Foodie Guide

Meet The Chef
Lindsay Autry

Raised on a peach farm in North Carolina, Autry's call to culinary arts came at the age of six when she discovered that she did not like the taste of canned food. She began experimenting in a camper kitchen and by age nine she was in state 4H cooking competitions. Autry attended the prestigious Johnson & Wales University and was awarded the Vollrath Award for Gastronomic Excellence and voted Valedictorian for the College of Culinary Arts. After graduation, she honed her skills working with Chef Michelle Bernstein at Azul, the AAA-five diamond restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental. She worked in notable kitchens such as Mb in Cancun and Las Brisas in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. She has competed on television's Iron Chef. Her commitment to local farmers shows on The Lazy Goat menu. Autry's menu focuses on providing fresh items made from scratch and features flavors from the Mediterranean.

Featured Recipe: Lazy Paella

Meet The Manager
Aimee Maher

Maher, a veteran in the hospitality industry, came to Table 301 in 2004 as General Manager of Soby’s after more than 12 years with the Wild Wings Café. Maher spent her college years in The University of Akron in Ohio, completing BA in Theatre, followed by receiving her Master of Arts in Theatre Arts. Maher figured that waiting tables would be the first acting skill she needed to learn. That desire got her started in the industry, working summers in Hilton Head Island. She joined Wild Wings Café in 1990 as a bartender and moved up from there. By the end of her first year, the company was ready to expand to the next location and needed someone to step into management. Since Maher was already doing most of that management level work, it was the natural next step for her. She continued pursuing her acting career while in the restaurant business until she realized some of her best "work" was done on the floor in the restaurant and she could practice both arts by staying in the hospitality industry. Maher was instrumental in opening The Lazy Goat, working on everything from interiors and furniture selection to hiring and training staff and developing day-to-day operational procedures. You’ll find her regularly splitting time between Soby’s and The Lazy Goat, ensuring a great experience at either Table 301 restaurant.