Jeff and Jamie Feed

Top Chef Season 23: Behind the Scenes with Brittany Cochran

What’s it really like to compete on Top Chef? On this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, Brittany Cochran, Executive Chef at Stagioni and a contestant on Top Chef Season 23: C

Who's Telling Charlotte's Food Story?

On this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, we’re joined by Kristen Wile, founder and editor of Unpretentious Palate, to talk about the changing world of food media and Charlot

Secret Ingredients of a Private Chef

On this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, the couple sits down with Susanne Dillingham, aka “The Tiny Chef,” for a conversation about an unconventional culinary journey that

The Role of a Great Food Distributor

On this week's episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, Culinary Specialist Rachel Mazur of Gordon Food Service joins us to explore the essential relationship between restaurants an

Connecting a Culinary Community

Heidi Billotto has spent decades helping shape Charlotte’s culinary scene—and bringing the people behind our food closer together. This week on Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit

Putting Charlotte on the Culinary Map

On this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with Laura White of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) to talk about the intentional work happening behind

Doughnuts to Deli: One Week In

In this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, we’re taking you behind the scenes of launching Olivelli Deli, our new 82-square-foot walk-up sandwich shop in Charlotte’s NoDa neig

Building Restaurants From the Farm Up

This week on Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with restaurateur Sam Diminich, founder of Your Farms Your Table and the visionary behind Restaurant Constance and the newly o

Building a Beverage Company, Not Just a Brewery

This week on Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with Todd and Suzie Ford, founders of NoDa Brewing, to discuss the journey from launching one of Charlotte’s pioneering craft

When Hospitality Becomes a Mission

This week on Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with Chayil Johnson, Executive Chef of Community Matters Cafe in Charlotte, North Carolina, to explore how hospitality can be

Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore

This week on Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with Eric Cacciatore—host of the wildly popular restaurant podcast Restaurant Unstoppable—for a deep dive into the business, c

Summer Wines & Sommelier Secrets

On this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with Level 3 Advanced Sommelier Michael Klinger for a conversation that goes far beyond what’s in the glass. We dive int

A Seemingly Overzealous Business

Jeff and Jamie sit down with Jess Berresse and Garrett Tichy of Seemingly Overzealous, a local dairy, egg, and gluten-free ice cream shop, for a behind-the-scenes convers

Turning Content into Customers: Influencer Marketing for Restaurants

This week, Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown sit down with their own marketing director, Allie Papajohn—the woman behind @eatdrinkclt. What started as a personal passion pr

Author Talk: Inside Eleven Tables

In this episode, Jeff turns the mic on Jamie to talk about her new book, Eleven Tables. What begins as a conversation about writing quickly opens into something bigger—an

Raising the Bar: Colleen Hughes on All Things Cocktails

This week on Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with Colleen Hughes—James Beard–nominated mixologist and recent recipient of Michelin’s “Exceptional Cocktails” award for the

Inside Fork & Hammer: Filming the Final Episodes

In this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, Jeff and Jamie talk about filming the final three episodes of Season 1 of Fork & Hammer in Atlanta, including what it was like worki

When Dinner Becomes Theatre

In this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with Kristen Miranda of Blume Studios to talk about the powerful intersections of dining, theatre and immersive entertai

Feeding the City: Farming, Restaurants and the Future of Local Food

On this episode of Jeff & Jamie Feed, we sit down with visionary Charlotte leader Tim Belk to talk about building a stronger local food system. Tim shares the story behin

Closing a Business: Making the Tough Call

What’s it mean to close a business—and how do you know it’s the right call? In this episode, get the honest scoop about what it’s like to consider closing something you’v