Some food experiences are so transformative they become part of your personal mythology – the meals you measure all others against for the rest of your life.
The fried chicken at Clyde Cooper’s Barbecue in downtown Raleigh is exactly that kind of revelation.
North Carolina takes its comfort food seriously – it’s practically written into the state constitution that thou shalt respect proper Southern cooking.
When locals debate the best spots for traditional Southern fare in the Triangle area, Clyde Cooper’s inevitably enters the conversation with the reverence usually reserved for championship basketball teams…