Food

A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

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Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

Chicken sandwich at the Pilot House in Wilmington

Restaurants

5 Retro Buildings Serving Modern Beach Eats

Housed within reimagined bungalows and cottages from Duck to Wilmington, these kitchens and cafés bring a new meaning to beach eats.

by Haley Pineles

Dinner table with dishes at Parrott's on Eleventh

The Beach House

Morehead City’s House Special

Settle into a table at Parrott’s on Eleventh where fine dining meets coastal character.

by T. Edward Nickens

Food

Love at Full Boil

Near the beaches of Brunswick County, Ludlum’s Produce turns humble peanuts into a Southern delicacy — each pot seasoned with salt, patience, and memory.

by Susan Ladd

Restaurants

Reef to Table

A Wilmington couple dives deep to spear invasive lionfish off North Carolina’s coast — then serves the catch at their restaurant.

by Robin Sutton Anders

Hot potato salad, oreo pudding cups, chicken thighs

Recipes

11 Our State Recipes You Loved in May

Mother’s Day brunch treats, side dishes perfect for a cookout, and all things strawberry topped the readers’ lists of favorites this month.

by Our State Staff

Recipes

Banana Mayonnaise Snack Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

Baking with mayonnaise might raise some eyebrows, but this retro trick yields a cake that’s impossibly moist and tender.

by Sheri Castle

Crab pie, pickled shrimp, and butter beans

Supper Club

3 Beach-Ready Recipes

Amid planning seafood spreads for friends and family, our recipe developer finds isolation and inspiration Down East.

by Lynn Wells

Recipes

Pickled North Carolina Shrimp

Marinate fresh shrimp overnight in the refrigerator to make this bright and briny appetizer.

by Lynn Wells

Recipes

Dilled Butter Beans

Give cooked butter beans a summer-salad spin by tossing them with a tangy vinaigrette and chilling until you’re ready to serve.

by Lynn Wells

Crab Pie

After a beach vacation, Chef Lynn Wells brings a taste of the coast home with her recipe for crab pie, a simply seasoned, savory tart packed with jumbo lump crab meat and baked until bubbling.

by Lynn Wells

A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

7 Perfect Pairings in Eastern North Carolina

Vicki Basnight’s Love Letter to the Outer Banks

A Patisserie Blooms in Vass

5 Retro Buildings Serving Modern Beach Eats

Morehead City’s House Special

Love at Full Boil

Reef to Table

11 Our State Recipes You Loved in May

Banana Mayonnaise Snack Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

3 Beach-Ready Recipes

Pickled North Carolina Shrimp

Dilled Butter Beans

Crab Pie