We received the following notice from OpenTable:
"Our final OpenTable Diners’ Choice list for 2011 highlights the country’s crème de la crème restaurants according to OpenTable diners nationwide. I am delighted to report The Copper Door has been named to this Top 100 list for Best Overall Restaurants!"

Culled from more than 10 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners, The Copper Door bested more than 12,000 other restaurants in the U.S. to receive this award. Other winners include Le Bernardin in New York and The French Laundry in California.

Thanks to all our diners who have helped The Copper Door earn this accolade! We hope you can come celebrate with us soon.

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The Copper Door is also featured on Windstream Channel 4's "Art in the Mountains."
View the program here.

A Conversation with Chef Dennis Barber

Chef Dennis Barber got his first taste of the restaurant business while attending college in Hammond, LA. One of the grand historic homes in town was being renovated as a fine dining restaurant. The place was charming and offered an exceptional dining experience in the small town 50 miles north of New Orleans.

Dennis grew up in New Orleans and was thrilled to see a restaurant of this caliber in his college town. The memory of dining experiences there stayed with Dennis and he decided that one day he might like to try his hand at something similar. read more

News at The Copper Door

The Clay County Progress (12/21/11) and WNC Sentinel (12/22/11) included the story of the restaurant being named one of OpenTable's Top 100 restaurants in the country.

WNC Magazine - "While tiny Hayesville, with a population of just 300, might seem an unlikely place to discover authentic red beans and rice and other Creole fare, Dennis Barber, chef and owner of The Copper Door, couldn’t resist bringing his native flavors to town..."

The Copper Door was recently awarded Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence for 2011.

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