A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

Editor’s Note: The Toot-N-Tell closed in 2021. When Donna Sparkman’s grandfather Brookie Pool opened the Toot-N-Tell-It Drive-In in 1946, cars came and went on busy Garner Road, then the main

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

Editor’s Note: The Toot-N-Tell closed in 2021. When Donna Sparkman’s grandfather Brookie Pool opened the Toot-N-Tell-It Drive-In in 1946, cars came and went on busy Garner Road, then the main

Pot of boiled peanuts

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.

Crab pie

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.

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