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James Beard-nominated chef Greg Collier and Subrina Collier welcome guests to
their new restaurant with enhanced safety protocols and a special Juneteenth celebration
Leah & Louise, the modern juke joint restaurant concept from husband-and-wife
team chef Greg Collier and Subrina Collier, will reopen to the public on Friday, June 12 at 5 p.m. at Camp North End, nearly two and half months after its original opening date. Just days before the North Carolina stay-at-home order was enacted, the Colliers made the decision to shift from opening their dining room on March 20 to only opening for curbside to-go orders with guest safety as their number one priority. “We are glad to finally be able to welcome people into our home. We built a place that is an experience unto itself, and we are ready to share it with our community,” says Greg, James Beard-nominated chef and Soul Food Sessions co-founder.
Leah & Louise will be implementing procedures to ensure a safe environment for all guests upon reopening.
Continuing to provide curbside to-go orders, family meals and cashless operations.
The creative culinary team at Leah & Louise has also crafted a refreshed summer menu and new cocktails to launch on June 12; however, the menu will change frequently with new purveyors and specials. Tried-and-true fan favorites like the River Chips (chicken skins) and Dirty Grits will still be available, while new menu items bring unique and light flavors for summer including
Black Cowboys: beef bavette, Cola boiled peanuts, yam pikliz, white beet BBQ sauce.
Adult Oats: savory oats, preserved mushroom, smoked-cured peaches, greens in Johnny Walker dressing.
Innocent Bywater: pan-seared tilefish, brown butter, smoked pecans, romanesco veronique.
Mixologist Justin Hazleton has also curated a specialty drinks menu with refreshing offerings like the Rubee, featuring Earl grey and hibiscus-infused Conniption gin, Lemon oleo, honey and rosemary bitters, and the Tomboy with Zacapa rum, pineapple-cilantro cordial, velvet falernum, tiki bitters, clarified with coconut milk. The Zodiac Punch, a specialty punch that changes with the signs, is another
original creation from Hazelton.
On Friday, June 19, Leah & Louise will celebrate Juneteenth with a special reservation-only prix fixe menu featuring dry rubbed ribs, grilled potato salad and a sorrel drink in addition to the regular menu.
In early July, the restaurant plans to launch a new late-night blues experience from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
on Fridays and Saturdays.
Leah & Louise is located at 301 Camp Road, Suite 101, and will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made on
Resy
. To-go (and delivery) service will
continue to be available through the website at leahandlouise.com.
MORE ABOUT LEAH & LOUISE
Leah & Louise, a modern juke joint named for Greg’s late sister and grandmother, is the latest restaurant concept from James Beard-nominated Chef Greg Collier and business partner/wife Subrina Collier. The menu features modern interpretations of Southern classics that honor Mississippi river valley foodways (Memphis, Jackson, Mississippi and New Orleans). Leah & Louise is the first restaurant
to open at Charlotte’s Camp North End development. For more information, visit
www.leahandlouise.com
