ABOUT US:

Spencer is a restaurant dedicated to quality and craft.

Our idea is fairly simple, yet unique to Ann Arbor. We envision a friendly neighborhood restaurant that balances the feel of a casual wine bar with craveable fare of local ingredients. Open from late morning to late evening, we will serve coffee and pastries, take-out lunches, seasonal small plates, cheese and charcuterie boards, and distinctive beer and wine.

ABBY OLITZKY

Abby is impassioned about all things food. Raised in San Francisco, she grew up with an avid appreciation and acute knowledge of the food process: how things are grown, who grows them, who delivers them, and who prepares them for the table. At NYU, she graduated summa cum laude in Food Anthropology and Cultural Studies. She furthered her education in New York, attending the Institute of Culinary Education. She worked at some of the most acclaimed restaurants in San Francisco, and was head pastry chef at the James Beard Award-winning Delfina at the age of 23.

STEVE HALL

Steve is a cheesemonger and entrepreneur, born and bred in Ann Arbor, MI. Having graduated from Brown University in 2009, he has since lived and worked in San Francisco, CA, heavily involved in the cheese, wine, and fine dining communities. His professional experience ranges from front-of-house management, high-end retail service, profit and non-profit fundraising and development, as well as positions in hiring, training, ordering/inventory, and production. He most recently worked at Zingerman’s Deli and was just named one of the top three cheesemongers in the country at the 2015 Cheesemonger Invitational in New York City.