Common Thread

Common Thread is part of a larger story, founded on the commitment to producing, providing, and serving locally sourced foods to our guests through the community relationships we foster and grow. One of those relationships started directly between the founding partners of our sister restaurant, FARM in Bluffton, South Carolina. In 2013, founders Ryan and Joanne Williamson purchased a 5-acre farm outside of Bluffton. Soon after, Ryan began to sell products to the restaurants at Palmetto Bluff. Through those purchases, a relationship began to form between Ryan and then Executive Chef at Palmetto Bluff, Brandon Carter. As this relationship continued to grow, so did Ryan’s desire to open a restaurant of his own. So, with the help of Chef Brandon, together they opened FARM in Old Town Bluffton in the Fall of 2016. As the business continued to prosper, Ryan and Brandon were approached by long-time FARM guests and Palmetto Bluff residents Alan and Karen Sheriff on the possibility of opening another concept in Savannah. And with those ideas in motion, Common Thread was born.