Notes, Press & Guides

Maisie’s Journal

Things worth writing down.

In the Press

Where the Good Life Gathers

Tega Cay Sun · May 2026

Christine and Karl Schaefer are opening Maisie’s Green Brae on July 4th — building a third place for Tega Cay around the bones of a 1977 building, the Scottish roots that shaped Low Country food, and a one-eyed foxhound rescue named Maisie. Read the full Tega Cay Sun feature on how the founders came to Tega Cay, what drew them to 2150 Gold Hill Road, and why a brae and a rescue dog ended up at the center of the restaurant’s name.

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For Event Planners

Hosting an Event at a Neighborhood Restaurant

A guide for Charlotte Metro & York County planners

Corporate events in this region usually land in one of two places: a hotel ballroom or a dedicated event hall. A neighborhood restaurant is the third option, and it gets overlooked more often than it should. What you get, what you don’t get, the questions worth asking before you book, and how to tell whether a venue is right for the kind of evening you’re planning.

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For Team Lunches

The Hidden Logistics of a 50-Person Team Lunch

And why most caterers get it wrong

Team lunches at scale look simple from the outside. Someone orders food, food arrives, people eat. The honest answer is that quite a bit goes into a clean catering job, and most of it is invisible until it isn’t. A pulled-back look at the timeline, the dietary handoff, what setup actually means, and the two moments that decide whether the planner looks good.

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