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10 Heavenly Repurposed Churches Across The South
southern living
january 30, 2023
Once abandoned places of worship, deserted churches across the South have taken on glorious new purposes. Keeping with the cannon, these beautiful churches have been resurrected. They’re now gorgeous places to gather, enjoy a meal, or spend a night—and we dare say that their second-comings are even more stunning. Rich with history and brimming with remarkable remnants of their past-lives, these restored churches are now impressive restaurants and hotels that live up to their locale.
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50 Best Restaurants in Charlotte: 2023
Charlotte magazine
december 26, 2022
Eating out isn’t a choice you make casually these days. More than ever, it’s a luxury you save for special occasions. Depending on where you plan to dine, you’re going to reserve a table, book a babysitter, schedule a ride-share, and get dressed to go out. The experience—food, service, atmosphere—had better be worth the price tag.
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Carolinas Food Writers and Photographers Name Their Best Restaurant Meal of 2022
eater
december 21, 2022
In keeping with Eater tradition, our closeout of the year is a survey of friends, industry types, and bloggers. To kick it off in the Carolinas, Eater asked the group eight questions, ranging from the restaurants they frequented for takeout to the saddest surprises of the year. Responses are in no particular order, and readers are encouraged to leave answers in the comments.
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Esquire’s Best New Restaurants in America, 2022
esquire
november 17, 2022
“Are we celebrating anything this evening?” I love it when a server asks this question, because I get to answer, “Just life.” It’s jokey, but genuine. Who doesn’t feel fortunate to be seated in a nice restaurant, to share a special experience with friends or family, to be asked, “Gin or vodka?”when ordering a martini? Dining out is such a wonderfully easy way to feel alive.
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The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2022
bon appétit
september 14, 2022
I didn’t know what to expect when I booked a flight just weeks after starting this job and set out in search of the best new restaurants in the US. In 2020, as the entire industry reeled from the early effects of the pandemic, Bon Appétit put a pause on this annual undertaking. When we resumed I was anxious that the industry had been irreparably changed, that the landscape would be desolate. I couldn’t have been more wrong. In Kansas City, Oakland—anywhere we went, really—we were met by jaw-dropping food and a remarkable sense of creativity.
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Bon Appétit magazine editor-in-chief reveals best new restaurants of 2022
cbs
september 14, 2022
Dawn Davis, editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit magazine, joins “CBS Mornings” to reveal the publication’s list of best new restaurants in 2022. She discusses the importance of appearing on the list and shares comments from chefs who’ve appeared in the past.
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Bon Appétit’s 50 Best New Restaurants 2022
bon appétit
september 8, 2022
You’d think that after practically living in new restaurants while putting this list together, the last place the BA staff would want to be right now is another restaurant. But as we crisscrossed the country in search of the 50 best new restaurants of 2022, we were overwhelmed by how thrilling restaurant culture is at this moment.
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An Imbiber’s Guide to Charlotte, North Carolina
imbibe
august 29, 2022
A bustling transit center and one of the most populous cities in the South, Charlotte, North Carolina, may be best known as a hub for professional sports, home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets, and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. But the city’s rapidly evolving food and drinks scene is garnering its own devoted fan base.
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30 best restaurants in Charlotte, right now
axios charlotte
august 25, 2022
It can be overwhelming to keep up with the dozens of restaurants opening every month. Our goal is to make the answer to this question easier.
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Charlotte churches have found new life via redevelopment
charlotte five
july 14, 2022
City historians cite the extraordinary influence of churches on the character of communities and the formation of roads. The buildings carry significant property value — majestic spaces constructed of expensive materials in historic neighborhoods. When congregations evolve and move on, the future of these structures is not always religious.
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12 Latest and Greatest Wine Restaurants
wine spectator
june 30, 2022
If you’ve been slow to return to dining out regularly after the peaks of the coronavirus pandemic, you’ll find a lot has changed in the U.S. dining scene, but there’s no shortage of places with exceptional wine programs, superior food and top-notch hospitality. So, where to start catching up?
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8 Standout Bars in Charlotte, North Carolina
eater
june 30, 2022
Looking in from the outside, a few moments before service, the Bar at Supperland — set apart from the former church that the restaurant proper calls home — might appear like a vintage dollhouse. Once the doors open, though, and once well-heeled customers rush inside to claim one of a handful of plush purple stools that line the bar, kitschy first impressions quickly give way to the realization that Southern charm doubles as a design aesthetic.
