How did Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel transform eleven 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 bring 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 – Michelin Recommended and “Bon App?tit’s 10 Best New Restaurants in the US 2022,” Esquire’s “#15 Best New Restaurant in America 2022,” and Southern Living’s “The 27 Best Restaurants in Charlotte, North Carolina”
– Ever Andalo – Michelin Recommended and Yelp’s “Top 25 Best New Restaurants of 2023”
– Haberdish – Michelin Recommended and 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!
Jamie Brown is the owner of the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel.
Author: Jamie Brown
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Published: 01/27/2026
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9798886454222
Language: English
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