Dig into authentic Jamaican food in Rocky Mount, sip sparkling wine at Charlotte’s only Black-owned winery, and savor a bourbon “banoffee” pecan cinnamon roll in Greensboro.
FOOD
Made in NC: Filled With Love
At a homey specialty pasta shop in Durham, the South meets Southern Italy in a pimento cheese ravioli that would make any grandma proud.
Chilly Cook-Off
When it comes to essential snow day comfort foods, we know you’ve got the tomato soup and grilled cheese down pat. So we’ve cooked up a few more recipes for keeping cozy on the coldest days in North Carolina.
Snow Cream Dreams
In a quest for the perfect bowl of snow cream, the sweetest spoonfuls are always found in the past, mixed together with memories of snow day fun.
In the Kitchen: Tamale Pie
In this warming winter dish, spicy sausage and sautéed veggies are topped with a fluffy, cheesy layer of masa, baked, then topped with a fresh, roasted pepper salsa.
The Miracle of the Oil
When cultures collided in one family’s Raleigh kitchen, a new food tradition — part Jewish, part Southern Baptist — was born. Two treats served each year for Hanukkah — latkes and sufganiyot, or jelly doughnuts — got updates. The Jewish husband was mesmerized. The Southern wife had a secret.
3 Holiday Cheerwine Recipes
For a dose of Christmas cheer, make party-perfect punch, a delicious pot roast, and baked apple-cherry dumplings — with a North Carolina twist.
Log Cabin Cooking in Asheville
At home and in her element, an Asheville cooking teacher with a love of log cabins shares words of wisdom and secrets of the wood cookstove.
In the Kitchen: Squash & Sausage Skillet
Caramelized butternut and acorn squash meet delicious sage sausage, kale, and white beans in a cast-iron skillet — and it’s all topped off with a Parmesan-walnut-bread crumb crust.
