A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

The bar purrs. Ice rattles against a shaker, keeping rough time with the lo-fi blues spilling from the speakers. Around the room, conversations hum like bumblebees, floating over the clink

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

The bar purrs. Ice rattles against a shaker, keeping rough time with the lo-fi blues spilling from the speakers. Around the room, conversations hum like bumblebees, floating over the clink

Pot of boiled peanuts

Love at Full Boil

Near the beaches of Brunswick County, Ludlum’s Produce turns humble peanuts into a Southern delicacy — each pot seasoned with salt, patience, and memory.

Crab pie

Crab Pie

After a beach vacation, Chef Lynn Wells brings a taste of the coast home with her recipe for crab pie, a simply seasoned, savory tart packed with jumbo lump crab meat and baked until bubbling.

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