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Posted inFood

Rating Michelin’s Influence

by Hanna Raskin May 16, 2025May 15, 2025

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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Posted inCulture

Such a Thing as a Free Lunch

by Hanna Raskin November 11, 2024April 27, 2025

The pay-what-you-will cafe format flourishes in the South.

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An Alamance Hot Dog Legend At a Crossroads

by Hanna Raskin May 24, 2024April 27, 2025

Zack’s Hotdogs is a case study in what happens when a decades-old restaurant changes hands.

Posted inFood

See No Evil

by Hanna Raskin January 12, 2024April 27, 2025

Former employees have accused the founders of No Evil, a North Carolina-based vegan food brand, of skirting accountability on labor concerns. 

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Culinary Trails, To You

by Hanna Raskin October 27, 2023April 27, 2025

Sonker? Ground steak? Seems like everything has a trail these days. We followed the scent in Surry County.

Posted inFood

Rising From The Ashes

by Hanna Raskin July 21, 2023April 27, 2025

An outpouring of love for coastal seafood staple Ella’s of Calabash after a devastating fire this spring.

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A Southern Food Empire

by Hanna Raskin June 23, 2023April 27, 2025

Tupelo Honey Cafe started as an Asheville icon and has rapidly become an emissary for Southern food across the country.

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The Rise of Small Town Wine Bars

by Hanna Raskin May 18, 2023April 27, 2025

North Carolinians have grown fond of wine bars, bucking trends that suggested they were on the decline.

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Buzz Around the Beard Awards

by Hanna Raskin April 21, 2023May 8, 2023

Why everyone was so displeased with this year’s nominations for the James Beard Foundation Awards.

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Vivian Howard Gets Cooler

by Hanna Raskin March 19, 2023April 27, 2025

Road-testing the celebrity chef’s modern vending machine concept in eastern North Carolina.

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