Warehouse Gourmet Bistro & Brew Pub

The People’s History of Warehouse Gourmet Bistro & Brewpub

Keith and Melinda Stambaugh opened the doors of the original “Warehouse Gourmet Catering Company” on October 4th of 2005. Keith attended the York Academy of Arts in York, PA as a fine art major in 1978 and is an accomplished artist. Melinda is a graduate of Cornell University’s Hotel School of Administration. Both were born and raised in the Hanover area. Keith bought the building in 1996 as a home-base for his original Screaming Peacock art studio. Melinda always wanted to own a restaurant. After getting married in 2002, the two decided that The Warehouse was the perfect space to build a restaurant.

Back in 2005, Melinda and Keith started designing and building a small kitchen in the corner of the warehouse where they lived and where Keith had his art studio. “Warehouse Gourmet Catering Company” began with Keith, Melinda and Melinda’s father, Lamar Bortner as a catering business with carry-out and delivery. The 3 cooked, took orders, delivered, marketed, etc. throughout the Hanover Area.