Just fyi, in comment to your recent notes about Watertable..we DO appreciate knowing where the chef's ingredients are secured. We are committed to buying local and want to support restaurants who make the effort--and spend the extra $$--to support the local food growing and crafting community.  No matter what your politics, what could be more patriotic than supporting your neighbors?

Her point is very well taken. The last thing I want to do is sound like I'm discouraging restaurants from using local suppliers. And they should brag about it all they want. My comment about naming the butter's producer must have come out more critically than I meant it.

I believed the restaurant in the first place when they said they support local farmers and producers whenever they can, so somehow it felt a bit more like an ad than a menu item. That was all I was trying to say.

So buy South Mountain Creamery butter! You can find it at the Waverly Farmers Market. And support restaurants that use local farmers and producers.