Dear Crook’s Family, There is a lot going on this time of year: basketball, holiday shopping, visiting family and friends, so I will keep my letter to you brief. The time has come, and I’m here to tell you: It’s Cheese Pork! season, y’all. The weather has finally made us start to crave that perfectly […]

Mark Elliott’s beautiful show titled Celtic Wonders is now up in our dining room gallery – through November.

Hello Crook’s Family, Fall weather finally arrived in our sweet, little town. That means the Crook’s menu has undergone a few delicious changes. I think you will like what’s happening. Our house smoked Beef Brisket lost its summery okra and beans but replaced them with sweet potatoes, celery, and fennel. The ‘chicken and dumplings‘ with grilled thighs, […]

Food 52 named Bill Smith’s Atlantic Beach Pie, the sweet-salty twist on a classic North Carolina lemon pie, one of their “Top 10 Genius Recipes of All Time” (along with Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter). Check out the full story here.

Dear Crook’s Family, September. Wild, unpredictable storms aside, a sense of rhythm and balance returns with school schedules and shorter days. The exuberance of summer produce on the menu becomes more streamlined, and flavors find a fall footing. That said, we still have fried okra with cherry tomatoes, and we will continue to have local […]