Bayou lunch
An eater had lunch at Crawdaddy’s Cajun Café recently, and was pleased by the shrimp creole.
Generous portion, flavorful sauce that was plenty spicy but not overly so, and shrimp that were cooked just right. Side salad was nice and cold (room temperature salads are a big turn-off to this particular eater) and the iced tea was very good as well. Not too expensive either. Nice effort for a place so far from Louisiana.
Harry’s Market Grand Opening
Head west this weekend for the area’s most recent addition to the cool little place up the road with plenty of local flavor.
Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., crepes, wine and live music. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., crafts, kidstuff and live music. harrysmarketatwhitecross.com.
Local cheese
The Eater had a pleasant experience this past June with a summer cheese plate at Crook’s built around a gently melted round of Chapel Hill Creamery’s Carolina Moon. Brie-like but local and fresh. (If you try this trick at home warm it — don’t heat it.)
The Creamery, which last year hosted Slow Food’s big chef and farmer event (and SF Int’l founder Carlo Petrini), has been carefully expanding its offerings.
Owners Flo Hawley and Portia McKnight are providing the ingredients for this month’s farm dinner at Panzanella on Monday. Reservations at 929-6626.
BALLE high
Carrboro’s taken an interest in BALLE, the organization that works with communities trying to build stronger local economies. BALLE co-founder Judy Wicks, who speaks Tuesday at the N.C. Museum of History, is also the founder of the White Dog Café in Philly where an entrée from tonight’s menu reads: Crispy Pekin Duck Breast with a Fresh Local Rhubarb Mostarda, bagna cauda dressed vegetable and faro pilaf, braised Lancaster County bitter greens
That’s some love, brother.
Deep thought
What are we going to do with all these cherry tomatoes?
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