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LULA’S MOVES INTO FORMER SPANKY’S SITE WITH SOUL-SATISFYING
SOUTHERN COMFORT FOOD Greg Cox for Triangle Today
Chapel Hill Restaurant Group has an enviable record for opening restaurants with staying power.
LULA’S 101 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 919-967-2678, lulaschapelhill.com Cuisine: Southern Rating: 3 1/2 stars Prices: $$ Atmosphere: casual Noise level: moderate to high Service: friendly but spotty Recommended: fried chicken, Southern “carnitas” sandwich, fried green tomato sandwich, biscuits, green beans, fried okra, baked squash, desserts Open: Lunch and dinner TuesdaySaturday, brunch Sunday. Papa being D’Auvray’s grandfather, source of the umami-rich lacquer of Worcestershire sauce, lemon and butter that glazes the bone-in breast.
Even Page Road Grill, the baby of the family until recently, is 6 years old — a venerable age by restaurant standards. Mez has been open for a decade, Squid’s since 1990, and 411 West since 1986. Spanky’s, the granddaddy of the group, opened in 1977. Famous for its burgers and its caricatures of UNC alumni, the place was a Franklin Street institution. But the old boy had grown tired in recent years, and finally gave up the ghost in March last year. Three months later, Lula’s was born at that location. The newest member of the CHRG family brings a different cuisine — you might even say a family of her own — into the fold. Named for the great-grandmother of executive chef William D’Auvray, Lula’s offers a menu inspired by recipes passed down from three generations of the chef’s Salisbury family. Best known locally as the former owner/ chef of Fins and bu.ku in Raleigh, where his menus were a culinary travelogue of his extensive travels in Asia, D’Auvray has long nurtured a dream of exploring his Southern roots. Lula’s is the realization of that dream. Lula’s signature “shallow fried” chicken is a tribute to the chicken D’Auvray remembers his grandmother frying up in a cast iron skillet. The chef tweaked her recipe (she fried in lard, for one, while he uses peanut oil) and adapted it to the restaurant kitchen. D’Auvray’s method — brining, marinating in buttermilk, and air
Named for the great-grandmother of executive chef William D’Auvray, Lula’s offers a menu inspired by recipes passed down from three generations of the chef’s Salisbury family. Juli Leonard drying before dredging in seasoned flour and frying in an enormous cast iron skillet that covers several burners of Lula’s commercial eight-burner stove — yields a juicy, crisp-skinned bird that would surely make his grandmother proud.
cast on a streamlined menu of salads, sandwiches, plates and table sides (which the menu accurately describes as enough for two).
You get two pieces to an order, choice of dark or white meat (including a worthyof-the-splurge two breast option), with a biscuit on the side. Alternatively, you can opt for a boneless thigh on a biscuit or on a locally baked bun with a spicy pickle slaw. There’s even a gluten-free version, fried in a pan reserved exclusively for gluten-free dishes.
You’ll probably find yourself craving more of those excellent biscuits — an itch you can scratch with an à la carte order, served with spun sage honey that makes the offering even more irresistible. And by all means, round out your meal with at least a couple of down-home sides. Scratch green beans with onions are a must, but you won’t go wrong with Lula’s creamy mac and cheese or greens seasoned with a splash of cider vinegar.
Fried chicken is clearly the headline act, but it’s backed up by a strong supporting
If fried chicken is not your thing, Papa’s grilled chicken is a winning alternative.
You won’t go wrong with the fried green tomato sandwich, either, stacked with avocado, Vidalia onion and buttermilk dressing between sturdy slabs of grilled white bread. Or with hickory- and applewood-smoked pork shoulder “carnitas” with chow chow on a locally baked bun. Or braised beef short rib, finished to order on a flat top grill and served on a bun with pepper relish and pan gravy on the side — though why it’s listed under the Plates heading instead of Sandwiches is a mystery. Maybe it’s to fill out an otherwise anemic section whose only two other listings are grilled chicken and the catch of the day (fried catfish both times I was there, but anything from NC waters is possible, from grilled wahoo to speckled trout).
