Coastal Virginia Culinary Awards Winner 2024
From the Nov.-Dec. 2024 issue of Coastal Virginia Magazine:
Consult the Farmers’ Almanac to gauge the seasons, or pop into Harper’s Table. May Pea Spaghetti with Country Ham Lardons signals spring, Heirloom Tomato Salad with Duke’s Mayo and Felts’ Bacon heralds summer, then, as leaves fall, Brown Sugar-Brined Pork Chops, Cornmeal-Crusted Flounder, Hayman Sweet Potatoes and Little Wicomico Oyster Stew surface. Chef-owner Harper Bradshaw’s Southern cred is the real deal (the Western Tidewater native was mentored by Sam McGann and Pete Evans at Vintage Tavern); so are his sumptuous biscuits and cornbread.
His diligently sourced, local-leaning fare is simultaneously elevated and down-to-earth just as his Downtown Suffolk digs are both up-to-date and retro (repurposed wood and steel, including pine reclaimed from the old Suffolk Peanut Company warehouse). Masterful cocktails change frequently (perhaps one with rhubarb bitters) but staff remember what you like—HT has been steeping in hospitality for 12 years. Speaking of a dozen, kindly pass those Deviled Eggs.