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Take me to church
the food section
may 2, 2022
A diner who recently rushed into Supperland a few minutes after his party’s reservation time at the buzzy Charlotte restaurant slid into his seat and took stock of the room. Taking in the soaring ceiling, the elongated side windows, and the faint outline of an aisle that he’d just trotted down, he asked if the venue used to be a church.
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Colleen Hughes on sustainability behind the bar
unpretentious palate
april 22, 2022
Earth Day is April 22, but it should be observed each day. It’s small changes, collectively, that create impact.
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Celebrate ‘National Something on a Stick Day’ with skewered wedge
qc life
march 28, 2022
Today is ‘National Something on a Stick Day,’ which means that we have to indulge in something on a stick.
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Holiday cocktails at Supperland
Charlotte today
December 21, 2021
If you are looking to celebrate Christmas with some holiday drinks, this is for you!
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Supperland owners buy historic church property in Dilworth
QC LIFE
December 8, 2021
Bonterra Restaurant and Wine Room is planning to close after 22 years. It’s off Cleveland Avenue, in the Dilworth neighborhood.
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Scoop: Supperland owners to buy historic Dilworth church that houses Bonterra
AXIOS CHARLOTTE
December 6, 2021
With their new restaurant Supperland dominating the Charlotte dining scene, co-owners Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown are making another move: They have bought the historic church building houses Bonterra in Dilworth.
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Spirits that sparkle: Supperland
SOUTHPARK MAGAZINE
November 2021
It takes about six man hours a day just to open the bar at Supperland, according to head mixologist Colleen Hughes, and even longer on weekends.
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Speakeasy opening underneath Supperland in Plaza Midwood
QC LIFE
SEPTEMBER 2021
A new Speakeasy is coming to Plaza Midwood underneath Supperland. Owned by Jeff Tonidandel, who also owns Supperland, will serve a course of cocktails with small bite pairings at the Speakeasy.
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Scoop: A speakeasy with a $115 tasting menu will open beneath Supperland
AXIOS CHARLOTTE
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Since opening their highly anticipated Southern steakhouse, Supperland, Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown have been holding onto a secret: There’s a speakeasy under it.
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300 East Serves Supperland Pastry Chef Liana Sinclair
Queen City NERVE
JULY 30, 2021
“You want to know my secret?” Liana Sinclair — pastry chef and goddess, currently to be found slinging rich, moreish, and glorious pies at Supperland in Plaza Midwood — leaned over her pimento cheese burger on a warm Saturday night at 300 East, almost daring us to reply. Here she was, on a rare night off, fresh from Texas, already taking the Charlotte food scene by storm, and she was about to share the secret of her success. I may have nodded yes, or I may have stopped breathing altogether.
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10 Hottest Restaurants in Charlotte, North Carolina
EATER
JULY 16, 2021
Supperland is billed as “Southern steakhouse meets a church potluck,” and it delivers on that promise. The restaurant is housed in a former house of worship, though now the altar is the hickory-and-oak-fired kitchen. Bring friends to sample the sharable items like the Wagyu pot roast, a cheffed-up seven-layer salad, and oysters with smoked butter (poured tableside).
Read more
Supperland Makes Gallant Strides Toward Perfection in Plaza Midwood
Queen City NERVE
JULY 5, 2021
Even the most self-aware aware amongst us can slip. At the end of a long day battling bias and whatever happens to be trending on Twitter, preconceived notions can be like blankets, and to be aware is to acknowledge at least this much. I’ll be the first to admit, therefore, that I rushed to judgment when I heard about Supperland arriving with well-moneyed aplomb in east Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood.
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Does the Promised Supperland Deliver in Plaza Midwood?
charlotte magazine
may 11, 2021
After more than a year of construction delays and pandemic-related setbacks, Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel’s anticipated restaurant, Supperland, finally opened in March. The spouses and business partners—who also own the NoDa establishments Haberdish, Crepe Cellar, Growler’s Pourhouse, and Reigning Doughnuts—transformed a 69-year-old former church in Plaza Midwood into a restaurant and cocktail bar.“
Read more
Charlotte’s Best New Restaurant: Supperland (BOB Awards)
charlotte magazine
april 13, 2021
Chef Chris Rogienski’s menu is Southern steakhouse-meets-potluck picnic, with chicken, steaks, and lobster cooked on a 900-degree fire grill. Sides are served family-style and include Miso Mac & Cheese and Franks & Beans with wagyu hot dog. Pastry chef Liana Sinclair makes a rotation of desserts like sweet potato pie and chocolate chunk cookies with toasted benne seeds, and lead mixologist Colleen Hughes serves craft cocktails with edible flowers and gold metal straws in the church annex out back.
