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Outer Banks

El’s Drive-In Shrimp Burger: A Crystal Coast Favorite

Text and photos by Sol Weiner Summer in North Carolina has now come and gone, and with it the height of beach season. Like many humans, I like the beach—there’s an ocean you can jump into, and a lot of tasty seafood. And like many folklorists, I also spend a lot of time in my… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: Carteret County, Crystal Coast, Down East, drive-in, Outer Banks, sandwich, Seafood

GRITS with BUGS? OBX SHRIMP and GRITS

by Elizabeth Weigand Elizabeth Weigand is one of my favorite food writers. She’s so good at what she does that I can darn near taste whatever she’s writing about as well as exploring the culture and lore behind it. I was so excited when she agreed to let us use a blog post she wrote… Read More →

Filed Under: Eastern NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe, Bill Neal, Cape Hatteras, Carolina Foodie, Carolina Grits & Company, Charleston Receipts, Chef Chris Latimer, Craig Claiborne, Crook's Corner, Currituck County, Day at the Docks, Della Basnight, Elizabeth Weigand, Hominy Grits, Island Farm on Roanoke Island, Jeff Aiken, Manteo, OBX, Outer Banks, Roanoke Island Festival Park, Seaside Inn, Shrimp and Grits, Southport, Wanchese

Hatteras Farewell

A couple weeks ago, I was a guest at the Hatteras fishing community’s Day at the Docks. It’s a wonderful celebration of that Outer Banks village’s fishing heritage and living traditions, and I felt deeply honored to be part of it.  Originally founded after hurricane Isabel in 2003 as a day to celebrate the island’s… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, General, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blessing of the Fleet, chowder cook-off, David Cecelski, Ernie Foster, Hatteras Day at the Docks, Outer Banks

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