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What makes a recipe Southern? If a Brooklynite makes sweet potato pie, is the pie still Southern? If a born and bred North Carolinian makes spaghetti… is it then Southern spaghetti? Does the chicken…

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My mother gave me many lectures. Some of which I listened to (don't take candy from strangers!), and some of which I didn't (what is even the point of having a dryer if we have to hang up every…

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It’s been some time since we caught-up with Nate and Colleen Roby on the JCVB blog in an official capacity . It’s actually been 3 years, almost to the day. I would like to say I planned it that way,…

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Have you been to JP's Pastry in Downtown Benson, NC? It's a certified gluten-free and vegan bakery known nation-wide; their products are sold at Whole Food Market stores across the eastern US. But,…

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As you cruise along US Highway 301 in Johnston County you travel a bi-way that's been largely forgotten to time since the creation of Interstate 95. Traversed now mostly by locals, 301 goes directly…

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The history of BBQ in the South is an old one, and it runs just as deep as the line in the sand between Eastern Style and Western Style lovers. In my book, there’s people who know Eastern Style BBQ…

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Sweet Potato Recipes and a BBQ Cook-off... Must be Fall in the South In the South, the long stretch from late September to early November becomes a time of daily weather uncertainty. A North Carolina…

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CoCo Daughtry knows a lot about sweet potatoes — the curious orange tuber you’ll probably have this Thanksgiving and again during Christmas, likely in candied or baked form. But have you had grilled…

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Summertime in the south means peaches. And while Georgia is known as the "peach state", North Carolina roadside stands are full this time of year with fresh-picked, locally grown peaches. In…

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The door to Gotham’s deli is a magical portal. Upon stepping through it you are immediately transported from a sunny, warm sidewalk in Downtown Smithfield, NC to a cool, vibrant New York City deli,…

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Category - Foodie

Room at the Table - Southern Holiday Recipes

Produce Stands & Farmers Markets

Simple Twist Succeeds with a Heap of Hard Work and a Dash of Fate

Certified Gluten-Free Bakery in Benson

JoCo 301 Endless Yard Sale Road Trip

Johnston County BBQ, for You, and You, and You

Sweet Potato Recipes and a BBQ Cook-off

A Brisk Run In Benson and a Sweet Potato Smoothie

A Plethora of Peaches

Take a Bite of the Big Apple in the Small-town South

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