arugula salad
feta | pears |spiced almonds | grilled pineapple-black pepper vinaigrette | 8.95
Raffaldini Vineyards Vermintino Yadkin Valley, NC 8.50
I tell you what. The eye-talians are coming to the kackalack and stirrin up some crazy good juice. (that is all said in a southern accent). Seriously…try it
little neck clam pasta
angel hair | swiss chard | bacon| cherry tomatoes |
parmesan cheese 9.95
Brun Beaujolias Blanc Beaujolais, France 7.50
Brun makes chardonnay with great minerality and acidity. No oaky woody flavor, no buttery creamy. this is what chardonnay tastes like.
pan seared sockeye salmon
butternut squash-cremini mushroom hash | sweet potato leaves | country ham chip | fig sauce |9.95
Uriondo Txakoli Basque Country, Spain 6.50
Txakoli is made most often from a grape named hondarribi zurri. leave it to the basque to make a slightly effervescent white wine that is just crazy enough to be great.
flatbread
corn-ancho pepper puree | eggplant | oyster mushroom | red onion | gruyere | thyme-mustard vinaigrette | 8.95
Gaierhof Pinot Nero Alto Adige, Italy 7.00
Crisp fruit on this pinot noir. Think burgundy with a little more fruit as it has a bit of age on it.
lamb meatballs
isreali couscous | raisins | pickled carrots | pita | mint-cilantro puree | 9.95
Domaine des Rozets Coteaux du Trincastin France 6.50
southern french but not too juicy. nice balance. it has all the elements you would expect but none of them too overpowering.
six plates cheese plate
sliced apple | honey | fruit compote | mixed nuts | crostini
10.95
Paul Jeune Cunoise “Montpertuis” Rhone Valley, France 8.00
cunoise is a grape typically found in rhone blends. this particular wine is 100% cunoise. smoky tart red fruit. this is food wine. not your typical drinking wine, but great once your palate is ready.
farmhand foods beef sliders- chapel hill creamery mozzarella, roasted pepper-kalamata aioli, balsamic caramelized onions… 8.95
truffle frites – truffle oil | house made ketchup | parmesan…6.95
sweet potato arancini with smoked gouda…5.95
six plates lamby joes…8.95
olive plate…3.95
sweet blue cheesecake
fig sorbet | minted poached pears | toasted walnuts | 5.95
Quinta do Infantado Tawny Port 5.00 3oz
Nutty and rich for a great almond and slightly spicy finish..
flight of local yogurt and house made sorbet - choose a total of three flavors | ask for flavor choices | 3.95
2 Kukia’S Chocolate Chip Lavender Cookies | 2.95
some of our local partners (every ingredient italicized on our menu is local):
four leaf farm | greens | rougemont
elodie farms | goat cheese | greens | rougemont
everlaughter farm | greens | produce | hillsborough
thomsonranch | produce | durham
julie jones | coffee cups | durham
melvin’s gardens | eggs, produce | rocky ford
rainbow farms | lamb | chorizo | poulet rouge | snow hill
rue cler bakery | flat bread dough | durham
farmhand foods | sausage and pork | durham
counter culture | coffee | durham
