Healthy gourmet restaurant headed to uptown

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This grab-and-go concept expects to open in uptown’s Overstreet Mall next month.

Chop & Chisel dishes up gourmet, health-centric meals.

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Husband-and-wife team Brian and Jamie Baird are behind that venture. They’ve snagged a 480-square-foot space at Overstreet Mall that should open in January.

The couple says the concept stems from their own health-and-fitness focus. Too often, people focus on exercising but then miss the mark when it comes to eating because of time constraints or other pressures.

Read more about what to expect at Chop & Chisel here.

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