Eleven Tables: A Wild Ride Through Food, Failure, and Figuring It Out

By Jamie Brown

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMT637RQ
• ISBN13: 9798886454222
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
• Length: 184 Pages