HomeGrown, the breakfast and brunch restaurant at 645 E. Douglas — simply off Naftzger Park. It’s the identical place he ate when he was on the town final March and had his picture taken with proprietor Jon Rolph, and he additionally posed for photographs within the restaurant in 2022 and in 2020.
On Tuesday morning, Ford even had his tab paid by a close-by desk. HomeGrown director of operations Brian Donnelly stated {that a} desk of 4 males — who he later discovered have been from Oklahoma Metropolis and passing by city on their technique to Minnesota — noticed Ford and requested, “What’s Harrison Ford doing right here?”
That’s how Donnelly knew the boys — who he described as “massive, burly building kind guys who have been starstruck” — weren’t from Wichita. They insisted on paying Ford’s invoice.
“Harrison was sort and gracious as all the time, speaking to friends that approached him,” Donnelly stated.
Although Donnelly has engaged with Ford on most of his HomeGrown visits, this yr was particular for him personally.
His daughter, Brenna, simply graduated from the College of Missouri’s journalism college and is a “whole cinephile,” Donnelly stated.
She was within the restaurant on Tuesday morning and bought to fulfill the star.
“The spotlight of my day was having my daughter meet him for the primary time,” Donnelly stated. “She was in heaven.”
One different replace: Although the primary Ford sightings have been reported on Monday night, when he enjoyed a steak at Scotch & Sirloin, he truly arrived within the space on Sunday.
The web site CelebrityPrivateJetTracker.com exhibits that Ford’s Cessna Quotation Sovereign took off from Ernest Love Discipline in Prescott, Arizona, and flew into the Anthony Municipal Airport in Anthony — about 60 miles southwest of Wichita — touchdown at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday.
In case you occur to identify Ford throughout his 2024 go to to Wichita, tell us. You may e-mail dneil@wichitaeagle.com and share any after-the-fact photographs or tales you get.
