Jamie (Fritts) Winteroth is one of the founders of Shared Plate Hospitality, along with her husband Jordan. She has been in hospitality most of her life, including stints at some locally famous and infamous spots from the days when she worked for Deep Fork Group at its peak. As owners, Shared Plate has had Aurora, Social Deck & Dining, and RevMex, the latter of which they purchased from Rachel Cope’s 84 Hospitality. Last year, they combined Aurora and Social, and moved a block west to the former Mexican Radio spot in Plaza District. (We also discuss how well that district has done, and Shared Plate’s role in that.) They hired executive chef Jerrod Driskill in 2023, and he’s helped transition Aurora from a breakfast-brunch spot to an all-day restaurant with some of the city’s best dinner dishes, including the snapper tacos, which I rave about in this episode.

Photo by Dennise Toews

Winteroth brings a strong business sense to hospitality, but she has consistently managed to be hospitality first with her guests and team. She has a knack for making people feel welcome. In the episode we talk about that ability to build a team that seems to genuinely care about each other AND the product they’re putting in front of guests. It’s not the easiest balance to strike, obviously, but she seems to have it down better than most. That hospitality ethos extends to Rev, as well, where executive chef Estuardo “Etter” Santos Sacor puts out stellar food, while occasionally breaking my heart when he takes empanadas or pozole off the menu seasonally.

I think it’s important to note that not once during the conversation did I mention that she was Miss Choctaw once upon a time, but if you search for it online, you’ll likely find evidence. Or you could just click on this story I wrote for Luxiere.