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      • Now THIS is a FINE Southern Menu: Nectar (Bluffton, SC)
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      • Olivero: Chef Sunny G. to open a new joint in Wilmington, NC
      • I want to know more about those collard green and bacon fritters…new chefs at Littler in Durham bring quite a pedigree
      • Wait, there are folks who like to watch women eat pie?!
      • Coffee & Community: The Muse Coffee Co. & Roastery
      • Chef Dani Nation offers one-time chance to order Labneh Cheesecake with Cocoa Nib Cookie Crust and Pomegranate Topping & Honey Sea Salt Chess Pie with Lemon, Grape, and Thyme Garnish – only on Feb. 12 & 13
      • Fried Catfish & Spaghetti, Fish Yassa, and so forth: Four Dishes at Saltbox Seafood Joint for Black History Month
      • North Carolina: An app to find food trucks
      • Raleigh, NC: Bagels: Benchwarmers Bagels and Coffee
      • Raleigh: Lechon Latin BBQ Joint
      • O Po’Boy, Where Art Thou?
      • Raleigh, NC: Tacos Costa Grande food truck
      • Raleigh/Garner: Captain Stanley’s Seafood
      • On the importance of free hushpuppies
      • Wilson, NC: Whole Truth Lunchroom -Smothered fried pork chops and collard greens
      • Williamston: Shaw’s BBQ
      • HELP! I cain’t do raw oysters.
  • True and Tall Tales
    • Get Offa’ that Damn Couch: Prepositions in the U.S. South
    • Eating hot-buttered grits and wondering, “Are you livin’ high on the hog OR eatin’ too far back on the beef?”
    • A Pandemic Story About A Dog Coming Dangerously Close to Getting Sent to the Rainbow Bridge By His Own Mamma
    • Dive Bullies on Scuba Trips
    • On the importance of free hushpuppies
    • The Turkey Buzzard and Mr. Dog
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    • Bits and Bobs: how to test the seasoning of raw ground meat
    • Pimento cheese and chicken salad – COMBINED
    • Is it Soul Food or Traditional Southern Cooking?
    • On the importance of free hushpuppies
    • Would you eat fried squirrel? Hmmm….
    • What does the language of restaurant menus tell us?
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    • Olivero: Chef Sunny G. to open a new joint in Wilmington, NC
    • I want to know more about those collard green and bacon fritters…new chefs at Littler in Durham bring quite a pedigree
    • What Matters to You at Restaurants?: Top 10 Restaurant Trends in 2022
    • Would you? Could you? McDonald’s secret app menu item: “By Land, Air, and Sea.” Mind. Blown.
    • Do you want the scent of French fries wafting from your neck and delicate bits? Okay, hot potato, here ya’ go…
    • “There wasn’t flour in those bags…it was heroin.” Yep, there’s a new true crime series set in the culinary world.
    • Chef Dani Nation offers one-time chance to order Labneh Cheesecake with Cocoa Nib Cookie Crust and Pomegranate Topping & Honey Sea Salt Chess Pie with Lemon, Grape, and Thyme Garnish – only on Feb. 12 & 13
    • Fried Catfish & Spaghetti, Fish Yassa, and so forth: Four Dishes at Saltbox Seafood Joint for Black History Month
    • Favorite Food Shows: Heavenly Bites – Mexico
    • Wine Classes at Fearrington Led by New Beverage Director (who started career at NYC’s Eleven Madison Park)
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    • “Other People’s Words” brought back memories of being ashamed of my Southern accent
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    • A Southerner and her dog, Tater, in the Southwest: my new favorite hotel chain for road trips – Best Westerns with outside-facing doors
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April 10, 2022April 13, 2022 Speaking of the South

A Southerner and her dog, Tater, in the Southwest: my new favorite hotel chain for road trips – Best Western with outside-facing doors

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 Speaking of the South

Olivero: Chef Sunny G. to open a new joint in Wilmington, NC

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Speaking of the South

I want to know more about those collard green and bacon fritters…new chefs at Littler in Durham bring quite a pedigree

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Speaking of the South

Now THIS is a FINE Southern Menu: Nectar (Bluffton, SC)

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 Speaking of the South

What Matters to You at Restaurants?: Top 10 Restaurant Trends in 2022

March 1, 2022March 2, 2022 Speaking of the South

Eating hot-buttered grits and wondering, “Are you livin’ high on the hog OR eatin’ too far back on the beef?”

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Speaking of the South

The Real Reason Most Grocery Store Limes Don’t Have Seeds

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 Speaking of the South

Would you? Could you? McDonald’s secret app “hack” menu item: “By Land, Air, and Sea.” Mind. Blown.

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Speaking of the South

Do you want the scent of French fries wafting from your neck and delicate bits? Okay, hot potato, here ya’ go…

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Speaking of the South

Bits and Bobs: how to test the seasoning of raw ground meat

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