The Fearrington House Restaurant
North Carolina
The Fearrington House Restaurant overlooks the gardens of Fearrington Village near Chapel Hill. Its dining rooms connect the meal with changing views of planted borders, hedges and pathways, making the landscape part of the restaurant's character. Executive chef Paul Gagne builds menus around North Carolina produce, local farms and ingredients grown in Fearrington's gardens. Guests can choose a shorter prix fixe meal or an extended chef's tasting menu, with a vegetarian tasting menu offering another route through the seasonal ingredients. A substantial wine programme accompanies cooking that combines European influences with the produce and hospitality of the American South.