Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery

Southerleigh, Fine Food & Brewery, will be the new restaurant in the Historic Brewhouse at Pearl. Named for the prevailing Gulf breeze and the Texas coast’s proud sense of place, Southerleigh will serve Chef Jeff Balfour’s modern take on Texas’ cross-cultural cuisine from seafood, to beef, to small plates. The on-premise brewery will offer a rotating array of original recipe, craft batch beers from Master Brewer, Les Locke.
Southerleigh is rooted at the unique intersection of cultures that make up the storied richness of Texas and Pearl. This culinary crossroads (Coastal, Cowboy, Spanish, German, Creole… all the flavors of Texas’ historic roux) is where Chef Jeff Balfour, born in Galveston, crafts a cuisine of both contemporary wit and breezy Southern charm.
Whether you‘re enjoying date night in the majestic dining rooms or catching up with old friends in the Beer Garden – May Our Paths Cross at Southerleigh.

Author: Caroline Porsiel

Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay from Ellijay, Mt. Frozen Knob Vodka, and Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. The distillery won a 2024 Best of Georgia Award and a 2025 Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for its Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. As a founding member of the AMBRU Campaign, launched in 2020, Porsiel advocates for the global recognition of American Brandy and Rum. She continues to drive innovation in the craft spirits industry from her active distillery in the heart of Georgia’s apple country.