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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.


Making Sense of Mountain Food
Abrams Locklear’s most recent book, Appalachia on the Table, looks at how stereotypes surrounding the food of Southern Appalachia.

The Gourmand’s Garden
Celebrating 20 years of Sunny Point Cafe with a trio of popular dishes that feature ingredients from the cafe’s own garden.

Sweet on Sour
Jen Currier, head of Wicked Weed Brewing’s mixed culture program, parlayed a desire to save a few bucks on beer into a thriving career.

Picnic Basket Cases
These local spots offer great grab-and-go dishes to help you assemble the perfect fall picnic.

Losing Ground
Western North Carolina is losing farmland at a rapid clip, a trend fueled by widespread development and spiking prices for land.

2023 Takeout Directory
Enjoy tasty to-go meals while planning a picnic, hitting the trail, enjoying an outdoor concert or hosting a backyard get-together.

In Appreciation of Colorful Roots
If we thought of the soil as an underground forest, we’d be less inclined to treat it so poorly with over-tilling, herbicides and pesticides.

Comparing Apples and Oranges
It's possible to eat healthy on a budget with a few simple tips from some of the region's best nutrition experts.

Starting the Conversation
The onset of summer brings a reinvigorated need for human connection, so we asked a few folks how they ignite interesting conversations.
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