kernersville

Kernersville

A place in between two bigger places, Kernersville has its own, peculiar style — like with the old home Körner’s Folly — to keep it from being lost in the middle.
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The Original Pancake House

Breakfast: The Original Pancake House

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Although Kathy Pulliam and her husband, David, live in Salisbury, it’s not unusual for them to hop in the car and drive all the way to The Original
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The Breakfast Nook

Breakfast: The Breakfast Nook

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Brandy Drake says she’s been going to The Breakfast Nook since she was old enough to eat solid food. Over the years, she’s learned: “You must get there
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DJ's Diner

Breakfast: DJ’s Diner

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Keith Lingafelt got a letter one day recalling his vehicle for repairs. So he found himself at the Dale Jarrett Ford dealership in Indian Trail at 7:30 a.m.
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Breakfast of Course

Breakfast: Breakfast Of Course! (Mary’s Too)

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Carla Hackaday, a Winston-Salem speech pathologist, admits she could fix her own breakfast. “I’m pretty basic — two eggs scrambled hard with cheese, served with toast and grits,”
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Yoder's Dutch Pantry, Grifton NC, French Toast

Breakfast: Yoder’s Dutch Pantry

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Mickey Whichard lives in Wilmar, “a little spot in the road near the Craven County line on Highway 17.” He and his wife, Freda, have a small farm
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Purple Onion Cafe

Breakfast: Purple Onion Cafe

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Stopping at the Purple Onion Cafe is a ritual for Megan Harrison’s family on their frequent trips to their beach house in Ocean Isle. “Since we usually come
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Old Pier House Restaurant

Breakfast: Old Pier House Restaurant

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Steve Combs walks into the Old Pier House Restaurant, and by the time he finds a seat and tells everybody good morning, his plate arrives. “I get the
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Helen's Kitchen

Breakfast: Helen’s Kitchen

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. If you can get Theresa Grissett away from the griddle long enough to ask whether her restaurant offers anything out of the ordinary, she’ll pause and then tell
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Flo's Kitchen, Wilson, North Carolina, Cheese Biscuit

Breakfast: Flo’s Kitchen

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Susan Webb-Warren works in a large bank in downtown Wilson, so she and her coworker LaTosha Bryant have to hit the ground running in the morning. “From the
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Captain Jim's Seafood

Breakfast: Capt’n Jim’s Seafood Restaurant

Editor’s Note: Click here to see an interactive map of breakfast locations. Deborah Mattox Lloyd orders corned-beef hash, grits, eggs, and toast when she goes to Capt’n Jim’s in Sneads Ferry. Nancy Dawson gets country sausage, fried eggs, grits, and
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