Read more
5 Quick Takeways from my First Visit to Supperland
axios charlotte
april 23, 2021
It’s the latest venture from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, the owners of Crepe Cellar, Growlers Pourhouse, Reigning Doughnuts and Haberdish.
Situational awareness: It’s hard to land a reservation right now, so plan weeks in advance. Supperland’s reservation system only shows open slots within an hour of your selected time on the drop down, so try multiple times if you’re flexible. They charge a $2 reservation fee per seat during the week and a $3 reservation fee per seat on the weekends.
Read more
Southern Steakhouse Supperland with Charlotte’s First Absinthe Program
axios charlotte
march 25, 2021
“We’re finding that the easiest way to describe ourselves is ‘Southern steakhouse meets church potluck,’” says Jamie Brown, who with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel, recently opened their Supperland restaurant inside a former church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Guests sit in restored pews and dine beneath vaulted ceilings, and the menu nods to historic Southern fare—mac and cheese, locally sourced steaks, and oyster dishes featuring North Carolina bivalves.
Read more
Supperland Ambrosia Salad
garden & gun
march 15, 2021
“We’re finding that the easiest way to describe ourselves is ‘Southern steakhouse meets church potluck,’” says Jamie Brown, who with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel, recently opened their Supperland restaurant inside a former church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Guests sit in restored pews and dine beneath vaulted ceilings, and the menu nods to historic Southern fare—mac and cheese, locally sourced steaks, and oyster dishes featuring North Carolina bivalves.
Read more
Divine Design
southpark magazine
march 1, 2021
For foodies and craft cocktail lovers, the March 3 opening of Supperland has been a long time coming. If you’ve followed along on Instagram over the last two years, you’ve witnessed the enthusiasm and pure joy owners Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel and their team have poured into the project, a renovation of a 1950s church in the heart of Plaza Midwood.
Read more
History Meets the Southern Steakhouse at Supperland.
lux lifestyle magazine
March 14, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic can’t stop Charlotte’s Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel.
Not only are they the loving parents of three children, but they also own some of Charlotte’s most celebrated restaurants under the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group, including Haberdish, Crepe Cellar Kitchen & Pub, Growlers Pourhouse, Reigning Doughnuts and the latest Supperland.
Read more
Highly anticipated restaurant nears opening in Plaza Midwood
WSOCTv
February 10, 2021
Supperland now has an official opening day. The Plaza Midwood restaurant will open March 3 — after facing numerous delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are pushing forward as quickly as we can,” says Jamie Brown. “We knew we’ve got to get open.”
Read more
Supperland is now open. How to get a seat at Plaza Midwood’s new hot spot.
charlotte five
February 8, 2021
It’s almost time.
If you’ve ever slathered sweet tea butter on hot-from-the-fryer hush puppies at Haberdish or sipped a crisp, handmade cocktail from Colleen Hughes, you’ll be excited to know that Supperland will open its doors for business on March 3, 2021.
Read more
Supperland targets March opening in Plaza Midwood
Charlotte Business Journal
February 8, 2021
Supperland now has an official opening day. The Plaza Midwood restaurant will open March 3 — after facing numerous delays because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more
New Plaza Midwood restaurant Supperland has an opening date: March 3
Axios Charlotte
February 7, 2021
After two years of renovations, the highly anticipated Supperland finally has an opening date. The restaurant from the Haberdish team will open on March 3 in a historic church in Plaza Midwood.
Why it matters: The stunning restaurant and cocktail bar revives a piece of the neighborhood’s history and stands in contrast to countless new construction projects throughout the city.
Supperland is the latest venture from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, the owners of Haberdish, Crepe Cellar, Growlers Pourhouse and Reigning Doughnuts.
Read more
Charlotte restaurant owners ‘holding tight, trying to stay nimble’ as COVID-19 rises
Charlotte Five
December 21, 2020
Jamie Brown is a co-owner (with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel) of Crepe Cellar, Growlers Pourhouse, Haberdish, Reigning Doughnuts and the not-yet-opened Supperland. What are her thoughts during this time of uncertainty surrounding the novel coronavirus COVID-19?
Editor’s note: Stay tuned for more updates.
