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EAT & DRINK

EAT & DRINK

EAT & DRINK
Dec 2009
Regional coffee roasters work hard to stand out

Dec 2009
Never Blue’s Love Potion makes the heart go thump-thump

Dec 2009
Limones’ artful blend of California and Latin cuisine corners a market in Asheville

Oct 2009
WHO Women offers ladies in need a sweet reward

Oct 2009
Move over, milk: Meet the raw, delicate, down-to-earth chèvre

Oct 2009
A long-gone Appalachian favorite comes back to life

Oct 2009

Sep 2009
Celebrate Oktoberfest at these top spots for German cuisine

Sep 2009
Leave the standard granola behind on your next hike

Sep 2009
A champion chili cook reveals all—almost

Sep 2009

Sep 2009
Bamboo beats out cucumbers in the pickle jar

Aug 2009
Friends and neighbors share the rewards of a sorghum harvest at the Duckett House Inn & Farm

Aug 2009

Jul 2009
Friends gather for a rustic trout dinner and tiki-bar bash on the banks of the Tuckaseegee

Jul 2009

Jul 2009
Kids can have fun in the kitchen without banging pots and pans

Jun 2009
When it comes to art, culture, and now cuisine, Rita Genet relies on Jamaica as her muse.

Jun 2009

May 2009
All of Sylva seems to have turned out tonight for cocktails and dinner at Restaurant 553. Diners have laid claim to the umbrella-shaded tables in the lush courtyard where hundreds of dahlias bloom. Well-dressed gentlemen are kicking back on the front porch of the 101-year-old cottage, enjoying microbrews and martinis. It’s no wonder this is a go-to spot for Lowcountry cuisine and more.

Apr 2009
The Weihses marry their creative talents during a spring painters’ retreat in Cashiers

Apr 2009

Mar 2009
Laurey Masterton creates a midweek feast with a bounty of ingredients fresh from the market

Mar 2009
If you’re looking for reasons to drag yourself out of bed in the morning, the Village Café in Blowing Rock offers plenty: French toast made with dense Argentinean fugasa bread; eggs Bernice with smoked turkey and tomato; Scandinavian eggs with vodka-cured salmon; crepes with Canadian bacon, Swiss cheese, and hollandaise; mimosas made with fresh-squeezed orange juice. But if you hit snooze, you won’t miss out.

Mar 2009

Mar 2009
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Mar 2009
Georgiana Wenzel expresses her heritage by sharing the foods of her home country

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