About Us

Meet The Owners of Toast Noir Cafe

Toast Noir Cafe is the vision of Tamara Young and Chef Virgil Harper, bringing together thoughtful design, elevated hospitality, and culinary creativity to create a café experience unlike the traditional coffee shop.

As founder and creative visionary, Tamara Young conceptualized Toast Noir Cafe as an elevated café and social destination where coffee, cocktails, culture, and creativity come together. She personally designed the café’s signature 2D-inspired interior, pairing black, white, and gold elements, graphic lines, and contemporary details to create an immersive atmosphere that is distinctive, modern, and instantly recognizable.

Young’s vision was to create a space that evolves throughout the day, a place to enjoy coffee, cocktails, teas, matcha, breakfast, lunch, and social connection. Her approach to Toast Noir Cafe extends beyond interior design, bringing together branding, hospitality, atmosphere, and guest experience to create one cohesive destination.

Complementing that vision is Chef Virgil Harper, culinary architect of Toast Noir Cafe. With an unwavering commitment to refined flavor, purposeful ingredient selection, and elevated café dining, Chef Virgil has developed a menu that gives Toast Noir Cafe its culinary identity.

Chef Virgil Harper is the culinary architect of Toast Noir Café, where an unwavering commitment to refined flavor, purposeful ingredient selection, and elevated café dining informs every offering.

With a chef’s emphasis on high-quality, well sourced ingredients, Chef Virgil has developed a menu that embodies the character of Toast Noir Café. The lineup features signature salads, crafted soups, elevated sandwiches, house locally sourced pastries, and other beloved café classics each composed to deliver something memorable for every guest.

Chef Virgil holds that food is more than sustenance; it is an immersive experience. At Toast Noir Café, his culinary philosophy harmonizes with the café’s refined aesthetic and lively ambiance, resulting in a dining experience defined by thoughtful preparation and considered presentation.

Together, Tamara Young and Chef Virgil Harper have created Toast Noir Cafe as a complete sensory experience, where distinctive design meets thoughtful cuisine, premium coffee meets crafted cocktails, and culture and community have a place to connect.

Toast Noir Cafe isn’t simply somewhere to eat or grab a cup of coffee. It’s a destination designed to be experienced.