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 and their mainline distributors. We talk about the trends shaping restaurants today, the many ways a great distributor can...

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 down with Heidi to talk about her influence on Charlotte’s evolving food community, why supporting local farmers and mak...

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 the scenes to elevate Charlotte on a national stage.From helping bring the Michelin Gui...

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 neighborhood. We share why we made the difficult decision to close Reigning Doughnuts, what inspired the new concept, and th...

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 opened Grey's Diner.Sam shares how direct partnerships with local farmers became the foundati...

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 breweries to building a multi-brand beverage company that’s successfully navigating disruption.We expl...

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 a powerful tool for transformation.Chayil shares the story behind the cafe, the innovative training pr...

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, culture, and future of hospitality.Eric shares how growing up around restaurants shaped his passion for...

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 into what it really takes to become a somm, the art of showmanship at the table, and some of the most exciting trends happe...

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 conversation about what it really takes to grow a small business into something bigger, without losing what made it special in the ...