Pearl's Foggy Mountain Cafe
If I ever opened a restaurant of my own, which of course I wouldn't, it would be a place like Pearl's Foggy Mountain Cafe, only with better food.
The dining room is basically a big screened-in porch, or you can sit outside on the terrace or covered porch. There used to be a large old tree growing through the dining room, but an electrical storm took it out last year.
The food is...
...local and organic whenever possible, and the cuisine is High-End Southern.
The problem is that Pearl's now has Baltimore prices, with most entrees in the $25-$28 range.
That means I'm not quite so forgiving when the fried green tomatoes with decorative squiggles of chipotle mayonnaise also come with raspberry vinaigrette that looks like raspberry Kool-Aid on the plate. Or the "horseradish smashed fingerlings" under the Grilled Natural Ribeye Steak With Porcini Jus taste like horseradish instead of mashed potatoes.
Oh, well. The setting (and my picture above doesn't do it justice) almost makes it worth the cost. You sip wine and look over the lawn strung with fairy lights and the woods beyond. If you're lucky, a deer or two will step out from among the trees.
Here's a better image from the restaurant's Web site:
(Photo courtesy of Pearl's Foggy Mountain Cafe)
Comments
Yes, I agree with you. Your Sewanee connections must go way back, as I just noticed your daughter's name is Gailor.
A friend told me that she heard on the Today show yesterday that Sewanee was the 10th best place to live in the US. Never found the reference, but it's how I came across your writing.
Posted by: Knowles Harper | July 18, 2007 5:56 PM