Well, this little Shell Station is square in the middle of the most radical transformation she's seen in 60 years. We might be 13 miles from everywhere in the middle of nowhere but there's something happening in Saxapahaw you might not expect.
To illustrate my point, here is the weekend dinner menu from this "Shell Station":
Weekend Dinner MenuYes, you read all that right and I didn't embellish a single bit. You might want to follow what's going on at the Saxapahaw General Store over at their blog: http://saxapahawgeneralstore.blogspot.com/
5-9 P.M. Friday and Saturday, 5-8 P.M. Sunday
February 6-8
Shrimp Chowder
cup for 4—, bowl for 5—
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
cup for 4—, bowl for 5—
Crispy Pork Belly
Apple cider glaze, garlic mashed potatoes, garlic and shallot green beans
12—
Pan-seared Duck Breast Salad
local goat cheese, currants, grilled onions, balsamic glaze
10—
Steel Head Trout
sweet potato hash, asparagus
14 —
6 oz. Wagyu Sirloin Steak
sautéed spinach, duck fat fried potatoes
14—
Kurobuta Pork Chop
Portobello mushroom gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts
14—
Eggplant Parmesan
mixed greens salad
8—
Wild Caught Sea Scallops (after 6 p.m. Friday)
risotto cake, asparagus
16—
Lamb Shank
white bean ragout, sautéed greens
12—
Plate of Mussels
roasted garlic and tomato broth, grilled baguette
8—
Dessert:
Local Sweet Potato Pie, Chocolate Pecan Tart, Local Chevre Cheesecake
4—
Soon a restaurant and pub will be popping out as the upper mill of RiverMill is completed... yep... out here 13 miles from anywhere. If it turns out half as good as the mom and pop run steak place I used to drive 15 minutes into the middle of nowhere to get to in Brandon, Mississippi, it will be the best thing Alamance County has ever seen. (And I'm expecting it to hit a higher mark than that.)
Sometimes it's good to live in the middle of nowhere. ;)
