Cherries Cafe Secrets

Cherries Cafe Secrets by Ollie Cherry. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780977156207.

From "Our State Magazine" At Cherries Cafe in Clemmons, North Carolina, a family creates a place where customers come for the sweeter side of life. OK, look, it’s not as if desserts are all they know at Cherries Cafe in Clemmons. It’s not as if the waitstaff greets you with a dessert menu before you’ve even had the opportunity to consider whether you want to try, say, the shrimp melts or the crab quiche or Ollie’s chicken casserole. In fact, the most legendary item on the menu at Cherries is the chicken pie — not the lemon chess pie or even the chocolate cream pie. “That’s our number-one thing on the menu,” co-owner Karol McGill says. The salad dressing is such a popular condiment that they bottle it and sell it at The Fresh Market and other locations. And while the restaurant’s cookbook, Cherries Cafe Secrets, plays up the desserts, it also includes recipes for dozens of entrees, chicken dishes, and side items.