We are very proud to have so many local items on our menu. We love our community and all the great farmers and artisans we see every week. Thanks for all your work and especially for coming to the restaurant with your great products. Here is a partial list of items from our current menu that we have sourced locally.

Headwaters of Poverty Farm Duck Eggs

Balsam Mt. Farm Chicken Eggs

Kenny’s Farmhouse Ted

Pete The Cheese Guy’s Fresh Mozzarella

Kenny’s Farmhouse Blue Gouda

Yellow Branch Truffled Alexandria

Strawberries-farmers market

Radishes-Farmers Market

Baby Red Onion-Farmers Market

Rhubarb- Farmer’s Market

Local Honey-Farmer’s Market

Ramps-2 Local sources

Balsam Mt. Farm Kale

Salad Greens from 3 farms, Balsam, Farmer Damon, Chuck Beane

Carolina Pride Catfish

Springer Mountain Farm Chicken

Balsam MT. Farm Pork Chops & Sausage

Brasstown Beef

Sweet Potatoes

Collard Greens

Cabbage

Logan Turnpike Grits

Sunburst Trout

NC Clams

SC Oysters

Shiitake Mushrooms

All or goat cheese is local although the source changes from time to time, I mostly use spinning spider.

All our Bread is Locally Made Daily, some by Simply Delicious here in Waynesville.

All our Desserts are hand made either in house or by Jackie Blevins here in Waynesville

We grow many of the herbs we use every day and source most of the rest locally when possible. Almost everyone in the kitchen brings in herbs regularly from home. Casey brings in duck eggs as well.

Many items are pickled in house and usually sourced locally. Same with jams and preserved items. Piccalilli, Chow Chow, Tomato Jam….

My parents even grow some of our citrus like meyer lemons ad key limes in Florida.

Looking Glass Chocolate Lab

Sequatchie Cove Dancing Fern

Looking Glass Ridgeline

Looking Glass Ellington

Steeplechase Toffee

There is even more coming as season is just starting. So come in to FLPH and support your local farmers!

About Chef Kaighn

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Executive Chef Kaighn Raymond has over 23 years of experience with the last 8 years as owner and executive chef of Frogs Leap Public House and 13 of the previous in the Atlanta fine dining scene. Coming to Atlanta directly from the Culinary Institute of America, Kaighn had already reached sous chef level at Chatterley's, a beloved Connecticut bistro recognized by the New York Times and still flourishing today. Chef Kaighn worked his way through CIA gaining exposure to the industry in multiple capacities. Upon graduation from CIA with Dean's List Honors and a high pass on his 5th term practical Kaighn was recruited to the 5th group in Atlanta. Over the next decade Chef Kaighn developed his diverse skills as a highly celebrated Executive Chef in the Atlanta scene at several of the Atlanta's most notable establishments, including Brasserie le Coze, Alon’s, Atlantic Seafood Company, Horseradish Grill, Food 101, La Tavola, The River Room, The Vinings Inn, Pastis and The French American Brasserie. As the Executive Chef at Brasserie Le Coze, his flawless integration of creative, unpretentious cuisine coupled with inspired presentations re-elevated the reputation of the restaurant to one of the hottest in the city. During his years here Chef Kaighn fine tuned his skills under world renowned Chef Eric Ripert at Le Bernardin in New York City . After a long career at the top of the Atlanta fine dining scene, Chef Kaighn followed his dream to Waynesville, NC where he opened his first self owned restaurant: Frogs Leap Public House at 44 Church Street in 2012. FLPH was voted the #1 Restaurant, #1 Food and #1 Service in Western North Carolina by Open Table diners in 2018 and is in the Trip Advisor Hall Of Fame 2018.

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