The Restaurant and Catering operations at the White Church present the talents of Sam Long and Brian Harwell, two native Memphians and partners in the White Church. Both are culinary school graduates with a passion for cooking, entertaining, food and wine pairing, and travel. Their combined experience exceeds 30 years – a quest that has taken them from New York to Florida and California. Armed with this pioneering spirit and their vision of a place with character and architectural beauty, they have returned to bring to life truly memorable events at the White Church.

In the Memphis area, their restaurant experience includes such perennial favorites as La Tourelle, Erling Jensen, and the Grove Grill. Outside the area, they have worked on the Florida coast near Seaside at Café Thirty-A, and in the Napa Valley at the famous Relais and Chateau Resorts Auberge du Soleil and Meadowood Napa Valley, home of the Napa Valley Wine Auction. The Wine Auction included a multi-course fine dining dinner for 2,000 guests and the opportunity to work with area chefs, among them Holly Mondavi, Julian Serrano, Joachim Splichal, Jody Denton, and Jan Birnbaum. Catering in the Napa Valley for All Seasons included such locales as Opus One, Chateau Montelena, Frog’s Leap, Diamond Creek, Sterling, Clos Pegase, and St. Clement, to name a few. Sam and Brian have volunteered their time at the Masters of Food and Wine, working with world renowned chefs Jacques Pepin, Jean Louis Palladin, Michel Richard, Charlie Trotter, and Patrick O’Connell. Their fine dining adventures have taken them from the French Laundry in the Napa Valley to Commander’s Palace in New Orleans to Restaurant Daniel in New York City.

The cuisine that most truly reflects their style is defined by the simple premise that basic, traditional French techniques, combined with seasonal, and local, when possible, products can only yield a positive, truly delicious, result. California cuisine most closely exemplifies this method, and is the single greatest inspiration in the restaurant’s culinary endeavors. It is the goal of Seasons to seek out and utilize the best products at their peak season and combine them in interesting, delicious, and unique ways.