These days, you won’t encounter stray chickens in downtown Asheville — just one 10-foot-tall rooster with a proportionately large attitude. . . .
Carolina Beer Temple in Matthews
Rob Jacik and his wife Megan offer North Carolinians an easy way to enjoy local craft beer.
Fried Chicken with Gravy
It's rumored that March's cover starlet Ava Gardner loved fried chicken. We'll never know for sure, but we bet she wouldn't turn down a plate of Steve Gordon's fried chicken and gravy.
Sweet Potato Pie Martini
Amy Brinkely finds room for North Carolina's state vegetable in her martini glass.
Baker’s Coconut Cake Recipe
Food blogger Steve Gordon uses real coconut in this mouthwatering cake that would make Ava Gardner dash to the dessert table.
March’s Our State Travel Partners
N.C. travel ideas from our partners
Price’s Chicken Coop
Charlotte's Price's Chicken Coop is an old school favorite.
Drawn to the Light
Dozens of lighthouse keepers and their families have called Bodie Island Lighthouse home. Hundreds of those keepers’ descendants returned to see the newly renovated beacon, share stories of living on the island, and take in the view that once belonged only to them.
Carolina Sweet Potato Fritters
Our state vegetable made sweet and crunchy – what's not to like?
