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Food

9 Eastern Spots for Biscuits, Baked Goods, and Breakfast

A few favorite reasons to head out east: glazed croissants, fluffy doughnuts, and cheese biscuits.

by Our State Staff
Guides

3 Items for Your February To-Do List

Gather, sip, eat, and celebrate what North Carolina has to offer this month.

by Our State Staff
Recipes

4 Valentine’s Day Desserts

Know a Southerner with a sweet tooth? Send them your love with an assortment of chocolate treats.

by Lynn Wells
Recipes

The Sweet Boys’ Chocolate Babka

This award-winning babka is a buttery, sugary swirl of holiday cheer: chocolate, apricot, cinnamon, and coffee.

by Our State Editors
Recipes

Ginger Spice Scones

Have a very merry morning with these sweetly spiced scones.

by Lynn Wells
Recipes

Our State’s Mix-and-Match Guide to Custom Christmas Cookies

These 18 classic treats are sweet enough for Santa — and all your friends and family.

by Our State Editors
Sorghum Syrup is North Carolina's Sweet Mountain Tradition
Features

Tastes Like Home: Sorghum Syrup

Sorghum syrup has a long tradition in North Carolina’s mountains.

by Ronni Lundy
Three Sweet Success Stories of North Carolina Bakers
Restaurants

Three Sweet Success Stories of North Carolina Bakers

The stories behind three celebrated cake-makers and pie-bakers of Asheville, Barco, and Durham.

by Our State Staff
Central

Nostalgia by the Pound

A trip to The Candy Factory in Lexington takes candy lovers back to a simpler, sweeter time.

by Drew Perry
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