Anchored by an artist collective and a performing arts center, this neighborhood near the Cape Fear River has become a place where creativity and community flourish.
bakery
The Gingerbread Family Behind McFarlan’s Bakery
Ninety years ago, a bakery in Hendersonville created a delicious Christmas tradition. Today, the line of customers waiting for a box of fresh gingerbread men runs out the door and down the block.
Burney’s Sweets & More in Elizabethtown
Long before big-city chefs began crossing croissants with doughnuts, a family bakery in southeastern North Carolina quietly perfected a regional icon.
Surry County’s Secret
Why is it called sonker? No one knows for sure. But when locals hanker for warm, juicy fruit baked into a sweet crust, they know just where to go.
The Essential North Carolina Grocery List: Bread
This bread is a family affair.
All Rise
Heirloom grains are enjoying a renaissance, as are the traditions of the people who bring the taste of the past back to life.
Café Yuzu Blends Art and Food
When a baker married an artist, they found that pastries and pottery make the perfect pair.
3 Bakeries Run by the Greatest Generation of Bakers
In 1942, the United States enacted its first food ration of World War II — on sugar. After the war was over, many returning soldiers headed to the kitchen to make their lives a little, well, sweeter. Today, three North Carolina bakeries that opened in the wake of the war endure. Their stories are our history. And their cakes are pretty tasty, too.
See Jane Bake, a Mother-Daughter Bakery in McAdenville
A mother-daughter team serves up cookies, cakes, éclairs, and more in a cozy storefront in Gaston County.
