Margaret Houston | Food Styling: Phillip Rhodes
Inspiration can come from the most unlikely places. Like the Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a tiny town on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. When the restaurant switches over from breakfast to lunch service (don’t worry, you can order a stack of flapjacks at either meal), servers set tiny crocks of quick-pickled creamy cucumbers on every table as a complimentary snack or side to accompany burgers and patty melts. While this isn’t the Pancake Pantry’s exact recipe, it’s close. Similarly sweet, slightly creamier, and with an extra herbal punch from fresh dill, it makes for a fine, refreshing accompaniment to any summer meal.