Lynn Williams, a spokesperson for the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, stands behind a two-and-a-half gallon jar of tightly packed pickles at her company’s booth at the North Carolina State Fair. A couple of kids wander up and swap guesses with each other over the number of pickles the jar contains. “It’s fun to watch,” says […]
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State Fair Food Classics: Hill’s Roasted Corn on the Cob
Todd Carter shucks corn behind his family’s 41-year-old business. Rains pounded the state fair in 1969, turning the then-clay midway into mud. In the middle of a downpour, one corn vendor must have looked like he was drowning. “My uncle ran up on a guy selling corn and offered him $600 right then for his […]
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State Fair Food Classics: Ham Biscuits from Westover United Methodist Church
Fairgoers enjoy lunch with Westover United Methodist Church. Tommy Highsmith sees it as part of his church’s mission to provide good and affordable food to fairgoers. That’s why the ham biscuits from Westover United Methodist Church cost a mere $1.50. “I think it’s the cheapest biscuit on the fairgrounds,” says Highsmith. “We’re over here more […]
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State Fair Food Classics: Charlie Barefoot and Sons
Charlie Barefoot’s sons, Billy Barefoot and Joe Barefoot, manage their father’s hot dog stand, which began in 1949. To find a good hot dog at the fair, all one used to have to do was listen for the voice of Charlie Barefoot. “People would just walk around the fair until they heard him,” says Barefoot’s […]
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State Fair Food Classics: Houston’s Peanuts
If you’ve ever stepped foot in the Education Building at the State Fair, you’ve more than likely been offered a peanut by members of the Exchange Club of North Raleigh. “Everybody that comes by our booth gets a peanut,” says Charlie Campbell, one of the club’s original members who first came up with the idea […]
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State Fair Food Classics: N.C. State’s Howling Cow Ice Cream
This afternoon marked the beginning of the North Carolina State Fair, which means, among other things, the start of a lot of eating. I’ve got my appetite set for some of the fair’s newest foods. Take the Twinkie Log, for instance: a frozen Twinkie dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut flakes (see related story). […]
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State Fair Food Classics: N.C. State’s Howling Cow Ice Cream
This afternoon marked the beginning of the North Carolina State Fair, which means, among other things, the start of a lot of eating. I’ve got my appetite set for some of the fair’s newest foods. Take the Twinkie Log, for instance: a frozen Twinkie dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut flakes (see related story). […]
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Big Food Truck Harvest at Big Boss Brewery
Thursday evening provides a big night for brews and food in the Triangle. From 5:30 p.m. until midnight, catch five food trucks at Big Boss Brewing’s brewery (1249 Wicker Drive, Raleigh, www.bigbossbrewing.com, 919-834-0045) for the Big Food Truck Harvest. Participating trucks will include Klausie’s Pizza, Only Burger, Valentino’s Italian, Mom’s Delicious Dishes, and Indian Food […]
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N.C. Food and Wine Festival at A Southern Season extends through October
Nine years ago when the first North Carolina Food and Wine Festival was held at A Southern Season (201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, 929-7133, www.asouthernseason.com), folks in the store thought two weeks would be plenty of time to highlight their stock of North Carolina goods. Today, with an expanded inventory of in-state products, however, […]
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Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook Release Events
Two of our own community cooks—April McGreger and Sheri Castle, both of Chapel Hill—are shedding light on some of the larger southern community’s best recipes and stories. McGreger and Castle are among five writers who helped cull and test entries for the recently released Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook. The Southern Foodways Alliance is a […]