If there's one thing Southerners can do well, it’s bake delicious treats. For a pick-me-up cupcake or slice of cake, visit one of these North Carolina bakeries.
Byway Produce Stands Showcase Summer’s Bounty
Skip the convenience store. In the summer, the best snacks are just a little farther up the road.
Charlotte’s Beef ’N Bottle Serves Steak, With Style
Movie star stills, wooden booths, dim lighting, and perfectly prepared steaks keep the reservation list full at Charlotte’s Beef ’N Bottle.
Smithfield’s Hills of Snow Serves Summer by the Spoonful
It may be summer, but the weather forecast in Smithfield is calling for snow.
Gas Station Gourmet at Jake’s Good Eats
Once just a stop on the way to somewhere else, Jake’s Good Eats has turned a former service station into a destination.
El’s Drive-In in Morehead City Serves Classic Carhop Cuisine
At El's, the drive-in hasn't given way to the drive-thru.
6 Farm-to-Table Restaurants to Try This Summer
Pharm to Table at Rx in Wilmington
At Rx, Wilmington’s pharmacy-turned-restaurant, the atmosphere is modern, but the food philosophy is as old as Southern cooking itself.
The Barbecue Sandwich, Deconstructed
A short treatise on love, buns, sauce, and that other mythical (chopped, sliced, pulled) stuff.