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May 2018

Features

The Essential North Carolina Grocery List: Pimento Cheese

The pimento cheese from both Musten & Crutchfield and Conrad & Hinkle is carried in grocery stores around North Carolina. But there’s just something special about going straight to the source.

by Katie Schanze
Food

The Essential North Carolina Grocery List: Bread

This bread is a family affair.

by Adam Lucas
Eastern

The Essential North Carolina Grocery List: Meat

To satisfy customers at Smith’s Red & White, grinders have to grind 10,000 pounds of sausage a week. A week!

by T. Edward Nickens
Features

Fresh Picks

From the Blue Ridge to Beaufort, North Carolina’s more than 250 registered farmers markets offer a taste of the season and plenty of community flavor.

by Marshéle Carter
Features

Ronnie’s Got the Goods

Everything at Ronnie’s Country Store in Winston-Salem takes you back and fills you up. On that, even our poets and politicians can agree.

by Sheri Castle
Features

The Queen of Spruce Pine

This enterprising young woman with strong convictions has created a down-home market marvel through her farm and food.

by Kathleen Purvis
Columns

Slaw Showdown: Red vs. White

When it comes to North Carolina barbecue, sauce isn’t the only thing that stirs up debate.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Features

One Melon at a Time

Summers spent shucking corn and bagging cantaloupes at a produce market in Kannapolis left their mark in memory and wisdom.

by Marshéle Carter
History

The Short, Remarkable Life of Shelly Island

For a few short months, it was the hottest new tourist attraction on the Outer Banks.

by Jeremy Markovich
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