{"id":217990,"date":"2025-08-28T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?p=217990"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:20:08","slug":"meet-the-souths-newest-foodie-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/meet-the-souths-newest-foodie-city","title":{"rendered":"Meet the South\u2019s Newest Foodie City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s no shortage of culinary powerhouse cities across the South, but it\u2019s time to officially add another to the list. Raleigh, perhaps overshadowed at times by its trendy neighbor <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/where-to-eat-in-durham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Durham<\/a>, has been marching up the ranks of gastronomic excellence in a major way recently.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Promo shortcode start --><div id=\"nlf-1c\" class=\"gg-promo topic-distilled big\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"title\">Get Our Bourbon Newsletter!<\/div><div class=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/promos\/bourbon-newsletter-big.jpg\" alt=\"glass of bourbon with ice\"><\/div><div class=\"right\"><form id=\"nlf-1\" method=\"post\" class=\"form\" action=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/newsletters\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gg_form_submit\" value=\"nlf-1\"><div class=\"dek\">Distilled is our newsletter about the South\u2019s favorite spirit.<\/div><div class=\"action two-items\"><div class=\"input-left\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" class=\"email-input\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"group_id\" value=\"151240180\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"shortcode_form\" value=\"nlf-1\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"subscription_99416\" value=\"on\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prev_page_id\" value=\"217990\"><\/div><div class=\"gform_footer\"><div style=\"display:none;\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-st\" id=\"nl-nov-st1\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-b\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-r\" id=\"nl-nov-r1\" value=\"2025-11-14\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-et\" id=\"nl-nov-et1\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div><button data-sitekey=\"6Lc-hRkaAAAAAI84hbB81Jl48pGievR_C_UgHdnY\" data-callback=\"on_submit_nlf_1\" data-action=\"submit\" class=\"g-recaptcha button button-primary after-email\">Sign Up<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"captcha-terms\"><p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p><\/div><\/form><script>document.getElementById('nl-nov-st1').value=Date.now();document.getElementById('nl-nov-r1').value='';function on_submit_nlf_1(token) {document.getElementById('nl-nov-et1').value = Date.now();document.getElementById('nlf-1').submit();}<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Promo shortcode end -->\n\n\n\n<p>The rise in notoriety, says Scott Crawford, the five-time James Beard Award nominee and owner of popular local spots like&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/crawfordandsonrestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crawford &amp; Son<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantjolie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jolie<\/a>, started in 2007. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/feature\/the-big-heart-of-ashley-christensen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ashley Christensen<\/a>&nbsp;took a chance on downtown Raleigh when she started&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ac-restaurants.com\/pooles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poole&#8217;s Diner<\/a>,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd I think that was really the beginning of the city\u2019s food scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKZqcHbPLVC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKZqcHbPLVC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Poole&#39;s Diner (@poolesdiner)<\/a><\/p><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-7365630\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad mobile inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-6436114\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad tablet inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-4134357\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad desktop inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheetie Kumar, owner of hotspot <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/feature\/ggs-hot-list-30-new-restaurants-to-try-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ajja<\/a> and fellow five-time James Beard nominee, <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/eat-like-a-local-in-raleigh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has said<\/a> similar things about Christensen\u2019s influence: \u201c[Poole\u2019s] became the anchor for everything else in Raleigh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crawford himself is credited with having a heavy hand in developing Raleigh\u2019s restaurants. He was the executive chef at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theumstead.com\/dining\/herons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Herons<\/a> when the restaurant received a Forbes Five Star designation in 2008, one of only seventy-nine in the country, before opening Crawford &amp; Son in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Scott-Crawford-PC-Jessica-Crawford-734x1100.