Keyword: heritage
Strawberries with Sorghum Ice Cream and Almond Cookie Cone
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Strawberries with Sorghum Ice Cream and Almond Cookie Cone: ($6.95)
Sweet sorghum is a native grass whose leaves and stalks are crushed to produce a sweet, sticky sap that is boiled down, much like maple sap, to ...
more »Pairing: N/V Yalumba "Museum Reserve" Antique Tawny Port
farmer (local/regional), heirloom ingredient, heritage, regional favorite, regional specialty, and sorghum
Posted 04/29/13 - Share this entry
Butter Lettuce with Grilled Asparagus, Hard-Cooked Egg and Parmesan with Avocado-Lime Dressing
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Butter Lettuce with Grilled Asparagus, Hard-Cooked Egg and Parmesan with Avocado-Lime Dressing: ($8.25)
I have always loved the taste and texture of what my mom called butter lettuce. This is also called bibb or Boston lettuce with soft leaves and ...
more »Pairing: 2010 Thiery-Weber Grűner Veltliner $10.00/glass
asparagus, heritage, homage dish, and regional favorite
Posted 04/29/13 - Share this entry
Colonial Lamb Daube with Creamed Barley, peas, and fried rosemary
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
Pan-fried shad roe with Carolina Gold Rice Middlin's, Butter Bean Gravy, Crispy Aged Country Ham, and Cressie Greens
Pan-fried shad roe with Carolina Gold Rice Middlin's, Butter Bean Gravy, Crispy Aged Country Ham, and Cressie Greens: ($21)
During late winter out East, one of the signs we can look to of the imminent arrival of Spring is the shad runs. An interesting fish in the herr...
more »Pairing: A lean, racy sauvignon blanc such as Muscadet or a New Zealand
heirloom ingredient, heritage, homage dish, paneed, regional favorite, and regional specialty
Posted 04/04/13 - Share this entry
Calas, ca 1890
Calas, ca 1890: ($7)
"Calas belle! Calas tout chaud!" was the cry of the cry of the calas lady as she roamed the narrow streets of the French Quarter at ni...
more »Pairing: Cafe au lait, or a sipping bourbon
Ark of Taste, dulce de leche, heritage, historical dish, homage dish, and regional specialty
Posted 02/19/13 - Share this entry