Editor’s Note: This video was published in 2022. Rockford General Store is closed.
In the latest installment of our NC Icons series, Chef Lynn Wells tells us what makes the fried bologna sandwich so iconic. She also visits the Rockford General Store in Surry County — one of the oldest places in the state to get one — for a thick slice of bologna, fried and served on potato bread with hoop cheese and tomatoes.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
