CATHERINE & MARY'S, LLC

What CATHERINE & MARY'S, LLC does

Catherine & Mary's, LLC operates a single fine dining Italian restaurant at 272 S. Main Street, Suite 105-A in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, inside the renovated Chisca Apartments on the corner of S. Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The restaurant is owned and operated by James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Southeast finalists Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, who trained at Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina and the Italian Culinary Institute in Calabria, Italy. Catherine & Mary's opened in September 2016 as the chefs' first downtown Memphis concept and third restaurant overall, after Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen (2008) and Hog & Hominy. The menu centers on Tuscan and Sicilian "grandmother" cooking with traditional preparations and reinterpretations, paired with an expansive wine list and a crafted cocktail program; dinner is served Monday through Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with complimentary valet parking Monday through Saturday.

The business generates revenue from four streams: standard a la carte dinner service in the main dining room; a private dining room seating up to twenty guests; the monthly Enjoy AM Wine Dinner Series priced at $85 per person for four courses with wine pairings; and gift card sales (digital and physical) sold through ToastTab and valid across Catherine & Mary's and its sister restaurants in the Enjoy AM group. A separate private events venue called Little Flour, located at 716 W. Brookhaven Circle, extends the brand into celebrations and corporate catering with curated menus from the group. Reservations are managed through Resy, and the restaurant markets through organic Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels plus direct email inquiries.

Catherine & Mary's is one of at least four venues in the chef-owned Enjoy AM restaurant group, which also includes Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Hog & Hominy, and The Gray Canary (opened January 2018 in the Old Dominic Distillery). The company is privately held with no external investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no patents or regulatory actions disclosed. Operations rely on a small team (5 reported employees, including a general manager, assistant general manager, chef de cuisine, and group-level director of hospitality and marketing), and the technical stack is limited to standard third-party SaaS — Resy for reservations and ToastTab for gift card commerce — with no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or mobile applications.

Name

CATHERINE & MARY'S, LLC

Legal name

Catherine & Mary's, LLC

Website

https://catherineandmarys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Catherine & Mary's, LLC is a chef-owned fine dining Italian restaurant in Downtown Memphis, serving Tuscan and Sicilian-inspired cuisine nightly, with private dining, monthly wine dinners, and gift cards tied to the broader Enjoy AM restaurant group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Italian fine dining
• Wine dinner series
• Private event venue
• Tuscan Sicilian cuisine
• Gift card programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dinner Service: Traditional dine-in restaurant revenue from food and beverage sales during dinner service. Guests dine Monday-Sunday 4:00pm-10:00pm with full menu including dinner, wine list, spirits, and dessert.
2. Wine Dinner Events: Monthly special wine dinner events at $85/person featuring welcome glass, four courses with wine pairings, and sommelier interaction. Additional revenue from bar, tax and tip.
3. Private Event Venue Rental: Private dining room seats up to 20 guests; Little Flour private events venue offers flexible space for celebrations and corporate events with curated menus.
4. Gift Card Sales: E-gift cards and physical gift cards sold through Toasttab platform, valid at all three Enjoy AM Memphis restaurants (Catherine & Mary's, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Hog & Hominy).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Catherine & Mary's is a fine dining Italian restaurant in Downtown Memphis serving Tuscan and Sicilian grandmother-inspired cuisine with an expansive wine list and crafted cocktail menu during dinner service Monday–Sunday, 4:00pm–10:00pm. The restaurant supplements its core dinner service with a monthly Wine Dinner Series at $85 per person, a private event venue (Little Flour) for celebrations and corporate gatherings, and gift cards valid across all Enjoy AM Memphis restaurants.

Product overview

Catherine & Mary's operates as a single fine dining restaurant with several related offerings. The core product is the restaurant itself, serving Tuscan and Sicilian grandmother-inspired cuisine with dinner service. Additional offerings include the monthly Enjoy AM Wine Dinner Series for curated dining experiences, the Little Flour Private Events venue for off-site celebrations and corporate events, and gift card products. The restaurant is part of the Enjoy AM restaurant group owned by James Beard-nominated chefs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catherine & Mary's Restaurant Dinner Service
• Enjoy AM Wine Dinner Series
• Little Flour Private Events
• Gift Cards & E-Gift Cards

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Andrew Michael Italian KitchencoreOthersSister restaurant under the Enjoy AM restaurant group. Gift cards are valid at both Catherine & Mary's and Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, allowing cross-promotion and shared customer base.
• Hog & HominycoreOthersSister restaurant under the Enjoy AM restaurant group. Gift cards valid across both locations, demonstrating unified brand operations and shared hospitality philosophy.
• The Gray CanaryminorOthersSecond downtown Memphis restaurant opened by chefs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman in January 2018, located in Old Dominic Distillery on South Front Street.
• ResycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party reservation platform used for advance dinner bookings. Platform handles reservation management and customer booking flow for the restaurant.
• ToasttabminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGift card e-commerce platform enabling digital gift card purchases via text or email. Handles payment processing and digital delivery for gift card sales.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Osteria Mozza: Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton-led upscale Italian restaurant group in Los Angeles. Comparable as a higher-end Italian concept with a strong wine program and chef-celebrity-driven brand, though operating at significantly larger scale as a multi-city group.
• Marea: Two-Michelin-starred Italian seafood restaurant in New York City from chef Michael White. Comparable as a destination Italian fine dining concept with a curated wine list and craft cocktail program, though operating at a much larger scale and in a denser market.
• Lidia's: Italian restaurant concept from chef Lidia Bastianich with locations in multiple cities. Comparable as a chef-led, authentic Italian dining brand with strong wine program and a similar special-occasion positioning, though at larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• RPM Italian: Italian restaurant group co-founded by celebrity chefs Bill and Giuliana Rancic in Chicago. Comparable as a chef-branded upscale Italian concept with a polished wine and cocktail program, multi-location model, and similar premium price positioning.

Direct peers

• Restaurant Iris: Chef-driven fine dining restaurant in Memphis owned by chef Kelly English. Comparable as a chef-owned, independent fine dining concept in Memphis with a similar special-occasion positioning and comparable menu pricing.
• The Gray Canary: Fourth restaurant of the Enjoy AM group, opened January 2018 in the Old Dominic Distillery on South Front Street in Memphis. Same chef-owners and shared hospitality philosophy, adding a second downtown Memphis venue alongside Catherine & Mary's.
• Hog & Hominy: Second restaurant of the Enjoy AM group, same chef-owners. Introduced Italian-Southern crossover cooking and was named a top new restaurant by GQ, Southern Living, and Bon Appetit; gift cards are valid across the group, making it the closest operational peer.
• Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen: First restaurant of the Enjoy AM group, owned by the same chef-owners (Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman). Directly comparable as a chef-driven Italian concept in Memphis with shared gift card, hospitality, and operational infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Frasca Food and Wine: Chef-driven Italian fine dining restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, founded by a James Beard-recognized chef and focused on regional Italian cuisine with a curated wine program. Comparable as a chef-led Italian fine dining concept with deep regional cuisine roots and a wine-forward dining experience.

Regional players

• Bella Vita: Independent Italian restaurant in the Memphis area offering dinner service in a similar casual-upscale Italian market segment. Comparable as a regional Italian dining competitor with adjacent price points and menu structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/catherine_marys
• Facebookfacebook.com/catherine_marys
• Instagraminstagram.com/catherine_marys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catherine-&-mary's-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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