The last time there was a State Fair, a chicken sandwich had doughnuts for buns, corn on the cob was dusted with pumpkin spice and everyone in North Carolina tried to get their hands on a pineapple ...

If you’ve ever walked into James Bazzelle’s uptown Charlotte restaurant, Mert’s Heart and Soul, you already know your stomach is about to grumble. It only takes one step inside before you’re greeted ...

Join Chef Lauren Furey on Now We’re Cookin’ to learn how to make delicious okra corn cakes! Have you ever tried fried okra? How about cornbread? Well, if you combine the two…you get okra corn cakes.

Our dining editor, Heather Irwin, headed to the Sonoma County Fair on opening day to find some of the best bites — from tacos to fried snack cakes — for 2024. I have a love-hate relationship with fair ...