asparagus salad: ($10)

I stopped by the Green City Market yesterday and picked up some fat, beautiful purple asparagus from Mick Klug Farm and some winter radishes as ...

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Pairing: Scaia Garganega-Chardonnay Blend

asparagus, farmers' market, house pickling, and ramps

Posted 05/17/13 - Share this entry

Colonial Lamb Daube with Creamed Barley, peas, and fried rosemary: ($24)

Daube is kind of a unique Southern dish in that it has a history in both the Lowcountry and South Louisiana, brought to colonial Carolina by the Hu... more »

Pairing: Nebbiolo or another high-acid red wine

farmers' market, heritage, historical dish, humanely raised, morels, regional favorite, regional specialty, sustainable, and whole animal

Posted 04/24/13 - Share this entry

Bourbon bread pudding with toasted peelcorn oat streusel, apple compote, and caramel ice cream: ($7)

We've always got bread pudding on the menu during the cold months, but I do like to change it up a bit with the seasons. With our apple pres...

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Pairing: Cafe au lait or a good sipping bourbon

apple, farm-raised, farmer (local/regional), farmers' market, heirloom ingredient, house canning/preserving, regional favorite, and sorghum

Posted 11/30/12 - Share this entry

Roast Duck, ca. 1805 with fried bread, roasted hen of the woods, hickory nuts & heirloom apples, bourbon jus: ($23)

Duck is one of the reasons fall is my favorite time of year. We buy whole ducks from Gunthorp Farm every fall into winter, and I always look for...

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Pairing: German riesling kabinett, Austrian blaufrankish, or Pacific northwest pinot noir

apple, farm-raised, farmer (local/regional), farmers' market, foraged (purveyor), heirloom ingredient, hen of the woods, and historical dish

Posted 10/23/12 - Share this entry

Catlapa Grove Berkshire Pork Chop... pumpkin risotto, braised chard, honey scented brussels sprouts, bacon jus, pickled cranberry: ($28)

We have been getting in 1/2 hogs from Trent and Jackie at Catalpa Grove.  They are mostly pastured hogs.  Beautiful hog.   I...

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Pairing: Truchard, Syrah Carneros, California - 2009

farm-raised, farmer (local/regional), farmers' market, gluten-free, handmade, pasture-raised, rancher (small scale/family), squash (specialty varieties), and sustainable

Posted 10/19/12 - Share this entry