The only day that my sister ate sweet potatoes was Thanksgiving. It was a family tradition – Senator Russell’s Sweet Potatoes. With an emphatic, brace-yourself emphasis on the sweet part. It was more a concoction of butter and brown sugar and pecans and, well, more brown sugar whipped into something akin to a soufflé. I think that a token sweet potato may have been included for color purposes. You could feel your teeth rotting by the third bite.

But here’s a secret. If you want to take Thanksgiving to the next level, go out to eat. At Acme. Let us do the shopping and baking and chopping and roasting and stirring. Oh, and the cleaning. Don’t forget that part. There’s no need to pray that Aunt Peggy doesn’t make her infamous fat-free, salt-free mashed potatoes. Again. Or to feel rightfully disheartened that, yes, that giant pile of dishes doeshave your name on it. And you’re out of bourbon.

So relax. At Acme, we know how to do a pilgrim a solid.

Thanksgiving Dinner. Thursday, November 24^th. We will start seating at noon and stop seating at 8pm. Menu is below. Reservations are by phone only (919 929 2263). Price is $40 per person. Join us. You’ll enjoy the next two weeks a helluva lot more if you do.

Pan-seared Wahoo. Grilled skirt steak with guacamole. Smoked pig’s head pozole. Shooting Point Oysters on the ½ shell. Apple cobbler with salted caramel ice cream. Pecan-crusted fried chicken. Carolina crab cakes. Classic wedge salad. Housemade fettucini. Curried delicata squash. Blackened salmon. End-of-season chile relleno. Fried Brussels sprouts. Chocolate bourbon pecan pie. Flash fried flounder. Forever roasted pig. Grilled grass-fed ribeye. Hungry yet?

Well, that’s all the news from Carrboro. The staff at Acme look forward to serving you soon.

Cheers,
The staff at Acme