North Carolina

North Carolina’s answer to Nashville hot chicken

Detour-worthy dahlia destinations in Western North Carolina

Three summer exhibitions explore the remarkable career of North Carolina’s Burk Uzzle

Turning back the clock to a time when the midday meal was king

Tag along with writer Jed Portman on a road trip through the Tar Heel State in search of rib-sticking meals

North Carolina pit master Sam Jones is breathing new fire into the old-school smokehouse

A North Carolina painter finds that you can go home again—maybe

A bold little spaniel with strange business of her own

Because you’re never too old to have a sweet treat for breakfast

How a North Carolina plantation turned back the clock on bobwhite habitat

Where the quail feel right at home

For barbecue made the old-fashioned way, head to this new joint in North Carolina

At least one regional fried chicken tradition has yet to get its due: dipped chicken

Snag a bar stool and grab a pint at one of these four hop-pening new joints

From a fifties-style drive-in to a cinderblock meat-and-three, local eats in Eastern North Carolina.

A peanut lover’s take on the molten cake

Where books aren’t just business

Maverick retailer Laura Vinroot Poole lightens up the gents’ shopping scene

A new documentary examines why so many creative people are moving to Asheville

Five lesser-known favorites in the Tar Heel State