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cheese

Visit the Goats

Text and photos by Ray Linville If you like artisan cheese, visit the creamery where it’s made. Even better, get introduced to the animals. If you like chevre, a word we borrow from French for goat cheese, don’t forget to talk to the goats. When Paradox Farm held Spring Farm Day and opened its property… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Food, Products, Uncategorized Tagged With: cheese, farm, farmers market, goats, Got to Be NC, Moore County, Paradox Farms, Ray Linville

The Pit

The Pit BBQ in Durham, across from the famed Motorco, is part of the new Durham–a Durham of renovation and reinvention. The Pit is the perfect example of a business taking the traditions of a city steeped in Southern history, and presenting them with a modern aesthetic to a new generation. The Pit is gleaming… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Food, New South, Uncategorized Tagged With: Barbecue, BBQ, cheese, Durham, macaroni, Okra, Pit, Tea

Making Mac and Cheese Better with N.C. Mountain Cheese

by Ray Linville What’s the most important ingredient in macaroni and cheese? Except for the love that the preparer personally adds, is one item more important than anything else? The questions may seem frivolous because today the recipe at home can be quite simple – unless you’re Thomas Jefferson, who was so consumed with serving… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, New South, Products, Recipes, Southeastern NC, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: agriculture, Ashe County, Ashley Christensen, cheese, Chef James Hemins, dairy, farmers market, Got to Be NC, Jeff Lee, macaroni, Ray Linville

Learning About Cheese Making (and Feeding a Baby Goat)

by Ray Linville To watch cheese being made, taste some artisan cheese samples, and take home a package or two, I headed to the Blue Ridge area of our state to travel part of the Western North Carolina Cheese Trail. Little did I expect to be bottle-feeding a day-old baby goat. Within minutes after arriving… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Food, Products, Recipes, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: agriculture, cheese, cheese trail, dairy, farm, farmers market, goat, Got to Be NC, Ray Linville, sustainable agriculture

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