Loire Wine Dinner in Raleigh

[wondersofwine]

Brappy, there is a whole "confrerie" (correct term?) of young chefs gathering in the Triangle area nowadays. Scott Howell at Nana's in Durham has made a name for himself. The Agasis (Sarig and Nancy) came to Raleigh after hearing about Scott. Sarig worked under Scott at Nana's and then opened his own restaurant Butterflies--later closed that and now has Zely and Ritz. Ashley Christiansen also worked with Scott Howell I believe and now is chef at Enoteca Vin and was invited to do a dinner at James Beard House in New York City. She has also consulted on Nana's Chophouse in downtown Raleigh. The owner of St. Jacques was maitre d' at Il Palio in the Sienna Hotel in Chapel Hill before starting his own restaurant. (He does not do the cooking). And so it goes.
And all of the restaurants I've mentioned put a nice emphasis on the wine list as well as the food.

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 02-22-2006).]