Hammontree’s Gourmet moving into Nightbird Books Building
A lot has happened in the building that used to house the Ozark Mountain Smokehouse in the last few months. I mean, like, a whole lot.
Hmm. Where to start. Here goes.
- In January, the Ozark Mountain Smokehouse closed.
- Then Nightbird Books moved from the Mill District in South Fayetteville to Dickson Street into the Smokehouse building
- Then, Joseph Brajcki was going to open up a restaurant called Lillie, Lou and Jacq on the cafe side of the building.
- Then, Joseph had some serious back trouble that prevented him from opening the restaurant.
- Somewhere in there, David Lewis, Executive Chef of Brick House Kitchen decided to move into the building to serve desserts and coffee to book lovers.
- Now, Hammontree’s Gourmet is moving into the cafe side to serve grilled cheese sandwiches and their homemade soups during lunch.
Whoa. That’s a lot of action for a short period of time.
Here’s what we know.
David Lewis is still moving in to the Nightbird side of the building and will be open from about 7:00 am to 9:00 pm to serve coffee and desserts. Awesome.
We also know that Hammontree’s is moving into the other side of the building, accessed from that little enclosed-ish Smokehouse parking area (between the garden room and the Dickson Theatre), and are doing some improvements to the patio/deck area. They’ll be open for lunch, and are planning to have beer specials and “a nice little wine list.”
They’ll also be serving Ozark Mountain Smokehouse products in some of their recipes as well as selling Smokehouse deli sliced meats and cheeses. How’s that for full circle?
That location has infinite potential, and a nice patio facing Dickson St attached to a bookstore, with gourmet coffee and desserts also in the mix with a nice wine list and beer specials sounds to us like a big ole, “Yeow.”
We ran into one of the owners, Chad Hammontree, when we stopped to take a picture of the banner, and he said he hoped to be open for business in “a couple weeks.”
Yawesome.
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Wade Ogle
June 9, 2009
Thumbs up! Chad makes seriously delicious soups.
That One Guy
June 9, 2009
Great, now David can serve $9 cheescake slices and $5 cups of yuppie coffee on Dickson Street. That’s just what we need.
DragonLady
June 10, 2009
Chad and Allison are amazing folks–go spend your money there!
mtaylorlong
June 10, 2009
Probably a good move for them. They were so hard to spot around the corner.
The Other Guy
June 10, 2009
That’s nice. I love when someone has no idea what they are talking about and puts a comment out here. An opinion is one thing but to be blatently ignorant and still post…well that’s just…hmmm, let me find the words…oh yeah, IGNORANT!
The Original Guy
June 10, 2009
I’ve been to the Brick House and seen the prices. It’s supposed to promote local food but all it does is cater to yuppies who want to feel good about themselves for eating at a local place.
If he’s bringing a different business model to Dickson, I’ll take it all back.
Yuppie Guy
June 11, 2009
Then go have some Folger’s freeze dried and a Moon Pie you Ham and Egger.
The Original Guy
June 11, 2009
Ham and egger? What does that mean?
I’m not saying the cheapest food is the best food. I’m saying the last thing Dickson needs is another expensive restaurant. Plenty of establishments serve fresh and local food without the “sophisticated” prices.
Barry
June 13, 2009
not cool! BH coffees are $2-$5, the most expensive being a truffled mocha (worth it!), and all desserts are $5. sorry if this doesn’t fit with your stereotypes, guy.
roger
June 14, 2009
you should pay more for local food and better quality. there is plenty of crap to eat for a few bucks on dickson if you haven’t already originally noticed.
Matt Petty
June 14, 2009
@roger – There’s some idea that local food should be more expensive than the processed crap in the supermarkets, and that’s wrong. Local and fresh food should be cheaper because it takes fewer resources to transport and preserve.
At least, it *should* be like that. It’s not, and I blame the farm bill and citizens’ general lack of participation in federal legislation. There’s something wrong when a head of lettuce made possible by giant farm equipment, petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides, and the trucking industry is cheaper than a head of lettuce produced from clean dirt and human-power.
In an ideal world, David’s food costs would be lower than other restaurants and the bulk of the price of a meal would go to paying a great chef a fair price for good cooking, substantial portions, and a pleasant atmosphere.
/rant
Mullva
February 24, 2010
Just had dinner and found out that Hammontrees is moving.
They have already outgrown to old place. It’s amazing what happens when you put together a unique, new business.
The only unfortunate part….they are moving to the jinxed building that used to be occupied by Gullet’s Gourmet.
Boggy Creek Creature
February 24, 2010
Awesome! What a great move for a great business.
All of that “jinxed” claptrap is just an excuse people use to explain away poorly run businesses.
burgerboy
February 24, 2010
I sure hope they got a good deal on rent there.
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