This is a blog of my five-week exploration of culinary experiences in North Carolina. Baaswell Sheep is accompanying me and offering his own commentary on the trip, although he refuses to go into any place that serves lamb chops.
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We started our journey with a side trip to Ireland for some bangers and mash at the local Irish pub. The meal looked so good when it was brought out that my companion forgot to take a picture of it, but you can see that he cleaned his plate. Just use your imagination to picture a delicious sausage, mashed potatoes, and English peas on the plate. This is definitely a place to stop if you like Irish food: it's not a fancy pub, but to us what's more important is the food and the people serving the food, not how closely the space recreates a typical Irish pub.
Downtown Waxhaw, NC
Let's just say that this town is nothing like it was when my companion's great grandmother lived here a hundred years ago. The traffic is a bit too thick for my tastes, and on the north side coming in we saw building after building being erected. Still, the downtown area is nicely maintained and the shops were nice, albeit a bit crowded at times. Later in the afternoon, with temperatures getting up into the 90s, we got a much needed mint ice cream at the Waxhaw Creamery to help cool us down.
Small but interesting museum that covers several aspects of the local area: the original Waxhaw native American inhabitants, the fact that Andrew Jackson was born in the area, the Revolutionary War and Civil War history of the area, and the general culture of the people and life in the area. The museum is effectively one large room, but it does have a small collection of early buildings outside. Only open on Fridays and Saturdays, but a great way to get a better sense of what makes the town and the area unique.
We returned to Amélie's, this time to try something new: the French toast, complete with strawberry pieces and blueberries. It was quite delicious, and this time I held my companion back from eating until he'd photographed the food first!
Please note that all restaurant and product names are used simply for referential purposes and links provided as a courtesy. Reviews are the sole opinions of the reviewer: no restaurant has paid to be listed here, and no restaurant is being explicitly endorsed. In other words, go out there, try them all, and form your own opinions!
We started our journey with a side trip to Ireland for some bangers and mash at the local Irish pub. The meal looked so good when it was brought out that my companion forgot to take a picture of it, but you can see that he cleaned his plate. Just use your imagination to picture a delicious sausage, mashed potatoes, and English peas on the plate. This is definitely a place to stop if you like Irish food: it's not a fancy pub, but to us what's more important is the food and the people serving the food, not how closely the space recreates a typical Irish pub.