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Supperland coming to Plaza Midwood
WBTV
January 10, 2020
Supperland coming to Plaza Midwood — Video in link
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Couple Behind Haberdish, Crêpe Cellar Has Plans for Plaza Midwood
Charlotte Magazine
June 25, 2019
SPOUSES AND RESTAURATEURS Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel would rather reuse historic buildings than take up space in new ones. A decade ago, in the middle of an economic crisis, they opened Crêpe Cellar in an 80-year-old former furniture store in NoDa and turned it into a neighborhood mainstay. Making use of such structures takes time and money, but they do it because they want to preserve a part of the city’s history. “What we’re doing isn’t easy,” Tonidandel says. “There’s a reason there’s not more old buildings in Charlotte.”
Three years ago, after adding a bar, a doughnut shop, and a Southern mill town kitchen to their NoDa portfolio, they turned their eyes toward their most ambitious project yet, and in a different neighborhood.
Read more
Speakeasy opening underneath Supperland in Plaza Midwood
QC LIFE
SEPTEMBER 2021
A new Speakeasy is coming to Plaza Midwood underneath Supperland. Owned by Jeff Tonidandel, who also owns Supperland, will serve a course of cocktails with small bite pairings at the Speakeasy.
Read more
Scoop: A speakeasy with a $115 tasting menu will open beneath Supperland
AXIOS CHARLOTTE
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Since opening their highly anticipated Southern steakhouse, Supperland, Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown have been holding onto a secret: There’s a speakeasy under it.
Read more
300 East Serves Supperland Pastry Chef Liana Sinclair
Queen City NERVE
JULY 30, 2021
“You want to know my secret?” Liana Sinclair — pastry chef and goddess, currently to be found slinging rich, moreish, and glorious pies at Supperland in Plaza Midwood — leaned over her pimento cheese burger on a warm Saturday night at 300 East, almost daring us to reply. Here she was, on a rare night off, fresh from Texas, already taking the Charlotte food scene by storm, and she was about to share the secret of her success. I may have nodded yes, or I may have stopped breathing altogether.
Read more
10 Hottest Restaurants in Charlotte, North Carolina
EATER
JULY 16, 2021
Supperland is billed as “Southern steakhouse meets a church potluck,” and it delivers on that promise. The restaurant is housed in a former house of worship, though now the altar is the hickory-and-oak-fired kitchen. Bring friends to sample the sharable items like the Wagyu pot roast, a cheffed-up seven-layer salad, and oysters with smoked butter (poured tableside).
Read more
Supperland Makes Gallant Strides Toward Perfection in Plaza Midwood
Queen City NERVE
JULY 5, 2021
Even the most self-aware aware amongst us can slip. At the end of a long day battling bias and whatever happens to be trending on Twitter, preconceived notions can be like blankets, and to be aware is to acknowledge at least this much. I’ll be the first to admit, therefore, that I rushed to judgment when I heard about Supperland arriving with well-moneyed aplomb in east Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood.
Read more
Does the Promised Supperland Deliver in Plaza Midwood?
charlotte magazine
may 11, 2021
After more than a year of construction delays and pandemic-related setbacks, Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel’s anticipated restaurant, Supperland, finally opened in March. The spouses and business partners—who also own the NoDa establishments Haberdish, Crepe Cellar, Growler’s Pourhouse, and Reigning Doughnuts—transformed a 69-year-old former church in Plaza Midwood into a restaurant and cocktail bar.“
Read more
Charlotte’s Best New Restaurant: Supperland (BOB Awards)
charlotte magazine
april 13, 2021
Chef Chris Rogienski’s menu is Southern steakhouse-meets-potluck picnic, with chicken, steaks, and lobster cooked on a 900-degree fire grill. Sides are served family-style and include Miso Mac & Cheese and Franks & Beans with wagyu hot dog. Pastry chef Liana Sinclair makes a rotation of desserts like sweet potato pie and chocolate chunk cookies with toasted benne seeds, and lead mixologist Colleen Hughes serves craft cocktails with edible flowers and gold metal straws in the church annex out back.
Read more
5 Quick Takeways from my First Visit to Supperland
axios charlotte
april 23, 2021
It’s the latest venture from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, the owners of Crepe Cellar, Growlers Pourhouse, Reigning Doughnuts and Haberdish.
Situational awareness: It’s hard to land a reservation right now, so plan weeks in advance. Supperland’s reservation system only shows open slots within an hour of your selected time on the drop down, so try multiple times if you’re flexible. They charge a $2 reservation fee per seat during the week and a $3 reservation fee per seat on the weekends.
