At Fonta Flora Brewery in Morganton, Todd Boera draws inspiration — and ingredients — from local farms.
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The Botanical Cure
The blooms we give in celebration and in grief commemorate the same thing: life. For an artist and mother who presses and preserves them, those petals represent something else: hope.
April 2018 Welcome Letter: We Are All Keepers
It’s worth being mindful, in this month noted for renewal and reverence, of the traces we all leave, the honor we all share in caring for our own small part of this earth.
March 2018 Beer Event Guide
Spring is almost here, and we’re welcoming the new season with beer festivals, dinner pairings, and classes across the state.
Jake & Jill Gardner: In Perfect Harmony
Brought together by their passion for performance, these two opera singers are each other’s biggest fans.
Toad & Wee: Strike It Rich
Young prospectors head to Hiddenite hoping for gemstones. Yet the most priceless nugget they uncover may be the lesson that value is in the eye of the beholder.
Free-Range Life at Hardscrabble Hollow Farm
Larry McDermott and Anita Saulmon gave up a fast-paced life to rule the roost on a small farm in the foothills of North Carolina.
The Baker’s Basics: The Meringue
Mastering meringue is a baker’s rite of passage. Those sweet golden peaks don’t always come easily, but they sure can turn any pie — from lemon to chocolate — into an event.
The Baker’s Basics: Filling For All
For pies and people alike, what’s on the inside matters most. With enough ingenuity and imagination, any pie — from humble to haughty — is a welcome treat.
