Taste

The Spirit of Charleston in Food and Drink

The driver who picked me up at the airport told me that Charleston is the second-most haunted town in America. “That’s good,” I told him, “I’m searching for the spirit of Rhett Butler.” That he’s a fictional character makes no difference, I explain. “He’s the essence...

Fall is for Food Festivals in the South

Taste of the New South September 4-7, 2015, Pinehurst, NC Over Labor Day weekend the legendary Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina will host Taste of the New South, a food and wine celebration to focus on traditional foods prepared with contemporary flair. The village...

Southern Food Makes Great Gifts for the Hard to Please

As yuppies get older their kids--even their grandchildren--struggle each holiday season with what to buy them. By this time in their lives, many yuppies have most everything they want and can afford to buy what they don't yet have. They have rabbit-ear wine openers,...

TerraVita Serves Up the World in North Carolina

The capstone of the TerraVita Food and Drink Festival in Chapel Hill, N.C. was called the Carolina Table--East Meets West. As apropos as that sounds, it could easily have been called South Meets the World. There is no doubt that pork is still king in the South, but...