Inspired by their travels around Europe, James Lenhart and Tory Johnson dreamed of running their own restaurant.
When the tiny, two-story building on the southeast corner of Camelback Road and Seventh Avenue went up for sale, the couple knew it was perfect.
Lenhart and Johnson share a love of food, wine and European joie de vivre and felt that the midcentury space that formerly held Asian-fusion restaurant Belly, was the perfect home to bring their dream to life. They bought the building in September and opened Brasserie Melrose on Dec. 3…