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As you enter the Best Dish NC contest, consider our new Competition Dining Series
A regional series showcasing local culinary talent, local foods in an atmosphere of “consumable entertainment”

For more informationcompetition Dining Series

 

Recognizing the Best Menu Choices
Using Local NC Product

A competition managed and supported by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services that showcases a restaurant’s commitment to create, prepare and serve dishes that highlight local NC products and ingredients

A competitive tradition since 2006!

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The Judges have made their decisions for 2012!

Finalists now have between May and September to incorporate locally inspired dishes within their menu. Here is a quick look at this year’s finalists:

Representing the Eastern Piedmont/Coastal region: Gravy Italian-American Kitchen of Raleigh; Sitti Restaurant of Raleigh; Rhett’s Restaurant, Personal Chef and Catering of Southern Pines; Market Restaurant of Raleigh; Bull Street Gourmet & Market of Durham; Angelina’s Kitchen of Pittsboro; Bald Head Island Club Restaurant of Bald Head Island; Catch of Wilmington; and Tonali of Durham.

Representing the Western Piedmont/Mountain region: Pleasant City Wood Fired Grille of Shelby; Bistro 42 of Asheboro; HomeGrown of Asheville; Curate of Asheville; Sunny Point Café of Asheville; Off the Square of Albemarle; Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen of Greensboro; Spring House Restaurant, Kitchen & Bar of Winston-Salem; Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar of Boone; Red Stag Grill of Asheville; Season’s at Highland Lake Inn of Flat Rock; Marisol of Greensboro; Westglow Resort and Spa of Blowing Rock; Gallery Restaurant of Charlotte; Crippen’s Country Inn & Restaurant of Blowing Rock; and Mast Farm Inn of Valle Crucis.

For more information or questions, contact
Tim Parrish,
email: tim.parrish@ncagr.gov