An artist with a taste for brandy has transformed an abandoned building into The Brandy Bar, a space where complex fruit flavors mingle with colorful art.
Mountain Ripples
On a farm in a cove in the Smokies, a biologist turned cheesemaker is bringing a slice of woods back to life. Like a pebble tossed into a pond, every careful decision she makes, every creature she cares for, has a lasting effect on the forest she’s trying to save.
Mountain Eclectic Flavors in Sylva
For nearly 30 years, Lulu’s on Main has been an anchor of this Jackson County town. Now, the restaurant is strengthening its connections with neighbors down the street — and cuisine from around the world.
Kinship Rekindled
Descendants of the world’s most famous conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, return to Mount Airy every year to reconnect with relatives from around the globe.
Speaker for the Trees
John Simcox Holmes set out to understand the connection between clear-cut logging and flooding on his farm. Along the way, he gave trees a voice and helped save the state’s forests.
The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa
History abounds at this iconic resort in Hickory Nut Gorge.
Baker Barber Photo Collection Captures Anonymous Images of the Past
In Henderson County, volunteer sleuths are trying to identify some 75,000 photographs spanning a century of everyday life in western North Carolina.
Southern Sweet Talk
Honey. Sugar. Sweetie. Spend enough time in North Carolina, and you’ll notice our language is syrupy, the words saccharine, and your mood sanguine.
Hendersonville’s Postero is a Treasury of Tastes
When Postero restaurant set up shop in a former bank in Hendersonville, the merging of past and present yielded a menu that’s familiar, yet full of surprises.
