Section 2 of five
The Table
What the Triangle grows, cooks, ferments, and argues about — Chapel Hill to Raleigh, Carrboro to Durham.
10 pieces in this section
01Bill Neal Put Shrimp and Grits on the Menu in 1982
610 West Franklin Street. The room closed in 2021; the dish did not.
02Pot, Swan Neck, Condenser
Pot, swan neck, condenser. The shape has not changed in two centuries.
03The Line at Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen at Seven in the Morning
A drive-through window and a queue that starts before seven.
04Andrea Reusing and the Kitchen at Lantern
Lantern, on West Franklin Street, and a sourcing list of named farms.
05Ashley Christensen's Raleigh
Poole's Diner is the anchor; the rest sit within a few blocks of it.
06What the Carrboro Farmers Market Actually Is
The market sells only what its growers raise.
07Member-Owned Since 1988
Member-owned since 1988.
08Two Durham Rooms That Are Not the Same
Two Durham rooms, different in format and in ownership, and both of them unmistakably Durham.
09The BLT at Merritt's Store and Grill
Airport Road, since the 1930s. Thick-cut bacon, iceberg, white bread, Duke's.
10Whole Hog to the East, Shoulder to the West
Whole hog to the east, shoulder to the west, and a line nobody drew on purpose.