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Wilmington

Spots Are Running

Text and photos by Ray Linville “They’re running” is a phrase that you hear often. It could be at the start of a NASCAR race in Charlotte, a 10K run in the Triangle, or a warning about bulls charging in Pamplona, Spain, but right now it’s a phrase referring to a seasonal phenomenon on the… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: angler, Carolina Beach, coast, community, East, fish, Hampstead, spot, Wilmington

First Local Berries of the Season

By Ray Linville Finding locally grown strawberries is a sure sign that spring has arrived. As I was driving in the Monkey Junction area of Wilmington on the last weekend in March, I noticed a berry stand that had been closed for months was open. North Carolina, the third largest producer of strawberries in the… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Food, Southeastern NC, Uncategorized Tagged With: agriculture, Got to Be NC, New Hanover County, Pender County, Ray Linville, Strawberries, Wilmington

Boiled Peanuts for Sale

by Ray Linville   What makes boiled peanuts so enjoyable in the Old North State? “Boiling peanuts brings out a kind of mellowness to the nut which is … like tasting ripeness in a pear,” says food historian David Shields.   Peanuts, planted in May, are ready for harvest in September and October. Although raw… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Products, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: agriculture, Dublin, Edenton, festival, Fountain, Go to Be NC, New Hanover County, peanut, Ray Linville, Wilmington

Scuppernongs and Other Muscadines Are Ready

  by Ray Linville     It’s scuppernong time. The historic grape is ripe and ready across the state in grocery stores, at roadside stands, and from u-pick-it vineyards—along with other varieties of the muscadine. Autumn means it’s time to appreciate and enjoy these indigenous grapes. They sustained Native Americans, European explorers and colonists, enslaved… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: festival, grape, Kenansville, Lowgap, muscadine, Ray Linville, scuppernong, Wilmington, Wilson, Yadkin Valley

Mobile Food for the Literati

By Ray Linville Where do you go for food when you’re at a literary festival on a weekend and the places open on weekdays are closed? When the N.C. Literary Festival was held this year in Raleigh, the answers to feed the hungry public were food trucks. The festival drew thousands to author readings and… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, New South, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: Centennial Campus, Charlotte, Durham, festival, food, menu, mobile, N.C. State University, Raleigh, Ray Linville, rodeo, Triad, Triangle, truck, Twitter, Wilmington

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