Chef Warren's
By Moreton Neal

SANDHILLS FUSION WITH A LOCAL TOUCH

While visiting a friend in Southern Pines a couple of years ago, I tasted one of the most memorable soups in my culinary experience (a perfectly balanced creamy tomato-fennel). Ever since that impressive meal, I've yearned to return and repeat the pleasure. To my disappointment, Sweet Basil's, the scene of my soup infatuation, serves lunch only and, not surprisingly, hungry patrons queue up for blocks waiting for a table. The same friend, a connoisseur of fine restaurants, suggested we try Chef Warren's. I was delighted for a good excuse to expand my culinary exploration of her hometown, just over an hour down the road from the Triangle area.

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In Good Taste
Compiled by Robert Bell
Delta Sky Magazine - April 2007

There was a time when this area’s best restaurants could be counted on two hands. There also was a time when...

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