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SouthernCast Iron Kitchen
8024 Market St, 6 & 7, Wilmington, NC 28411
Chef/Owner, Josh Petty, was born in Burlington, NC and was brought up in a family that loved to cook. He developed an appreciation of cooking from his mother and grandmothers. Many of the dishes that appear on Chef Petty's menu come from old family recipes that he has re-created with his own twist. He is devoted to executing dishes using fresh local and North Carolina based products and services. Josh and his wife, Drea, strive to make Cast Iron Kitchen a community and family oriented restaurant that embodies "Southern hospitality" at its finest.
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SouthernSouth Beach Grill
100 South Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Southern inspired, locally sourced since 1997. Overlooking the scenic anchorage on Banks Channel in Wrightsville Beach, South Beach Grill serves consistent, creative southern-inspired cuisine sourced by land and sea in a friendly, casual atmosphere — a great burger on the patio for lunch, or eclectic Chef-driven regional cuisine at dinner, with an unbeatable sunset view of the channel.
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