Smithfields refers to two related businesses in
Ashland, Oregon, United States: Smithfields Restaurant and Bar and Smithfields Pub and Pies.
Description and history
Smithfields is co-owned by British chef Neil Clooney and Dee Vallentyne.
The two commissioned artist Sarah F. Burns to create three oil paintings depicting dead animals for the restaurant's interior in 2012.
Smithfields Restaurant and Bar's menu includes
Southern cuisine options such as
baked beans,
brisket,
collards
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, and
fried chicken
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.
[ The farm-to-table restaurant has been described as a "meta mecca" with a "breezy atmosphere, cheery packed bar and local focus", and a "casual steakhouse with thoughtful attention to detail".
]
Reception
Clooney was named Best Chef for his work at Smithfields by readers of ''Southern Oregon'' magazine in 2015.
See also
* List of Southern restaurants
Following is a list of notable restaurants known for serving cuisine of the Southern United States:
* Acadia: A New Orleans Bistro, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
* Baes Fried Chicken, Portland, Oregon
* Big Spring Cafe
* Biscuit Bitch, Seattle
* Br ...
References
External links
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Ashland, Oregon
Restaurants in Oregon
Southern restaurants
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