The Weathervane Cafe
Joy and I were in the mood for something new, so we went to a place that we should have gone a long time ago. A Southern Season is where we buy our ridiculously expensive coffee, cheeses and imported cured meat. They have a cafe, but we'd never gone there. Boy have we been missing out.
We started out with three appetizers: Shrimp Hushpuppies, Chickpea Fritters, and Butternut Squash Soup. The hushpuppies had a Texas Pete aioli, which is a fancy term for spicy mayonnaise. They had a really rich corn flavor and were perfectly crisp on the outside, soft on the inside. Joy, not being a shellfish fan, ate one bite and then let me have the rest. The fritters were an amazing blend of ground chickpeas, spices and chutney. It had an Indian-spiced aioli and fresh apricot chutney. They were a tad dry, but tasted wonderful. The butternut soup, served with cinnamon sour cream, was the best butternut soup Joy or I have ever tasted. It had a thick consistency and tasted like you would expect fall to taste: spicy, warm, soft.
For our main course, we split rack of lamb served with a blue cheese grit cake, roasted vegetables, and a sage jus. Joy was too full by this point to eat much, and to be honest, the appetizers were the star. The dinner was simple but tasty, with the roasted vegetables having been done to perfection.
We skipped dessert because we were stuffed, but we'll surely be heading back there.
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