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“Our region is such a wonderful one for growing. We have all the vegetables here so it’s easy to eat seasonally.”
Courtesy Jeff Seizer
— Jeff Seizer
taste of SUMMER Royale chef and family man Jeff Seizer gives the food of his childhood a North Carolina spin by ADDIE LADNER
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n a given weekday morning, you might find Jeff Seizer looking over the heirloom tomato section at the Ronnie Moore Farms stand at the Farmers Market, or searching for the sweetest blueberries and blackberries at a nearby berry patch with his wife, Sally Stark-Dreifus, and their two young children, Sophie and Luca. Seizer takes full advantage of North Carolina's spectrum of year-round offerings: Cherokee Purple tomatoes, Thai basil, chili peppers and more. These are not only staples at his downtown Ralegh bistro, Royale, but at his home, too. “Our region is such a wonderful one for growing,” says Seizer. “We have all the vegetables here, so it's easy to eat seasonally.” A lifestyle centered around food and family comes naturally to Seizer. Born
