Current specials may include:
Availability is limited, so please call us if you'd like to check on specials for a specific night
Tom yum - wild shrimp in spicy broth with fresh lime leaf, galangal and oyster mushrooms
Catbriar Farm asparagus - pan roasted with soy butter and a poached farm egg
Louisiana soft shell shrimp tempura with green chile mayonnaise
Korean-style fried Perry-Winkle Farm chicken with sweet chile-garlic sauce and potato-cucumber salad
  
The 15 semi-finalists for First Lady Michelle Obama's Recipes for Healthy Kids competition have been announced, and the team including Culbreth Middle School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools Chef/Trainer Ryan McGuire and Lantern Restaurant has been selected for their Green Eggs and Ham Fried Rice.
Watch a WRAL video about the recipe and initiative
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Lantern celebrates 10th anniversary!

Ramp dinner benefitting the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project at Early Girl Eatery in Asheville. April 22, 2012, 6:30pm

Cooking In the Moment selected as one of the New York Times notable cookbooks of 2011!
A serious thank you to Serious Eats for including Cooking in the Moment with such great company in their favorite cookbooks of the year.
Southern Farmers Vanquish the Clichés

Sorghum Speaks!
Louisiana shrimper turns the tide on his business
News & Observer article about Miguel Torres, Lantern's chef de cuisine.
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We offer reservations for parties of any size every night. Please call 919.969.8846.
Serving dinner Monday through Saturday from 5:30pm - 10:00pm.
Closed on Sunday.
Bar with late night menu open till 2:00am Monday through Saturday.
Complimentary valet parking is available every night directly across the street.
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The Daily Beast has written a review of Cooking in the Moment, that Katrina Heron hails as a thoughtful, delicious take on “locavorism.” more

Read Saveur's review of Cooking in the Moment

Andrea Reusing wins the James Beard award for Best Chef Southeast!
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