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Your guide to buzzworthy exhibits at Triangle museums Bridgette A. Lacy for Triangle Today
The Ernie Barnes Family Trust
NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY PRESENTS THE NORTH CAROLINA ROOTS OF ARTIST ERNIE BARNES EXHIBIT 5 E Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27601 This exhibition showcases many unpublished Ernie Barnes original paintings, as well as artifacts from his life. Barnes was born and raised in Durham. After five seasons as a professional football player, he retired at age 27 to pursue art. In his prolific body of work, Barnes chronicled his personal experiences with football, music, dance, love, sports, education, church and the South. CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL Booth Amphitheatre 8003 Regency Pkwy, Cary, NC 27518 Through Sunday, January 13. Closed Mondays. Tickets start at $20. Patrons will walk through the venue to observe the lanterns. Plan for 45-75 minutes to view all light displays and enjoy the live cultural performances. Total walkthrough is approximately 1/2 mile. There will be limited seating on the crescent deck for those that want to relax and take in the view! Venue food/ beverage stands will be open selling holiday treats and beverages on the Crescent Deck. A FEAST FOR ALL THE SENSES: BRUNCH INSIDE A MUSEUM Saturday, 11:30 am, Sunday, 10:30 am North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh Iris, the Museum’s full-service restaurant, serves contemporary American cuisine with regional and international flavors. Specializing in seasonal fare using many locally sourced ingredients, Iris features culinary works of art that showcase a complex culture of flavors. Brunch highlights include the Oak City Benedict on a sweet potato biscuit, Belgian waffles, design-your-own omelets, chicken salad, burgers and more. Read more at events.triangletoday.com
Have you seen Georgia O’Keeffe’s extraordinary flowers at the North Carolina Museum of Art? Spend some quality time marveling at interesting pieces of art and chatting afterward with friends and family about the works closing soon in our area. Here’s the roundup: “THE BEYOND: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE AND CONTEMPORARY ART” AND “CANDIDA HÖFER IN MEXICO” WHERE: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh. 919-715-5923 or ncartmuseum.org WHEN: Through Jan. 20. The museum is closed Mondays. The Museum Park is open daily.
across class, race, gender, nationality and age. DON’T MISS: The indoor half-court, basketball court designed by Felipe Pantone. You can actually shoot around on it. DETAILS: $5. Free to artists, members, students, first-responders, teachers, skateboarders, military, veterans and their families. “PEOPLE GET READY: BUILDING A CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION” WHERE: Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Durham, at Duke University. 919-684-5135 or nasher.duke.edu/ WHEN: Through Jan. 6.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND: This exhibit features 35 paintings, sculpture and personal artifacts from the woman often called the mother of American modernism. “The Beyond” presents a conversation between some of O’Keeffe’s most important works and the work of 20 emerging artists, selected for their individual approaches to some of O’Keeffe’s themes, including flowers, bodies, still lifes, skyscrapers, desert landscapes, and the interplay between realism and abstraction. In addition to the O’Keeffe show, your ticket gives you access to “Candida Höfer in Mexico” as well. German photographer Candida Höfer has made portraits of iconic buildings around the world, including the Louvre in Paris, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and La Scala in Milan. This exhibition features 25 large-format photographs of magnificent interiors of libraries, convents, theaters, churches, and museums throughout Mexico. DON’T MISS: While you’re at the museum, head to the West Building, where you’ll find “Light of Life,” the unique light display by Japanese conceptual artist Yayoi Kusama. It originally was a part of the spring exhibit, “You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experiences.” The new acquisition is now a part of the museum’s permanent collection and is worth the wait. Admission to the permanent collection is free “ABOVE THE RIM” WHERE: CAM Raleigh, 409 W. Martin St., Raleigh. 919-261-5920 or camraleigh.org WHEN: Through Feb. 3. A dance party with artist is Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. There are extended hours Feb. 3. WHAT YOU’LL FIND: Sixteen artists celebrate the sport and art of basketball. The exhibition views basketball as a sport and a cultural phenomenon that crosses boundaries and connects communities
Amy Sherald, “Light is easy to love.” (detail), 2017. Oil on canvas, 54 × 43 inches (137.2 × 109.2 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Copyright Amy Sherald.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND: “People Get Ready” features works from people of African descent from 1970 through 2018 that address issues like identity, social justice and environmentalism. The exhibition’s title comes from Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions’ soulful song about hope, faith and redemption. The art includes photography, paintings, works on paper, mixed media and sculpture.
DON’T MISS: Look for works by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, who painted the portraits of Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York, New York. Peter Paul Geoffrion. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, respectively. DETAILS: Cost: $7 adults. $5 seniors (65 and older). $4 non-Duke student with ID. Free for 17 and younger, active duty military, veterans and alumni with identification. General admission is free all day on Thursdays.
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