A Yankee Chef’s Southern Habitat

Bruce Moffett’s North Carolina home merges North with South

The commingling of North and South “seems to be my whole theme in life,” says Bruce Moffett, a Rhode Island-born chef now based in Charlotte, N.C.

His flagship restaurant, Barrington’s, pays homage to his New England roots while relying on local ingredients. His forthcoming cookbook is entitled “South by North.”

A similar theme emerged when...