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LTO on High, Stams, and the Return of Neyah White and Brandywine Hartman to Chestertown

December 10, 2018 by Dave Wheelan

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While Chestertown foodies will need to demonstrate a bit more patience over the next few months, there are some promising signs that High Street will soon be the center of a dining revolution in the not too far future.

That’s because of the Mid-Shore return of Neyah White and his wife, Brandywine Hartman, who is heading up a massive effort to restore the building where Andy’s and the Lemon Leaf restaurant called home until a few years ago as well as the old Stam’s Drug Store down the street.

Neyah, a native of Kent County, very quickly became one of San Francisco’s best known and successful bartenders in the 2000s when he moved there after college. With a remarkable career launched at some of that city’s most popular bars, including the Clift Hotel, Bacar, Mecca, and Supper Club, and then opening up the legendary Nopalito and Nopa, Neyah swiftly became rose to the top of the mixed drinks hierarchy from almost the day he settled in the Bay Area. But his one consistent long-term plan from day one was to return to Chestertown and open up his own bar.

That plan worked well for his bride to be, Brandywine Hartman, who had created her own remarkable reputation as one of the Fog City’s most applauded pastry chefs. With her background working with two of the city’s two Michelin-rated restaurants, Brandywine found herself as one of the stars of the critically-acclaimed Bar Agricole in the SOMA part of town before the two plotted their exit from California to return to Neyah’s hometown in 2016.

Since that time, life has come with a new baby, a temporary pop-up bar where JR’s and Andy’s was located, and more permanent plans to take the reins of a entirely new bar once the High Street building has been renovated, and the re-establishment of Stam’s a few blocks down as the home of an ice cream parlor and pastry shop.

The Spy caught up with Neyah, Brandywine and their daughter Suzie, a few weeks ago to talk about their new quality of life and their long-term plans of putting Chestertown on the foodie map in the Mid-Atlantic region.

This video is approximately five minutes in length. For more information about LTO please go here.

 

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Letters to Editor

  1. Gren Whitman says

    December 10, 2018 at 5:44 PM

    “Reins,” please…

  2. Jeff Horstman says

    December 11, 2018 at 6:53 AM

    I love everything about this interview and I can not wait to see what happens.
    Good Luck.

  3. Chris Cerino says

    December 11, 2018 at 7:06 AM

    Neyah and Brandywine are awesome, and LTO has been great so far. We wish the two of you all the best and thank you for revitalizing two of the iconic commercial spaces in Chestertown. Can’t wait to see what 2019 brings ……….

    Chris Cerino
    Mayor, Chestertown

  4. Aaron McLean says

    December 14, 2018 at 12:47 PM

    This is super exciting! All of it. Haven’t been able to make it over to LTO since it opened but plan on going tonight after work. N&B – looking forward to meeting you both. ~ Aaron & Diana (residents on Birch Run Rd)

  5. Glenn May says

    March 29, 2019 at 7:07 AM

    Awesome!!!

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