Photography by Brooks Burris
A car accident was not how Bailey Batts, Chris Jordan, Kristin Peaks Thomas and Jywon Young intended to announce their new restaurant concept.
Three days after the owners of soon-to-open Seared Steak + Cocktails signed a lease to their White Settlement Road space — previously occupied by Pearl Snap Kolaches — the driver of a Dodge Challenger careened off the road and crashed through the storefront. The car’s explosion made local news, and reporters lined the scene for hours filming live shots…