Jeff and Jamie Feed
Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown are a husband-and-wife team and founders of the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group—a local Charlotte-based group with some of the best restaurants in the Queen City. With MBAs and over 15 years in hospitality, they’ve grown from 11 tables to six award-winning concepts, including Supperland—named one of Bon Appétit’s Ten Best New Restaurants in America. Other concepts include Leluia Hall, Ever Andalo, Haberdish, Growlers Pourhouse and Olivelli Deli. Their podcast, Jeff & Jamie Feed, goes beyond food to explore the restaurant business from every angle, uncovering lessons in growth, creativity, and community that resonate with entrepreneurs everywhere. Blending real-world experience with candid conversation, Jeff and Jamie share stories of building restaurants, teams, and opportunities—making their show as much about business and leadership as it is about dining. Their journey is also featured in the Emmy-nominated TV series Fork & Hammer.
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Top Chef Season 23: Behind the Scenes with Brittany Cochran
OCTOBER 13, 2026
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: Carolinas, takes us behind the scenes of the high-pressure competition filmed right here in Charlotte. She shares what it...
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Who's Telling Charlotte's Food Story?
SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
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 Charlotte’s evolving restaurant scene.Kristen shares her journey from the Washington Post and Charlotte Magaz...
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Secret Ingredients of a Private Chef
SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
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 has taken her from washing dishes at a Charlotte restaurant to studying regional Italian cuisine in Florence, cooking pr...
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