Get Fed at Sweet Feed

We’re feeling giddy because the grab-n-go counter, Sweet Feed, is up and running. You can stop in for ready made meals and sweets. You’ll find her chocolate chip cookies that have a [...]

Thyme & Place Café Celebrates New Menu

Thyme & Place Café in downtown Southern Pines, known for serving creative and casual brunch and lunch for seven years, has debuted a new seasonal menu and refreshed their [...]

All Aboard the Gravy Train

Curt Shelvey will be closing Cucina to focus on his new food truck Hold on to your UNO decks, because chef Curt Shelvey has just played a reverse card. This summer, he’s planning to close [...]

Dewberry Delight: Taste Testing The Berry of Cameron

While browsing the Cameron Antiques Fair on Saturday, we quickly found ourselves in the back room of the historic McPherson’s Store off Carthage Street with dewberry preserves, now operated [...]

Maria Branches Off Into Brunch

Early this year, longtime restaurateur Maria Rivera decided she wanted to serve an earlier crowd. So, she sold Maria’s Mexican Restaurant in Olmsted Village and later purchased Tina’s [...]

Scruton Brother’s Ice Cream Opens on Morganton

Kim, Denny, Kiden, and Kolby Scruton opened Scruton Brother’s after spending summers in Michigan and New Hampshire and wishing they could bring ice cream treats home with them. Parents Kim [...]

Pizzeria Grazia Adds to Aberdeen’s Food Scene

When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie That’s the newest place in Aberdeen, brought to you by the minds behind Mason’s Restaurant and Grocery: Pizzeria Grazia. Brian and [...]

Downtown Southern Pines, Meat Embers on Broad

Where’s The Smoke, There’s Fire Barbecue The former home of Broad Street Bakery has two new owners ready to meat downtown Southern Pines.  JP Longueil, former GM of [...]

I Had a Date Night at the Villaggio and Now I Only Talk With My Hands

Especially after kids, my husband and I aren’t big on social graces. But we recently stepped on out to a local white-table-clothed oasis — Villaggio Ristorante & Bar. Why? Because we [...]

SwayTake: I Can’t Believe it’s Butter!

SwayTake: I can’t believe it’s not butter! We wanted to try Butter Coffee — also known as “Bullet Coffee.” This is a low carb, high fat, breakfast replacement popular for the Keto [...]