The Literary Chef is created and maintained by Lucindy Willis, Ph.D., chef & co-owner of the Yancey House Restaurant and Gallery and director of YanceyVillage Preservation, a non-profit group, the purpose of which is to preserve, protect, and promote rural Caswell County’s rich history through such projects as the restoration of historically significant structures including the tobacco barn located on YanceyVillage property. The organization also serves to support and promote art in Caswell County, through artist in resident programs and special events.
The Literary Chef website is an expansion of Yanceyvillage.com. While the latter website focuses on the Yancey House Restaurant and the development of the surrounding 150 acres, this website focuses on the “back of the house,” that is the kitchen, as well as topics of interest to the chef (literature, gardening, cooking).
While driving from Smith Mountain Lake to Raleigh this afternoon via Rt 86, NPR was on the radio; the State of Things to be exact. We often travel this route and had no idea that your restaurant was a stone’s throw away. The discussion with Frank Stasio peaked our interest and for once, we veered away from our route to find you. I so look forward to treating myself to a meal and learning more about the community, the local food production in North Carolina and making the drive something to really look forward to on a regular basis.
Thank you and hope to meet you soon,
Gabriele Jones
We look forward to having you. Sorry we were closed (Mondays are our day off). Why don’t you visit our website at http://www.yanceyvillage.com and take a virtual tour of the garden and look at our holiday offerings. Thanks for writing.
Lucindy