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outherners are recognized as being hospitable, and one of the most notable forms of welcome is a well-made biscuit,” says Chef Matthew Krenz, formerly of The Asbury in Charlotte, where his popular Sticky Biscuits still welcome diners. Butter, cinnamon, and sugar are spread onto buttermilk biscuit dough and topped with chopped Benton’s country ham. The dough is rolled up, sliced, baked, and then drizzled with goat cheese icing. It’s a biscuit — and so much more.

The sweet, glazed cinnamon biscuits at the Dan’l Boone Inn in Boone are crowd-pleasers, too. And at Sweet Potatoes in Winston-Salem, the restaurant’s namesake vegetable sweetens the biscuits. They form the base for eggs Benedict and breakfast sandwiches at Sunday brunch, and miniature versions of the biscuits appear at lunch and dinner, too.

Sweet potatoes and thyme flavor one of the many creative biscuit varieties at Wilmington’s Rolled & Baked. Chef Micah Edelstein, a former Top Chef contestant and a culinary consultant for the restaurant, says that the menu features “biscuits for the bold.” Biscuit tapas and Parmesan-basil biscuits, anyone? That’s some memorable hospitality.

The Asbury
235 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 342-1193
theasbury.com

Dan’l Boone Inn
130 Hardin Street
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 264-8657
danlbooneinn.com

Sweet Potatoes Restaurant
607 North Trade Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 727-4844
sweetpotatoes.ws

Rolled and Baked
509 Castle Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 899-4019
rolledandbaked.com

This story was published on Jan 28, 2019

Debbie Moose

Debbie Moose

Debbie Moose is a food columnist for the News & Observer in Raleigh. Her latest cookbook, Southern Holidays, is part of the Savor the South series from UNC Press.