by Kristen Wile

For years, chef Oscar Johnson has been partnering with Enderly Coffee to pop up at the West Charlotte coffee shop and serve breakfast biscuits. The pop-ups have taken place on sporadic Saturdays, as Johnson has been busy with a corporate job and working as half of Jimmy Pearls. However, he recently stepped away from his corporate gig and will shift focus to growing Biscuit Jam in 2026 with his wife, Kaila. 

That growth will emerge from hosting pop-ups every Saturday at Enderly to working on increasing partnerships with other local businesses.

“We’re looking to scale that up, and see if there’s a potential for us to do some weekly drop offs to some different local coffee shops,” Johnson says. 

Biscuit Jam’s menu generally consists of four offerings: Classic Man, a classic biscuit; Project Chick, a fried chicken biscuit; Notorious B.E.C., a bacon egg and cheese; and Cheezy-E, an egg and cheese. Guests can also order a side of grits, as well as the jam of the day, which tends to be seasonal. Guests can follow Biscuit Jam on Instagram to see the weekend’s coming menu.

Every now and then, you might see a livermush or fried bologna offering. Johnson also plans to expand into shelf goods, such as one-pound bags of his biscuit mix with at-home baking instructions. 

Jimmy Pearls will continue to have a presence in the Charlotte culinary scene with pop-ups at bars like Substrate and taking part in a supper club series as Johnson continues to grow Biscuit Jam. 

He’s also working on a new to-go concept, called OJ’s Takeout, that’s rooted in Southern cuisine with an appreciation of Asian cooking.

“I’m making a conscious effort to just really push all of my creative ideas out just in the name of having a love for food and expressing my art form and telling my story,” Johnson says.

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