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Know your food…and the people who bring it to you. Stay up to date on seasonal dining trends and keep tabs on award-winning restaurants and beer makers.

Fall 2021, Features, Homepage

Six Courses

With the onset of fall, the popular chef’s tasting menu at The Blackbird has been updated, with chef Mike Reppert shifting to French flavors that he admittedly favors above all others.

Fall 2021, Features, Homepage, Recipes

NC Apple Recipes

Embrace North Carolina's apple harvest with award-winning recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.

Features, Homepage, Recipes, Summer 2021

Rice Congee with Chinese Herb Broth and Vegetables

This seasonal dish is suitable for anyone who enjoys a variety of flavor and color along with a medicinal approach to eating with the seasons.

Features, Homepage, How To, Summer 2021

A Safe Harbor

In addition to having a solid reputation for its flawless approach to seafood classics, The Lobster Trap is a leader in the sustainable seafood movement.

Features, Homepage, How To, Summer 2021

Can Do

From dilly beans to jam, local author Ashley English offers a primer on home canning.

Features, Homepage, Recipes, Summer 2021

Cucumber Salad

Wellness expert Parris Marks first tried this cucumber salad while visiting China, discovering that it cleared out the heat of a sweltering summer day.

Features, Homepage, Summer 2021

Local chefs love nothing better than to take diners on a wild and exhilarating journey, serving innovative and unusual dishes that offer opportunities to explore beyond well traversed culinary boundaries.