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| - Let me just preface this by saying: I just may be the world's pickiest eater. When my wedding caterer asked what I liked and didn't like, my (only moderately joking) response was "I like chicken, cheese, and ranch. What can you do with that?!" So, when my culinary adventurous husband threw out Heirloom as a date night destination and I checked out the menu for the evening we planned to go to find many things I couldn't pronounce or recognize, I was the epitome of anxious & I wasn't too excited...
When we arrived at Heirloom, we were greeted by the most effervescent & enthusiastic host who introduced us to the concept of Heirloom and showed us to our seats. (If you're totally unfamiliar with Heirloom like I was, just know that there's "fresh & local"...and then there's Heirloom. On an entirely different level. Everything in the restaurant down to the alcohol and decor is from NC. So, the menu changes daily based on what's available.) Our server was equally enthusiastic & positively fabulous! He had been a chef at another restaurant and explained to us that he came to learn at Heirloom as they have an entirely all-hands-on-deck approach that finds him "foraging" for local herbs & spices and collaborating to help create the menu. His knowledge of each dish and its preparation was positively remarkable! The utter passion of everyone that we encountered was so inspiring that my nerves were immediately calmed.
We did the tasting menu, comprised of small plates. You can choose to order a la carte or to go for 6 plates or 8 plates to share. My husband and I opted to go for 6 plates to share. I let him pick the dishes. The only "safe" option was a steak plate, so I was still a little uneasy & planning to leave a little hungry. Once we ordered, the "bread cart" arrived. The bread is, also, different almost daily based on what's available and what the chef wants to do...and the bread cart will make its rounds throughout the meal (we probably got more bread 8 times...) The night we went to Heirloom, it was a heavenly salted herb bread. I begged to take the bread cart home after the second bite of bread, but...alas!
Then, the plates started arriving. After the bread & staff's insatiable enthusiasm, I was already convinced to try ANYTHING because if I didn't like it at Heirloom, I wouldn't like it ANYWHERE. I tried raw oysters for the first time, savored the best cut of steak I've ever had, enjoyed the most flavorful meats, and even got duped into trying a sweetbread (yeah, that one was a bridge too far for me, personally...My husband ate every bite though!)
But, y'all, every plate (sweetbread excluded for me!) was positively phenomenal. I ate things that were lightyears out of my comfort zone. But, I actually found myself enjoying the adventure by the 2nd or 3rd plate once I realized how positively exquisite the execution is at Heirloom. It was truly a meal that was an adventure from start to finish. Each dish was something I'd expect only to find there. Heirloom is more than just another restaurant. It's a passion project for everyone involved and that shows through in each and every bite that comes to every table & very detail of the experience from start to finish!
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