Timbr’s grand opening in Fort Lauderdale was almost 6 years in the making: An oral history of how it came together

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Timbr’s grand opening in Fort Lauderdale was almost 6 years in the making: An oral history of how it came together

The name was easy. That took less than two hours. Everything else took almost six years. Timbre is the quality of a note and how it resonates. To strike a distinctive tone, and possibly for branding purposes, the owners of the new Fort Lauderdale restaurant dropped the “e.” Yes, coming up with the name Timbr for Michael Tronn, Paul Brown and Max Van Fleet — the triumvirate behind SoFlo’s latest ultra-chic dining destination — was one of those ea…