From Elizabeth Hudson: Well Fed
Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson reminisces on special meals made with love.
Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson reminisces on special meals made with love.
Don’t be shy: At these North Carolina buffets and family-style restaurants, filling up your plate two or three times is expected and encouraged.
As home to one of the world’s largest military installations, this city has a wide array of shops to browse and cuisines to enjoy thanks to passionate locals from diverse backgrounds.
In this adventure-packed novel, a teenager from High Point sets out on a mission to reunite his family. Inspired by the music of his hometown hero, he journeys through fantasy and reality.
The first pay-what-you-can restaurant in North Carolina’s capital city gives everyone the chance to eat a tasty meal and form relationships with their neighbors.
A Forsyth County nonprofit donates delicious Middle Eastern-style meals and empowers a group of talented cooks along the way.
We talked to three experts about growing our first-frost fruit, how to enjoy the pulp at peak ripeness, and their favorite way to eat them.
You might work up an appetite when you listen to our curated Spotify playlist featuring 20 songs by North Carolina artists about some of our favorite Southern foods.
This classic, creamy spaghetti casserole is the perfect way to enjoy leftover turkey.
Escape the cold with a bowl of pappardelle pasta, tomatoes, beef, and Merlot-soaked mushrooms.
Baked butternut squash meets flavorful country ham in this delicious seasonal dish.
Corn adds fresh flavor to this rich pasta dish.
When it comes to planning a Thanksgiving spread, we’d never suggest forgoing a family favorite — but there’s always room on the table to try something new.
An irresistible selection of apple, pumpkin, and chocolate recipes to welcome the season.
From cakes and pies to salads and party mixes, fall means sweet and savory dishes full of satisfying crunch.
Give thanks for pie! Creamy chocolate walnut; sweet potato covered in a buttery, crunchy topping; classic, custardy pumpkin — these favorites are fit for a feast.
Handcrafted decoys have evolved from a practical tool for hunting waterfowl into a prized art form. Yet for some collectors, their value lies in cherished memories of the Carolina coast.
How a jack-of-all-trades from Carteret County found his calling and shored up a Crystal Coast tradition.
In North Carolina, the Atlantic’s most notorious buccaneers — from the fearsome Blackbeard to the “gentleman pirate” Stede Bonnet — left behind an aura of mystery and a spirit of daring and adventure.
Take to the high seas — er, Taylor’s Creek in Beaufort, that is — to learn more about North Carolina’s infamous pirates.
Over the years, a lot has changed about how we celebrate Thanksgiving, but certain traditions — gatherings of family and friends, football in the backyard, and a turkey on the table — have stood the test of time.
For more than 30 years, on one special Thursday in November, a community has come together over bread, soup, handmade pottery, and a good cause.
For more than 75 years, North Carolina’s largest Thanksgiving parade has rolled through Charlotte’s streets nearly every holiday season, a jubilant reminder that Christmas is just around the corner.
In a nature preserve in the heart of the Sandhills, many of North Carolina’s official state animals live in abundant harmony among the pines. Actually finding them, however, is another story.
Six generations — and counting — of the Plott family have bred a hound renowned for its tenacity, bravery, and indelible link to the Tar Heel State.
A former hairstylist in Forsyth County turned to beekeeping and agriculture to help children learn about the beauty and wonder of nature.
One scaly, swimming symbol alone could not tell the full story of our waters. Our state fishes represent two facets of North Carolina’s personality, two sides of a Southern coin: one as meditative as a remote mountain stream, the other as fiercely headstrong as the wild Atlantic.
For one artist in Kernersville, the bird that visits yards and gardens throughout the state, across every season, was a symbol of hope, comfort, and love.
Descended from colonial Spanish mustangs, the Banker ponies on Ocracoke Island have a special bond with the people who have looked after them over the years.
Why did the turtle cross the road? Turns out, it was following the homing instinct that forever draws it back to where it was born. Across the state, citizen scientists collect data that may help protect this beloved reptile — and sometimes lend a hand to turtles in trouble.
Harvey Gantt arrives in Charlotte as a leader with vision, helping shape the city’s future as an architect and, following his election in 1983, as its first black mayor.
In 1964, the inaugural winner of Jeopardy! was a North Carolina native — and her Southern accent may have helped earn her a spot on the taping of the show.