It Started with a Crepe
fork & hammer

Jeff and Jamie work on their 6th restaurant. Tastings, staffing, design choices and massive restoration unfold beneath an aging roof on the verge of collapse. There is also mounting pressure of anticipation that comes when your last restaurant earns national recognition. As the teams works years past deadline, the couple reflects on where it all began...with a street crepe in Paris 16 years ago.

Duration: 26 minutes and 16 seconds

Episode Number: 101

About Fork & Hammer:

FORK & HAMMER follows Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, an entrepreneurial power couple in Charlotte, N.C., as they renovate a new restaurant while running five completely different award-winning eateries that focus on: classic Southern, upscale Italian, craft beer, steakhouse-meets-church potluck and artisanal doughnuts.

All of their restaurant properties are in historic buildings.

As they move onto their sixth restaurant, Leluia Hall, Jeff and Jamie take on the Herculean task of facilitating a complete transformation of a 130-year-old former church into Charlotte's next dining experience.

The dynamic duo is doubling down by also picking up and moving a 120-year-old former grocery store 750 feet and placing it next to the church.

The catch is that the restaurant can't open until both are ready.


Future Broadcast times for "Fork & Hammer": (show all)

Thu, Mar 12 10:30 A.M. Hallelujah! Leluia Hall     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Mar 21 4:00 P.M. History on the Move     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Mar 28 4:00 P.M. Second Helpings     NHPBS (11.1)


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