Tod Clissold, owner of Poor Richard’s in the After Hours Pub. (Jim Trotman)
Story and Photos by Jim Trotman
The weather finally turned a bit cold and thoughts turned to the French Dip; the beefy sandwich served “au jus” for dipping and with contested provenance. All stories agree it was conceived in Los Angeles back in the early nineteen hundreds. It remains a popular menu item in diners across the land and is a personal favorite of mine.
As things happen in this age, when a word dropped in a conversation magically shows up in ads in our social media feeds, a posting announcing the French Dip as a special at Poor Richard’s in Manteo popped up.
The notion of revisiting Poor Richard’s, Tod Clissold’s homie sandwich place on the Manteo waterfront, had been stewing for a while. Back when our business was located in Manteo, the shop was a weekly lunch spot for our crew. In the years between, Clissold has expanded within the building to create The After Hours Pub, which enjoys a loyal evening following. It was high time to see how things were going.
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The weather finally turned a bit cold and thoughts turned to the French Dip; the beefy sandwich served “au jus” for dipping and with contested provenance. All stories agree it was conceived in Los Angeles back in the early nineteen hundreds. It remains a popular menu item in diners across the land and is a personal favorite of mine.
As things happen in this age, when a word dropped in a conversation magically shows up in ads in our social media feeds, a posting announcing the French Dip as a special at Poor Richard’s in Manteo popped up.
The notion of revisiting Poor Richard’s, Tod Clissold’s homie sandwich place on the Manteo waterfront, had been stewing for a while. Back when our business was located in Manteo, the shop was a weekly lunch spot for our crew. In the years between, Clissold has expanded within the building to create The After Hours Pub, which enjoys a loyal evening following. It was high time to see how things were going.
