A taste
of place
Reopening May 8, 2026
There’s a certain kind of evening that only happens here.
Theodosia returns for its second season, led by Vivian Howard and inspired by the stories, flavors, and spirit of the North Carolina coast. Named for Theodosia Burr Alston, whose life and disappearance remain part of Outer Banks legend, the experience carries a sense of place that feels both grounded and quietly mysterious.
Vivian Howard
From her beloved early restaurants like Chef & The Farmer and the Boiler Room in Kinston, North Carolina, to her New York Times best-selling cookbooks like Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South and PBS television series A Chef’s Life, Chef Howard has helped shape the landscape of regional Southern cooking. Inspired by the rich culture of the Outer Banks, Theodosia is the next stage in Howard’s culinary evolution.
Reservations
We welcome you to make reservations for parties of up to four guests through OpenTable. For larger parties (five or more), availability is extremely limited and we kindly ask that you submit your request via our Inquire button below. While we cannot guarantee availability, we will do our best to accommodate all requests on a space-available basis.
We look forward to serving you.
This isn’t just dining, it’s storytelling for the palate and soul
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Summer 2026 Opening Day May 8th
Daily: 4pm-9pm
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Women of the Outer Banks
In January 1813, the Patriot vanished off the Outer Banks, carrying Theodosia Burr Alston. She was thirty. Her story was never resolved.
Some say it ends in a cottage near Nags Head, where a portrait of a young woman appeared years later under circumstances no one could explain. The Banks has always held onto its legends.
This restaurant carries her name, but it stands for more than one story. This coast was built and sustained largely by women, most of whom history overlooked.
The photographs here offer a small correction, drawn from archives and private collections. They capture women whose lives shaped this place.
Some were recognized. Most were not.
All of them are part of where you are now.
These are their stories.
Photographs courtesy of the Outer Banks History Center, Roger Meekins Collection, Victor Meekins Collection, Frances Rogallo Collection, Frances Drane Inglis Photographs, Estelle Meekins Papers, and the State Archives of North Carolina.
Curated by Baxter Miller and Ryan Stancil at Theodosia, Duck, NC..
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