Overview
How did Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel transform 11 tables into a fast-growing 6-restaurant food empire in Charlotte, North Carolina?
Eleven Tables: A Wild Ride through Food, Failure, and Figuring It Out tells the story of a couple’s risky dive into the restaurant world and how they turned their passion into a multi-million-dollar enterprise. Ride along as they learn and succeed; fail, fall, and get up; try out concepts and convert historic locations; and pull their team along with them. With fascinating lessons from business, the food industry, and life—told through the eyes of a female non-chef with no previous restaurant experience—this book will make readers (very!) hungry, inspired, and ready to go after their dreams.
Jamie and Jeff’s restaurants and accolades include—
• Supperland - “Bon Appétit’s 10 Best New Restaurants in the US 2022,” Esquire’s “Best New Restaurants in America 2022,” and Southern Living’s “The 27 Best Restaurants in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Ever Andalo - Yelp’s “Top 25 Best New Restaurants of 2023”
• Haberdish - Southern Living’s “South’s Best Bars”
• Growlers Pourhouse, Reigning Doughnuts, LeluiaHall (opened May 2025)
• “2023 Charlotteans of the Year: Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel,” Charlotte Magazine
Follow along on PBS’s companion series, Fork & Hammer, which is due to air in October of 2025.
Jamie Brown is the owner of the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel.
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