Jamie
Lynch has experience at 4-star restaurants such as Le Cirque, Café Boulud and Aureole. Jamie left Barrington’s Restaurant in
Charlotte’s South Park district.
Jamie’s
Philosophy re-posted from the 5Church website.
Jamie aspires to express his love and passion for flavorful dining, comfortable ambiance, and pleasant hospitality. He remarks that as the Executive Chef at 5Church he will, “develop new-American style, seasonal menus that reflect the purity of local products and advocates proper techniques of food preparation in a respectful manner.” New-American style refers to an eclectic blend of multi-cultural flavors.Menus
The
Dinner Menu First Course ranges from $5 - $10 with soup, salad, mussels,
gnocchi, flat bread and Indian spiced potato pierogies.
Steaks
and Chops section featuring Niman Ranch pork chop, Bison strip steak, C.A.B.
(Certified Angus Beef) NY Strip, 60 second NY Strip and American Kobe
Flatiron. Prices get a little steep at
$25 - $40 but they each come with roasted potatoes and marinated tomato salad.
Main
Courses are more affordable listed from $13 to $26 and offer a variety to suite
many palates. The NC Grouper arrives in
tact and is broken down onsite. The
burger is made with lamb, the duck is served with mole, the salmon is smoked
and roasted and the chicken is roasted and served crispy. There’s more but you’ll have to check it
personally.
Half
a dozen sides are listed to purchase ala carte for $4 - $9 . Again, an interesting variety including hand
cut French fries, Maine lobster mac n cheese and edamame succotash (I just like
saying that one!)
There
is an unusual Snack section on the dinner menu as well ($3 - $12) with even
more varied offerings. Chickpea salad,
Szechuan pork belly, crispy beet slider, quinoa tabbouleh, cheese selections
and a charcuterie plate among the items the Chef prepares.
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| Romaine salad with 8 minute eggs and anchovy crostini |
The
Lunch Menu ($8 - $10) while less involved continues the Chef’s creative flow of
culinary ideas. You can choose from
sandwiches, flatbreads, soups, salads, and sides with a few similar items from
the dinner menu.
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| Chilled Asparagus with soft boiled quail eggs, arugula and house cured lox |
Brunch
($8 - $14) is another matter altogether.
While it continues the philosophy of fresh products paired together it
takes on a feel of its own. The Belgium
waffles are enhanced with chai tea syrup, a sunny side egg arrives topping a
pizza and Shrimp & Anson Mills polenta feature bacon/tomato gravy.
Dining Room / Bar
The
interior of the restaurant is draws the eye in every direction. The detail is everywhere but doesn’t
overwhelm you. It’s a very large open space
with very dramatic elements catching your eye at every turn. The majority of the details are handmade to
create the edgy dreamscape.
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| Interior from balcony |
Lamps
in the foyer have machine gun bases.
Concrete tales in the dining room are designed to appear as if they have
tablecloths covering them. Lamps with
feathers, community tables eighteen feet long made from Himalayan oak, mirrors
creating the illusion of additional space.
It’s fun, its edgy, it has vision.
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| Entrance and bar |
The
coup de grâce is the ceiling painted with the entire work of The Art of
War. More than 40,000 words from this
classic were hand painted by local artist Jon Norris. The project took over three months for him to
complete.
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| The Art of War painted on ceiling |
The Creators
Patrick
Whalen, the operator. Mills Howell, the
designer. Alejandro Torio, the marketer.
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| Concrete tables formed to look like tablecloth |
It
sounds like the beginning of some eclectic wise guy movie but these three
brought their individual talents together to create one of the most exciting
restaurant visuals in the region. It
truly feels large scale metropolitan – New York, San Francisco talented. Each has a bio on the 5Church website to give
a little more background. But for now,
just know that they are on the cutting edge of Charlotte.
Contact Info
5Church
(704) 919.1322
Entrance at the Corner of 5th and Church St.
127 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
That's really a nice post the place is looking beautiful even the picture is wonderful.
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