S H O R T S H O R T S • •
COOK IT FORWARD
LOCAL RESTAURANTS BAND TOGETHER IN RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC CRISIS By Fritts Causby
rxrestaurantandbar We were invited
to #cookitforwardnc in partnership with
@visitnc to share some local love for
some of our favorite NC restaurants
and dishes and to raise awareness for
the NC Worker’s Relief Fund, which
helps to support service industry
workers. •
There are so many good ones, but
today we would love a bowl of Chef
Craig Love’s clam chowder at
@surfhouse1 in Carolina Beach,
featuring local clams and mussels,
tomato, sweet potato, shallot,
mushroom fritter, sausage, micros,
and charred bread. •
carsonmjewell I was invited to
#cookitforwardnc in partnership with
@visitnc to share a local dish, chef,
and restaurant to raise awareness
for the NC workers relief fund, which
helps to support service industry
workers. Today I’m thinking about
Chef James Doss of @rxrestau-rantandbar
and his tomato salad
with shishitos.
I’d like to nominate @crispy_mike89
of @southbeachgrillwb to cook it
forward by sharing his favorite NC
restaurant dish and nominating
another chef. Head over to visitnc.
com/cookitforwardnc to give back to
those in your community who have
always been there to serve you.
crispy_mike89 I was invited to
#cookitforwardnc in partnership with
@visitnc to share a local dish, chef,
and restaurant to raise awareness
for the NC workers relief fund, which
helps to support service industry
workers. I’m giving chef @royal.fu
at @seaviewcrabco a shout out for
always bringing the heat and putting
up some of the best food around.
The photo is a dish of his.
Top to bottom: James Doss of Rx Restaurant and Bar names Craig Love’s
clam chowder at Surf House one of his favorite North Carolina restaurant
dishes. Michael Overman of South Beach Grill acknowledges Brad Royal
of Seaview Crab Company for his spicy dishes. Pictured is Royal’s soft-shell
crudo with crunchy slaw and spicy coconut vinegar. Carson Jewell of
Manna chooses Doss’s tomato salad with shishitos and nominates Michael
Overman of South Beach Grill to cook it forward.
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WBM july 2020
TO provide an avenue to show sup-port
for restaurant workers left
unemployed by the mandated shut-down
amid the COVID-19 pandemic,
a number of North Carolina chefs have created
the Cook It Forward NC movement in May.
With the use of the #cookitforwardnc hashtag
to make it searchable on social media, local
chefs and restaurateurs generate needed mar-keting
exposure for their peers and at the same
time raise awareness about the problems indus-try
workers are facing.
The participating chefs and owners choose a
favorite dish from a North Carolina restaurant
other than their own and share it on social
media. They nominate that dish’s chef or another
to cook it forward and repeat the process.
Chef James Doss and co-owner Sarah Doss of
Wilmington’s Rx named Chef Craig Love’s clam
chowder at Surf House in Carolina Beach.
“My husband and I love to spend time at
Carolina Beach State Park,” Sarah Doss says.
“Dinner or drinks at Surf House afterward has
become a part of that tradition. Craig Love,
Anna Lee Johnston and the rest of the Surf
House team understand great hospitality, and
that clam chowder dish was fabulous and made
a lasting impression. We’re just really missing the
things we love.”
Independent restaurant owners across
the state have a deep appreciation for each
other, and the #cookitforwardnc movement
encourages community support of the industry
through the NC Worker’s Relief Fund.
“The restaurant industry is in this together,
and this is tough on every single one of us,” she
says. “We’ve spoken with many other restau-rant
owners throughout this process, and have
also banded together nationally to form the
Independent Restaurant Coalition.”
Independent restaurants employ over 11 mil-lion
people nationwide.
“Our industry has been crippled by this pan-demic,”
Doss says. “The IRC advocates for the spe-cific
type of relief that independent restaurants
across our country need to reopen and rehire. The
#cookitforwardnc movement, however, is specific
to our state as is the N.C. Worker’s Relief Fund. If
you follow the hashtag you’ll see restaurants all
across our state supporting each other.”
SURF HOUSE
BRAD ROYAL
RX RESTAURANT AND BAR