Local Tastes

" Q: ‘Shrimp and Grits’ was a trademark dish of what Chapel Hill chef and restaurateur?

A: The late Bill Neal, who made Crook’s Corner a mecca for enthusiasts of neotraditional southern cooking. ‘Shrimp and grits’ languished on the menu until Craig Claiborne’s rave review in the New York Times made it the restaurant’s most-ordered entrée."

Sources: Powell, Lew. 1999. The Ultimate North Carolina Quiz Book. Chapel Hill: UNC Press.