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Lunch at Coopers

Today I ate lunch at Clyde Coopers Restaurant in downtown Raleigh.
Lunch at Clyde Coopers is a trip into Raleigh’s past. Set in the heart of downtown Raleigh, Coopers looks virtually unchanged from its opening day circa 1938.
The dining area is split in half; one side has sit-down tables and chairs, while the other side [...]

Shiver me timbers

It started as an innocent trip. I needed to find a good diner for lunch; something that would rank at least “three calendars” on the Heat-Moon Scale. I found it just outside of Timberlake, North Carolina.
“County Kitchen” had all of the prerequisites for a great country diner. The tables inside may well [...]