sweet tooth
re-opened
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WBM september 2010
signature dish
Wrightsville Beach’s 22 North
(22 North Lumina Avenue, 910-509-
0177) is a popular place for locals
and a dinner destination for new
and returning tourists. Executive
Chef Brent Poteat has won a mul-titude
of awards for his food, but
perhaps his most popular dish is
his Shrimp and Grits, which won
“Best All-Around Flavor” in the
Taste of Wilmington Food & Wine
Festival. Poteat gets his grits from
a stone-ground mill that’s been in
business for 110 years, and then he
makes magic. “I change the dish
daily,” says Poteat. “Sometimes I’ll
make barbecue shrimp and grits,
or I’ll make it in a Georgia-style
Brunswick stew, and when I make a
Thai sauce, I’ll do Thai Shrimp and
Grits.” If you have a favorite style
of 22 North shrimp and grits, call
Poteat the day before you come in,
and he’ll be happy to cook it up for
you. Now that’s shrimp and grits
with a smile. — Justin Jacobs
Where Market Street meets the Cape Fear River, the air is filled with the unmistakable smell of
fresh-baked waffle cones. Follow your nose, and you arrive at Kilwin’s Chocolates & Ice
Cream (16 Market Street, 910-772-1298), an old-fashioned confection store, offering fabulous
homemade fudge, 32 flavors of awesome ice cream, candies, chocolates and delicious things
dipped in chocolate. “Each Kilwin’s is known for something different,” says Charlie McCaskill,
manager of the Wilmington store, “and we’re known for ice cream. Call us Kilwin’s or ‘that ice
cream shop downtown.’ Either way, you’re going to love our ice cream.” — Justin Jacobs
all new — better Than Ever!
lumina commons
next to blockbuster
& Harris Teeter
Call ahead: 256-2030