C ulinary artist Brandon
Parrow never intended to
become a woodcrafter. T he
1994 graduate of Johnson and W ales
U niversity in C harleston had already
begun his career as a chef, when one
of life’s paths led him toward an unexpected
destination. A house renovation
project inspired him to put down the
knives and pick up a hammer and saw.
H e enrolled in cabinetry classes at C ape
Fear C ommunity C ollege.
For a while he straddled both worlds,
working four days a week in the food
business and three days a week building
cabinets, until the cabinet making
eclipsed the culinary career.
Seven years later, Parrow’s mid-town
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cabinetry shop is a one-man operation.
H e is the sole businessman, designer and
cabinetmaker.
“I like working alone,” Parrow says,
adding that he occasionally hires carpenters
to help with cabinet installation.
W ith the single-minded focus of a oneman
operation, he builds one project at
a time. For Parrow, the cabinetmaking
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