N.C. Food News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:44:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png N.C. Food News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/ 32 32 210991526 A Private Eye, 34 Texans, and an $8,887 Bloody Mary Walk Into an N.C. Bar https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/guiness-record-bloody-mary-holly-springs-nc/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=52946 A group of out-of-towners traveled to a local seafood restaurant with ambitions of breaking multiple Guinness World Records.]]>

A group of out-of-towners traveled to a local seafood restaurant with ambitions of breaking multiple Guinness World Records.

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Vets Put Their Stamp on Startup Whiskeys https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/military-stores-veteran-owned-distilleries/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=53200 While military liquor stores have been slow to warm to the trend, veteran-owned distilleries offer something unique for the armed forces.]]>

While military liquor stores have been slow to warm to the trend, veteran-owned distilleries offer something unique for the armed forces.

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A Game of (Hot) Chicken https://www.theassemblync.com/greensborothread/nashville-hot-chicken-greensboro-nc/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:00:57 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=52067 Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.]]>

Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.

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‘R’ You Ready to Eat Oysters All Year Long? https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/oysters-year-round-north-carolina/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:25:16 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50382 Researchers and restauranteurs are trying to shuck the idea that you’re only supposed to eat oysters September through April. ]]>

Researchers and restauranteurs are trying to shuck the idea that you’re only supposed to eat oysters September through April. 

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Taro Reading https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/agriculture/taro-ice-cream-local-agriculture/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48775 An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.]]>

An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.

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‘It Takes a Village’ to Dismantle a Food Pantry https://www.theassemblync.com/health/greensboro-food-pantry-glenwood-food-not-bombs/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48245 The City of Greensboro eliminated a neighborhood food pantry that had problems with cleanliness, drawing rats and insects. The community it fed says they should have worked with them to solve the problems.]]>

The City of Greensboro eliminated a neighborhood food pantry that had problems with cleanliness, drawing rats and insects. The community it fed says they should have worked with them to solve the problems.

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Rating Michelin’s Influence https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/michelin-guide-american-south-north-carolina/ Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=45892 Michelin recently announced it will soon publish a new guide for the American South, its first regional guide in North America.]]>

Michelin recently announced it will soon publish a new guide for the American South, its first regional guide in North America.

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‘We Just Want to Celebrate’ https://www.theassemblync.com/business/freemans-grub-pub-to-celebrate-10-years/ Wed, 14 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=46201 The owners of Freeman’s Grub & Pub returned to Greensboro after leaving to focus on their mental health. Now they're celebrating a decade.]]>

The owners of Freeman’s Grub & Pub returned to Greensboro after leaving to focus on their mental health. Now they're celebrating a decade.

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Big Name in Small-scale Farming https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/big-name-in-small-scale-farming-produce-ten-mothers/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=41062 Ten Mothers in Cedar Grove sets the "gold standard" for produce subscription programs.]]>

Ten Mothers in Cedar Grove sets the "gold standard" for produce subscription programs.

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Southern Chefs Take Meals to New Highs https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/cannabis-cooking-north-carolina-chefs-asheville/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=41511 At Asheville’s Infuso, chefs are riding a wave of wave of cannabis-infused cooking experimentation.]]>

At Asheville’s Infuso, chefs are riding a wave of wave of cannabis-infused cooking experimentation.

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