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Sweet and savory sweet country blues biscuit
Biscuit beignets are a “no-brainer”
Rise southern Biscuits & righteous Chicken
Self-proclaimed foodies, Anju and Ajay Patel loved Rise from the first time they ate at the original Durham location. When the opportunity came to bring fresh, madefrom-scratch breakfast food to Holly Springs, the Patels jumped at the chance, opening their Rise location in Holly Springs Towne Center four years ago. “The biscuits are made everyday. The chicken is breaded in house. All the ingredients are fresh,” says Anju Patel, who lives in Cary with her husband Ajay and family. The Patels love the culture at Rise, in addition to the southern-style food. “In the kitchen, you can try out different things. (Rise is) very free flowing and receptive to new ideas,” says Anju. Some of the eatery’s most unique menu offerings have been created from experimentation, which is encouraged. A former manager at the Holly Springs location dreamed up the Biscuit Beignets, fried bits of biscuit dough doused in powdered sugar — a delicious “no brainer,” says Anju. The sweet-and-savory biscuit, Sweet Country Blues, arose when a frequent customer at downtown Durham’s Rise regularly ordered a glazed blueberry biscuit with allnatural pork sausage from Cooper River Farms. The owners took notice, and the one-of-a-kind sandwich earned a permanent spot on the menu. Build-your-own sandwiches give every customer the opportunity to create a biscuit sensation of their own. “Pile up anything you want: eggs, sausage, sauces. There’s a great variety of how you can build your biscuit,” says Anju. 169 GRAND HILL PLACE, HOLLY SPRINGS (919) 586-7343 RISEBISCUITSCHICKEN.COM
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