The North State Journal

From conviction to confections

November 15, 2017 Laura Ashley Lamm

DURHAM — Transformations take place at different times, in unique places and in a multitude of ways. In the kitchen, a chef will pull together a cake batter of flour and sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, […]

Chef Vivian Howard kicks off fifth season of PBS show

October 4, 2017 admin

Kinston restaurateur Vivian Howard will be in front of the camera and in the kitchen for a fifth season of her Peabody Award-winning show “A Chef’s Life.” The show centers on Howard, who, with her […]

A taste and toast of Biltmore

September 27, 2017 admin

ASHEVILLE — A visit to America’s premiere estate is certain to transport you back to a time of opulence and grandeur, but with careful efforts perfected over the last 128 years, it also showcases the […]

The coffee is hot in Asheville

September 20, 2017 Mollie Young

ASHEVILLE — There is no question that Asheville is the epicenter of the craft beer movement in North Carolina, but beer is not thing only thing brewing across the mountain town these days. The third […]

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September is Wine and Grape Month

September 6, 2017 admin

Grapes were one of the very first crops planted by Europeans in North Carolina and the New World. By the dawn of the 20th century, North Carolina was the leading wine-producing region in the nation. […]

Taking a burger from boring to blazin’

August 30, 2017 admin

KINSTON — Labor Day — the unofficial last weekend of summer for many in the Tarheel State — is upon us. As citizens across the state gather to mark the transition from the summer calendar […]

Celebrate national whiskey sour day with a Carolina twist

August 23, 2017 admin

Friday, August 25 is National Whiskey Sour Day, and N.C. offers distilleries from the mountains to the coast who craft the rebellious spirit that provides this cocktail’s punch. Of the six sisters of whiskey — […]

An eclipse in a glass

August 21, 2017 Laura Ashley Lamm

There’s more than one eclipse coming your way. Cue Bonnie Tyler’s classic on the iPod, stretch out in a lounge chair with your solar glasses on and pour you a tasty one. It’s time for […]