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november 2014

Features

Ann Bailey Builds a Life on Diamond Dreams

A Nash County orphan at 8, a widow in her 30s, Ann Bailey decided early on that hard work was the best remedy for hardship. With unflagging determination and the help of her family, she built a sparkling empire from scratch.

by Tommy Tomlinson
bakersville
Western

Sculptors Converge in Small-Town Bakersville

Take a day to visit this single-stoplight mountain town, where many hands make artwork.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Drink Local

Fair Game Beverage Company:
Bold, Local Character

A new distillery in Pittsboro uses an age-old technique to highlight North Carolina flavors.

by Jeffrey Turner
Restaurants

Dinner Theater: Competition Dining Brings Big Flavor to Town

Take a seat at North Carolina's competition dining series, the swankiest, most boisterous, and wired dining experience in the state.

by Bryan Mims
Recipes

Surry County Sweet Potato Sonker with Milk Dip

Go ahead, have another serving for breakfast. We won't tell.

by Community Cookbook Series
Recipes

Sweet Potato-Tomato Soup with Bacon Croutons

When making this recipe, be sure to prepare extra bacon croutons, because, well, does a better leftover exist?

by Community Cookbook Series
Recipes

Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Spiced Brown Butter

You'll be coming back for seconds when you try these mashed sweet potatoes topped with a sinful spiced brown butter.

by Community Cookbook Series
Recipes

Sweet Potato Scuffle

A Mississippi town has us boiling. Can a new cookbook calm the waters?

by Jeffrey Turner
Central

Mac’s Speed Shop

A cross section of the Queen City gets its fix here at Mac's Speed Shop. And if a motorcycle could run on barbecue, it’d fill up here, too.

by Daniel Wallace
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