Tracey Quarry, Owner

Tracey Quarry

Nineteen years ago, Tracey started as a hostess and cocktail waitress during the summer breaks from college in a town called Huntington on Long Island, New York, where Tracey was born and raised with her sister Tiffany. 
Getting a small taste of the business at such a young age, once graduating Johnson & Wales University in Providence RI, she moved to Atlanta where she worked as a hostess and a server for extra money while trying to decide if she wanted to utilize her advertising degree. The decision was obvious; two years later she had an opportunity to move to New York City where she added traveling and bartending to her resume. 
August 2002, she moved back to Atlanta, to be closer to family who had relocated to the Atlanta area, and within four years she went from Server to Assistant Manager to General Manager. Taking a break from the restaurant business in 2005, Tracey went on to work at catering company, learning how to book events large and small, organize staff for off premise parties and working closely with the host of the event to ensure the perfect party.
In 2006, on a trip to Long Island with her father to visit his mother, they toyed with the idea of one day opening a restaurant with a piano bar. They spent the rest of the trip throwing ideas back and forth, visualizing how great it would be if the opportunity presented itself,

Tracey and father, Al Quarry

and sure enough, February 2007 Tracey was packing her bags and heading to Brevard, North Carolina where she now resides and oversees the full operation of The Quarry.
Tracey has had many jobs over the years, in many different types of restaurants and has always had a love for casual fine dining. "It's upscale enough to have great tasting food with beautiful presentation, a quality wine list, and professional service accompanied by an atmosphere that is elegant yet casual enough that you feel comfortable in either a pair of jeans or a three piece suit."
As a child and throughout her life she has always had a desire to one day own her own business. Career driven and family oriented, opening a restaurant with her father is a dream come true. "It is a passion that is unexplainable; it's hard work, very long hours, and rewarding all at the same time."