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Crawford\" class=\"wp-image-218003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Scott-Crawford-PC-Jessica-Crawford-734x1100.jpg 734w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Scott-Crawford-PC-Jessica-Crawford-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Scott-Crawford-PC-Jessica-Crawford-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Scott-Crawford-PC-Jessica-Crawford-800x1200.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><div class=\"wp-caption\"><div class=\"image-credit\">Photo: Jessica Crawford<\/div><div class=\"caption\">Scott Crawford.<\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An increase in development projects around the city starting about a decade ago has also helped fuel the growth of local, independent restaurants, and a massive population surge during the pandemic helped push Raleigh\u2019s food boundaries even further.&nbsp;\u201cWhile Raleigh is still a fairly young food scene, it\u2019s a pretty impressive one with a surprising number of exceptionally well-trained chefs,\u201d Crawford says. \u201cIt\u2019s both a mix of longtime North Carolinians who have honed their craft here and Michelin-trained chefs who have chosen to move here from major cities and restaurant groups as our dining public continues to grow and demand more sophistication.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhavin Chhatwani, executive chef at <a href=\"https:\/\/tamashanc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tamasha<\/a> and a recent James Beard nominee, was one of those chefs who purposely moved to Raleigh. \u201cMeeting [the owners of Tamasha] Mike and Tina, our shared vision for exceptional food and hospitality aligned,\u201d he says of his decision. \u201cAnd I knew the city was ready for inventive Indian food that is still approachable at its heart.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-6375133\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad mobile inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3385485\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad tablet inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-7023378\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad desktop inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TAMASHA-Bhavin-Chhatwani-PC-Daniel-Ray-Productions-1100x733.jpg\" alt=\"Bhavin Chhatwani\" class=\"wp-image-218006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TAMASHA-Bhavin-Chhatwani-PC-Daniel-Ray-Productions-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TAMASHA-Bhavin-Chhatwani-PC-Daniel-Ray-Productions-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TAMASHA-Bhavin-Chhatwani-PC-Daniel-Ray-Productions-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TAMASHA-Bhavin-Chhatwani-PC-Daniel-Ray-Productions-1600x1066.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><div class=\"wp-caption\"><div class=\"image-credit\">Photo: Daniel Ray Productions<\/div><div class=\"caption\">Bhavin Chhatwani.<\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While there\u2019s a surplus of new and noteworthy spots in town worth talking about, here\u2019s a small sampling of eateries generating buzz and attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-subheader\"><h2>Brodeto<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Madison-collage-5-1100x697.jpg\" alt=\"Agnolotti with English peas, gorgonzola and serrano peppers\" class=\"wp-image-218012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Madison-collage-5-1100x697.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Madison-collage-5-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Madison-collage-5-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Madison-collage-5-1600x1013.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><div class=\"wp-caption\"><div class=\"image-credit\">Photo: Jessica Crawford<\/div><div class=\"caption\">From left: Agnolotti with English peas, gorgonzola, and serrano peppers; coal-roasted scallops.<\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Crawford\u2019s latest endeavors, <a href=\"https:\/\/brodeto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brodeto<\/a> is a seafood-heavy concept inspired by the flavors of southern Italy and Croatia. The coal-roasted scallops are a must-have, as is the pistachio ice cream for dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-subheader\"><h2>Capital Pizza Box<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Oakwood_Pizza-Box_20250602-HT8A3875_Credit_Baxter_Miller-733x1100.jpg\" alt=\"sprinkling parmesan on pizza\" class=\"wp-image-218017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Oakwood_Pizza-Box_20250602-HT8A3875_Credit_Baxter_Miller-733x1100.jpg 733w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Oakwood_Pizza-Box_20250602-HT8A3875_Credit_Baxter_Miller-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Oakwood_Pizza-Box_20250602-HT8A3875_Credit_Baxter_Miller-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Oakwood_Pizza-Box_20250602-HT8A3875_Credit_Baxter_Miller-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Oakwood_Pizza-Box_20250602-HT8A3875_Credit_Baxter_Miller.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><div class=\"wp-caption\"><div class=\"image-credit\">Photo: Baxter Miller<\/div><div class=\"caption\">Margherita pizza.<\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Owner Anthony Guerra is considered by many to be the pizza king in town, and this offshoot of his original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oakwoodpizzabox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oakwood Pizza Box<\/a> recently opened to help keep up with demand. 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