Mom and daughter team want to continue cheese shop experience

SIDNEY - In 2023 Jill Sauder did something rare in the Nebraska Panhandle.

She opened a cheese shop, a boutique cafe that offered the charcutier experience in what she called a "graze box." In 2026 she sold Savor and Grace to Kristina Davis and her mother Amber Fields. The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the new ownership with a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday.

"My mom and I decided to take on this adventure together. She's the owner at Safe at Home Sidney, so, caregiving. She owns a couple of other businesses. We were just huge fans of Jill, and Savor and Grace that she opened to begin with," Davis said.

Savor and Grace

She said Savor & Grace became available as she was returning to Cheyenne County.

"When we saw this pop back up, I was looking to move back home and looking for a new change, so my mom is the owner, with me as the manager," she said.

She said most of the time customers will see her at Savor & Grace.

Savor & Grace

She said they want to honor the work Sauder put into Savor & Grace and chose to keep as much of her efforts as possible.

"We wanted to keep a lot of the ... the name, the energy, the recipes and stuff that she worked really hard to create. I think it was really well loved," Davis said.

Davis says the attraction to Savor & Grace started with her admiration of Sauder.

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"She's wonderful. She's really hard-working, really compassionate, really involved with the community, and I really enjoyed her food," she said.

One of the changes Davis and her mom did make is expanding the hours of service to 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. They are also focused on the "grab & go" features, options at the deli fridge, hoping to do delivery days, a new olive bar, lots of desserts, and they hope to bring back alcohol offerings.

When we saw this pop back up, I was looking to move back home and looking for a new change, so my mom is the owner, with me as the manager.

Reading the wider picture

Menus are the clearest record of what diners actually wanted, since every change reflects something that did or did not sell.

The short version

  • "My mom and I decided to take on this adventure together
  • "When we saw this pop back up, I was looking to move back home and looking for a new change
  • Davis says the attraction to Savor & Grace started with her admiration of Sauder
  • One of the changes Davis and her mom did make is expanding the hours of service to 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m

The bottom line

The details will firm up over the coming months. What is already clear is that this is unlikely to be the last we hear of it.