Dining
Big Oak Drive-In Serves Up Sun, Surf, and Sandwiches
At Big Oak Drive-In, find the beachy lunch of your dreams: barbecue, burgers, fried seafood, and the real star of this walk-up window — the shrimpburger.
Recipes
Creamy Seafood Stew
If you can’t decide which kind of seafood you’re in the mood for, this rich and flavorful stew won’t make you choose.
Recipes
Shrimp Salad Recipe
Inspired by a dish at one of recipe developer Lynn Wells’s favorite coastal restaurants: The Spouter Inn Restaurant & Bakery in Beaufort.
Recipes
Pecan-Crusted Flounder
We recommend using North Carolina flounder — and North Carolina pecans, too.
Recipes
Lump Crab Cakes with Dijon-Dill Sauce
We love blue crabs for the important part they play in our state’s fishing industry — and for their unbeatable flavor.
Dining
Pharm to Table at Rx in Wilmington
At Rx, Wilmington’s pharmacy-turned-restaurant, the atmosphere is modern, but the food philosophy is as old as Southern cooking itself.
Recipes
Seafood Mac and Cheese
Summer is just around the corner. Why not put your toes in the sand and seafood in your mac and cheese? Steve Gordon adds some coastal flair to this classic comfort.
Dining
Blackbeard’s BBQ & C-Food
Those in search of tasty treasure can find it hidden in the heart of eastern North Carolina’s barbecue belt.
October 2012
Oyster Supper Spread
In Cherryville, a cookbook preserves history through families and food.