HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Pourhouse, Mazzara’s, Purveyor, Sea Salt, and Catacomb are just a few of Church Street Hospitality Group’s unique establishments.
“Honestly, every new concept that we bring is, very organic, and it’s us just talking to people,” said Stephanie-Kennedy Mell.
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Matt and Stephanie-Kennedy Mell are the married duo behind the hospitality group.
Matt is originally from Scottsboro and Stephanie is from New York. After living in California, the two decided it was time to move south.
“We kind of missed our families on the East Coast,” said Stephanie. “And, he’s like, ‘let’s move back to New York,’ and I said, ‘Well, how would you feel if we moved to Alabama?’ ‘You would move to Alabama? ‘I’m like, I think, I think so.”
New to the restaurant business, they combined their skills and opened their first establishment: Church Street Wine Shop in 2014.
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“I think that’s where we started to see what was missing and what we could fill,” said Stephanie.