Steer wrestling, a practice credited to legendary cowboy and rodeo star Bill Pickett, usually involves leaping onto a steer from the back of a specially trained horse. At the Madison
Put ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until puffed and golden. Remove from oven, and let stand for 5 minutes. With a flexible spatula, remove strata to
Each year, Our State celebrates North Carolina’s talented artisans with the Made in NC Awards. In 2020, top honors went to a potter in Weaverville, a meadery in Durham,
Each year, Our State celebrates North Carolina’s talented artisans with the Made in NC Awards. In 2020, top honors went to a potter in Weaverville, a meadery in Durham,
Each year, Our State celebrates North Carolina’s talented artisans with the Made in NC Awards. In 2020, top honors went to a potter in Weaverville, a meadery in Durham,
Each year, Our State celebrates the very best in North Carolina craftsmanship with the Made in NC Awards. Meet the five talented artisans who won top honors in 2020 — and watch them at work.
Each year, Our State celebrates North Carolina’s talented artisans with the Made in NC Awards. In 2020, top honors went to a potter in Weaverville, a meadery in Durham, cheese makers in Climax, a cutler in Leland, and a mom-and-pop sneaker manufacturer in Asheville. Now, it’s time for you to meet North Carolina’s award winners.
Motyl Pottery • Craft & Overall Winner
Most people don’t think about the soil they walk on. But Tori Motyl knows its potential: In her hands, western North Carolina clay becomes a stunning expression of place. Read more.
Nicholas Nichols Knives • Home & Garden
In a knife maker’s workshop in Brunswick County, decking from the retired USS North Carolina is enlisted into a new kind of service: as a chef’s right-hand tool. Read more.
Honeygirl Meadery • Drink
Across the seasons, Diane Currier gathers the work of bees — the blossoms, fruits, and honey. She brings them back to Honeygirl Meadery in Durham, where the bees’ bounty is bottled for all to taste. Read more.
Goat Lady Dairy • Food
Set on 40 acres of bucolic Randolph County farmland, Goat Lady Dairy produces top-quality cheeses for all occasions, including an award winner called Providence. Read more.
Opie Way • Style
A Buncombe County couple is reviving independent shoe manufacturing in North Carolina, creating winning styles like their popular Riverside Hi sneakers. Read more.
In Pitt County, a luthier’s handcrafted guitars are sometimes discolored or full of knots; some are shaped liked snakes or shotguns. Each instrument’s story starts with the wood used to make it. And while the past may have left its scars, beauty can be found in the sights and sounds of art.
The Roanoke begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia and travels more than 400 miles before emptying into Albemarle Sound, linking countless lives along the way. Follow along as a native son traces the river’s path through northeastern North Carolina, sharing stories of the Roanoke he knows and loves.