How did JamieBrown and Jeff Tonidandel transform 11 tables into a fast-growing 6-restaurantfood empire in Charlotte, North Carolina? Eleven Tables: AWild Ride through Food, Failure, and Figuring It Out tells the story of acouple’s risky dive into the restaurant world and how they turned their passioninto a multi-million-dollar enterprise. Ride along as they learn and succeed;fail, fall, and get up; try out concepts and convert historic locations; andbring their team along with them. With fascinating lessons from business, thefood industry, and life—told through the eyes of a female non-chef with noprevious restaurant experience—this book will make readers (very!) hungry,inspired, and ready to go after their dreams. Jamie and Jeff’srestaurants 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 27Best Restaurants in Charlotte, North Carolina• Ever Andalo -Yelp’s “Top 25 Best New Restaurants of 2023”• Haberdish- Southern Living’s “South’s Best Bars”• GrowlersPourhouse, Reigning Doughnuts, LeluiaHall (opened May 2025)• “2023Charlotteans of the Year: Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel,” Charlotte Magazine Follow along onPBS’s companion series, Fork & Hammer, which is due to air in October of2025. Jamie Brown is the owner of the Tonidandel-BrownRestaurant Group with her husband, Jeff Tonidandel