Read more
Southern Steakhouse Supperland with Charlotte’s First Absinthe Program
axios charlotte
march 25, 2021
“We’re finding that the easiest way to describe ourselves is ‘Southern steakhouse meets church potluck,’” says Jamie Brown, who with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel, recently opened their Supperland restaurant inside a former church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Guests sit in restored pews and dine beneath vaulted ceilings, and the menu nods to historic Southern fare—mac and cheese, locally sourced steaks, and oyster dishes featuring North Carolina bivalves.
Read more
Supperland Ambrosia Salad
garden & gun
march 15, 2021
“We’re finding that the easiest way to describe ourselves is ‘Southern steakhouse meets church potluck,’” says Jamie Brown, who with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel, recently opened their Supperland restaurant inside a former church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Guests sit in restored pews and dine beneath vaulted ceilings, and the menu nods to historic Southern fare—mac and cheese, locally sourced steaks, and oyster dishes featuring North Carolina bivalves.
Read more
Divine Design
southpark magazine
march 1, 2021
For foodies and craft cocktail lovers, the March 3 opening of Supperland has been a long time coming. If you’ve followed along on Instagram over the last two years, you’ve witnessed the enthusiasm and pure joy owners Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel and their team have poured into the project, a renovation of a 1950s church in the heart of Plaza Midwood.
Read more
History Meets the Southern Steakhouse at Supperland.
lux lifestyle magazine
March 14, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic can’t stop Charlotte’s Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel.
Not only are they the loving parents of three children, but they also own some of Charlotte’s most celebrated restaurants under the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group, including Haberdish, Crepe Cellar Kitchen & Pub, Growlers Pourhouse, Reigning Doughnuts and the latest Supperland.
Read more
Highly anticipated restaurant nears opening in Plaza Midwood
WSOCTv
February 10, 2021
Supperland now has an official opening day. The Plaza Midwood restaurant will open March 3 — after facing numerous delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are pushing forward as quickly as we can,” says Jamie Brown. “We knew we’ve got to get open.”
Read more
Supperland is now open. How to get a seat at Plaza Midwood’s new hot spot.
charlotte five
February 8, 2021
It’s almost time.
If you’ve ever slathered sweet tea butter on hot-from-the-fryer hush puppies at Haberdish or sipped a crisp, handmade cocktail from Colleen Hughes, you’ll be excited to know that Supperland will open its doors for business on March 3, 2021.
Read more
Supperland targets March opening in Plaza Midwood
Charlotte Business Journal
February 8, 2021
Supperland now has an official opening day. The Plaza Midwood restaurant will open March 3 — after facing numerous delays because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more
New Plaza Midwood restaurant Supperland has an opening date: March 3
Axios Charlotte
February 7, 2021
After two years of renovations, the highly anticipated Supperland finally has an opening date. The restaurant from the Haberdish team will open on March 3 in a historic church in Plaza Midwood.
Why it matters: The stunning restaurant and cocktail bar revives a piece of the neighborhood’s history and stands in contrast to countless new construction projects throughout the city.
Supperland is the latest venture from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, the owners of Haberdish, Crepe Cellar, Growlers Pourhouse and Reigning Doughnuts.
Read more
Charlotte restaurant owners ‘holding tight, trying to stay nimble’ as COVID-19 rises
Charlotte Five
December 21, 2020
Jamie Brown is a co-owner (with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel) of Crepe Cellar, Growlers Pourhouse, Haberdish, Reigning Doughnuts and the not-yet-opened Supperland. What are her thoughts during this time of uncertainty surrounding the novel coronavirus COVID-19?
Editor’s note: Stay tuned for more updates.
Read more
Supperland coming to Plaza Midwood
WBTV
January 10, 2020
Supperland coming to Plaza Midwood — Video in link
Read more
Couple Behind Haberdish, Crêpe Cellar Has Plans for Plaza Midwood
Charlotte Magazine
June 25, 2019
SPOUSES AND RESTAURATEURS Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel would rather reuse historic buildings than take up space in new ones. A decade ago, in the middle of an economic crisis, they opened Crêpe Cellar in an 80-year-old former furniture store in NoDa and turned it into a neighborhood mainstay. Making use of such structures takes time and money, but they do it because they want to preserve a part of the city’s history. “What we’re doing isn’t easy,” Tonidandel says. “There’s a reason there’s not more old buildings in Charlotte.”
Three years ago, after adding a bar, a doughnut shop, and a Southern mill town kitchen to their NoDa portfolio, they turned their eyes toward their most ambitious project yet, and in a different neighborhood.
Read more
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