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BAKERY

Edible chocolate mushrooms and acorns from Edelweiss Pastry Boutique
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Confection Perfection at Edelweiss Pastry Boutique

A Highlands baker combines sugar, flour, and imagination to create edible masterpieces.

by Katie Schanze
Restaurants

Grandma’s Tearoom in Sanford

At a popular lunch spot in Lee County, the atmosphere is homey, the menu is familiar, and the inspiration is the owner’s grandmother — and local icon — Mrs. Lacy.

by Katie Kane Reynolds
Bakery

4 Seasonal Sweets to Try This Fall

Sugar, spice, and a little bit of pumpkin is nice: In North Carolina, sweet treats put us in an autumn state of mind.

by Robin Sutton Anders
Bakery

Sweet & Sensitive at JP’s Pastry

This baker has a secret: a wheat allergy. For those with similar restrictions, his gluten-free bakery in Benson offers hope and happiness.

by Rebecca Woltz
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12 Bakeries for Cakes, Cupcakes, & Cinnamon Rolls This Season

’Tis the season for sweets! If you’re too busy to bake your festive favorites this year, these local bakeries across the state have pastry cases brimming with delectable holiday treats.

by Our State Staff
Bakery

A Sweet Legacy at Mickey’s Pastry Shop

For 75 years, a Goldsboro bakery has forged a special bond with its customers — one birthday cake, cream pie, cookie, and pastry at a time.

by Eleanor Spicer Rice
Cakes Become Edible Sculptures at One Belle Bakery in Wilmington
Bakery

Cakes Become Edible Sculptures at One Belle Bakery in Wilmington

Here, where the science of baking rises to an art form, cakes become extraordinary sculptures worthy of the weddings, showers, and birthdays they’re made to celebrate.

by Emma Laperruque

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