Every highway and byway in the state is a potential jumping off point for a food adventure, whether discovering the Restaurante Rosa de Saron in Sampson County or the Pakse Café in Greensboro.
Yvonne, David, and Vera Cecelski at the family homeplace by David Cecelski My mother and I always go to our local farmers market on Saturday morning. Today we had a lovely, clear sunny day, a good crowd was there, and you could find the tail end of winter’s bounty—collard greens, cabbages, turnips, sweet potatoes—and the… Read More →
R. A. Fountain General Store
by David Cecelski I discovered a real treasure yesterday on a trip to Fountain, a little town in Pitt County: the R.A. Fountain General Store and Internet Café. Operated by ECU English professor Alex Albright and his wife, Elizabeth, the store is a celebration of eastern North Carolina culture that should not be missed. On weekends,… Read More →
Deep River
by David Cecelski Yesterday I was looking for food for a paddling trip on the Deep River. My buddy Bland and I were headed to the river on a surprisingly warm, sunny, late winter day. Neither of us had been in a boat for far too long, and we were celebrating a free day, the… Read More →
Blue Monday
by David Cecelski Today is Blue Monday, a shad fry that is always held on the Cape Fear River, just below Lock and Dam #2, the day after Easter. I can’t be there this year, but I can dream of it: the crowd gathered on a bluff overlooking the Cape Fear, where the river,… Read More →
Cake Lady, Watermelon Man & the Saw Mill Boys
“Watermelon man, butterbean man, save your bones for Henry Jones, for he don’t eat no meat.” Henry Jones (the Watermelon Man) I am totally, head-over-heels smitten by the stories about local cooks and gardeners that are squeezed in between the recipes in A Little Taste of Heaven Since 1857: Morehead City Heritage Cookbook. Take, for… Read More →