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Tweet Specialty of the House recipe This Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate was a reader requested Specialty of the House recipe from the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C. The inn’s Great Hall Bar serves a signature hot chocolate every winter. This version has been very popular that it held over from 2013 to 2014. To read more about the recipe, read the December 2014 story. Specialty of the House gets recipes for local restaurant dishes. Send requests, including your city, to Specialty of the House, The N&O, P.O. Box 191, Raleigh, N.C. 27601; or email aweigl@newsobserver.com. 1 cup granulated white sugar 1/4 cup waterRead More →

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30 December
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In Chocolate, Dessert, Pie, Specialty of the House

Tweet Specialty of the House recipe This Chocolate Chess Pie recipe was requested by a reader for The News & Observer’s monthly Specialty of the House column. The pie is such a popular chocolate dessert at the Angus Barn that the North Raleigh restaurant makes 600 pies a week. Owner Van Eure assures home cooks that this dish is easy to make but they also sell it at the restaurant’s country store. The recipe was printed in a Specialty of the House column in 2000 but also was published in a 2014 story, “Triangle Restaurants’ Signature Dishes.” Specialty of the House gets recipes for localRead More →

30 December
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In Main dish, Meat, Specialty of the House

Tweet  Specialty of the House recipe This Pecan-Crusted Fried Chicken recipe was requested by a reader for The News & Observer’s monthly Specialty of the House column. It has been adapted from chef Kevin Callaghan, owner of Acme Food & Beverage Co. in Carrboro. Callaghan offers this advice: Pecans can burn fairly easily, so it’s best to use boneless chicken since the bone-in chicken takes longer to cook. Or you can finish bone-in chicken in a 350-degree oven. To see the original story, go to http://goo.gl/r8hbL4. Specialty of the House gets recipes for local restaurant dishes. Send requests, including your city, to Specialty of theRead More →

23 October
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In Side dish, Specialty of the House, Vegetable

Tweet Specialty of the House recipe The owners of Bolt Bistro in Raleigh were happy to share the recipe for Sauteed Brussels sprouts with Crispy Pancetta. After testing this recipe, we couldn’t keep from popping them into our mouths like candy. The sauce is a combination of fish sauce, Sriracha sauce and chicken broth. So it has a nice savory note followed by some heat. To read a story about this recipe, go to http://goo.gl/hfdK6B. Specialty of the House gets recipes for local restaurant dishes. Send requests, including your city, to Specialty of the House, The N&O, P.O. Box 191, Raleigh, N.C. 27602; or emailRead More →