One of the most popular restaurants in Raleigh — and its adventurous, innovative menu — is tucked away in a quiet neighborhood, hidden in plain sight.
Miss O Knows Best: Owens’ Restaurant
Owens’, the oldest family-owned restaurant on the coast, knows how to keep generations of Outer Banks families and tourists hungry for more. Hint: Change is overrated.
3 Bakeries Run by the Greatest Generation of Bakers
In 1942, the United States enacted its first food ration of World War II — on sugar. After the war was over, many returning soldiers headed to the kitchen to make their lives a little, well, sweeter. Today, three North Carolina bakeries that opened in the wake of the war endure. Their stories are our history. And their cakes are pretty tasty, too.
See Jane Bake, a Mother-Daughter Bakery in McAdenville
A mother-daughter team serves up cookies, cakes, éclairs, and more in a cozy storefront in Gaston County.
Why Is the Best Fried Chicken Often Found at Barbecue Joints?
Is it sacrilege to order fried chicken at a barbecue joint? Hardly. The best baskets of crispy, salty poultry goodness are often found at places better known for pork.
Keaton’s Barbecue: Where the Chicken is Dipped in a Secret Sauce — and Lore
B.W. Keaton got people’s attention when he started serving barbecue-sauced fried chicken at his restaurant in Rowan County. People are still talking, and the first question is always the same: How do I find this place?
Local Farmers Take Center Stage at Panciuto in Hillsborough
There’s a cast of characters behind each innovative dish at Panciuto in Hillsborough — and the chef makes sure that each farmer and artisan gets to take a bow.
Meet the Biscuit Women at Flo’s Kitchen in Wilson
For more than two decades, hungry folks from Wilson and beyond have started their day with a hearty breakfast from the drive-through at Flo’s Kitchen.
Rachel K’s Bakery in Washington is Built on Tradition
A dream and plenty of pastries propelled a Beaufort County baker’s business from a market stand to a historic downtown building with an abundance of charm.
