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Winter 2026
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Quick Draw
Baristas face off in latte art competitions at The Dripolator
Look How They Grow
Terra Summer camp teaches kids the greater lessons of food
Play it Cool
Cucumber refreshes the classic martini
Michelle Moog-Koussa
Legacy Artist: Michelle Moog-Koussa shares her father’s pioneering explorations in electronic music through education and preservation
Drawing the Line
How a Revolutionary War hero and an Irish surveyor laid a boundary between the land of the Cherokee and white settlers
Guadalupe Café
Tropical Paradise: Guadalupe Café ignites Sylva with exotic fusion
Spice for Life
Suzy Phillips is on a mission to introduce you to true Middle Eastern cuisine
Folk Story
A Cashiers home tells the tale of a love affair with primitive art
Stand Tall
Support the literary arts with these creative bookends
Severn Eaton
Double meanings: Inspiration found in the contrasts of daily life
Wesley Corn
Ugly America: Interpreting the state of poverty in this country
Sean Pace
Man & Machines: Art and ideas in motion
Justin D. Turcotte
Polished Delivery: Years of practicing behind the scenes pay off
Robb Helmkamp
Going with the grain: Wood and metal combine to form exquisite furnishings
Julie Robinson
Soul Searching: When painting becomes a meditative process
Emily Crabtree
Past Perspectives: Capturing the flow of time in paper, paint, and ink
Dustin Spagnola
Truth be Told: Revisiting cultural icons through street art style
Maggie Jones
Taking Shape: One potter transforms her body of work
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ROOT VEGETABLE POT PIE
Buttermilk Biscuits
Proper's Peach Cobbler
Whistlin’ Willy’s Wild West Chili
Quinoa Fruit Salad
Sorghum Spice Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Chipotle Soup
Garlic-lime Chicken with Grilled Pineapple
Green Bean Casserole
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Annie Harmon’s Prize-Winning Mountain Plain Corn bread
Old Fashioned
Beer & Peanut Braised Collard Greens
Chamomile Panna Cotta with Herb Brittle & Lemon Zest
Spicy Lamb Burgers & Biscuit Waffle Buns
Mititei (Grilled Minced Meat Rolls)
