![]() ![]() Tellingly, the first three episodes of the season are titled “Houston’s Calling”, “Shifting Priorities”, and “Negotiating a Dream”. Clearly, any further expansion would require external resources. A thread running through the TV show, set to begin its fourth season on March 15, is the stress created by the family running three locations. It’s expected that Montgomery and Norman will continue to be involved in the operation of at least the Grand Center location. Knowles has the capital and connections to take the Sweetie Pies name national if he so chooses. In the past, rumors of a location closure have gained a lot of attention, but were temporary and apparently the result of poor communication by the restaurant. She has also expressed an interest in putting her full effort into the Grand Center location. The extent of the plans Knowles may have for the popular eatery that regularly sees lines out the door and around the block, is unclear, but the possibilities are extensive. Montgomery has been quoted as saying, “I think closing West Florissant (Dellwood) and Mangrove (in The Grove) would be a great business decision,” Neither location is lucrative enough according to Montgomery. ![]() With this success and hundreds of thousands in state Brownfield Redevelopment Incentives, Montgomery was able to fulfill her lifelong dream of opening a restaurant, banquet hall, cooking school and performing arts space in a single location. In 2012 she opened Sweetie Pie’s $4 million The Upper Crust location on Delmar in the city’s Grand Center arts and entertainment district. A second location in The Grove neighborhood of central St. Sweetie Pie’s was founded by Robbie Montgomery and her son Tim Norman in 1996 in the north St. ![]()
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