Dining

Bill Smith, Crook’s Corner

by Laurie Paolicelli | January 05 2009

For more than a decade now, Bill Smith has presided over the kitchen at Crook’s Corner, in Chapel Hill, bringing his instinctive and creative approach to cooking to an ever-growing, always enthusiastic crowd who have come to associate dining at Crook’s with good company, great food, and a belief that every meal is a reason for celebration.

Bill Smith’s recipes are marvelously uncomplicated: Tomato and Watermelon Salad, Fried Green Tomatoes with Corn and Mustard Butter Sauce, Cold Stuffed Pork Loin with an Artichoke Spread, Scallops with Spinach and Hominy, Really Good Banana Pudding, and Honeysuckle Sorbet. Structured around the seasons and inspired by the abundant local produce, these recipes not only reinvent classics of Southern culinary tradition, but offer up imaginative interpretations of bistro fare.

Area Restaurants Provide Thanksgiving Dining Options

by Patty Griffin | November 24 2008

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Day Dining in Orange County. Gobble Gobble!

Did You Know?

According to all travel studies, dining is the second most important item on travelers' itineraries (after lodging), and Orange County serves them well with numerous choices.