From two-lane highways and interstates to dirt roads and quaint downtowns, every road leads to delicious food when traveling the Bayou State. North Carolina Back Road Restaurant Recipes is a well-researched and charming guide to North Carolina's best locally-owned back-road restaurants plus favorite recipes from restaurant owners and chefs. This is not your usual guide to high-priced, elite restaurants. Here you will find those hidden gems that most people would never discover unless they lived in these small towns.

Each guide focuses on 50 restaurants that are housed in buildings at least 50 years old. In addition to a description of the restaurant's building, decor, and cuisine, each entry includes 2-3 recipes from that establishment.

Profiles of 40 well-established and up-and-coming chefs from the mountains of NC.

"If there’s one thing Reusing understands, it’s the power of a remarkable ingredient." – O Magazine "[A] must-have title for both new and experienced cookes." --Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review) “Her enthusiasm is infectious, her approach, inviting.”—BookPage Top Pick and Cookbook of the Month “I love Andrea Reusing’s Lantern in Chapel Hill. And her recipes in Cooking in the Moment are so approachable and her stories so insightful that they blaze a path toward great home cooking.” —David Chang “I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying many fine meals at Lantern. Andrea Reusing’s food is always fresh, seasonal, and as local as possible. Her recipes are creative and downright delicious.” —John Grisham For Andrea Reusing—an award-winning chef, a leader in the sustainable agriculture movement, and a working mother—“cooking in the moment” simply means focusing on one meal at a time. Tender spring broccoli given a smoky char on the grill, a summer berry pudding with cold cream, or a cider-braised pork shoulder served with pan-fried apples on a frosty night—cooking and eating this way allows food in season to become the foundation of a full life. Cooking in the Moment is a rich, absorbing journey through a year in Reusing’s home kitchen as she cooks for family and friends using ingredients grown nearby. When seasonality is reimagined as a grocery list rather than a limitation, everyday meals become cause for celebration—a whole week of fresh sweet corn; a blue moon autumn asparagus harvest; a rich, spicy soup made with the last few sweet potatoes of winter. Reusing seamlessly blends down-to-earth kitchen advice with delicious, doable recipes, including childhood favorites (chicken and dumplings), simple one-pot dinners (shrimp, pea, and rice stew), as well as feasts to satisfy a crowd (roast fresh ham with cracklings). And while the action takes place in North Carolina, the kinds of producers and places that animate these pages—farmers, ranchers, cheesemakers, butchers, bakers, orchards, backyard henhouses, and fishing holes—can be found all over, producing the flavors that we crave. With gorgeous photography throughout and more than 130 recipes, Cooking in the Moment will inspire cooks everywhere to embrace the flavors and bounty of each season.

More than seven million people visit the Outer Banks of North Carolina every year, and they all fall in love with its coastal Southern cuisine. The Outer Banks Cookbook is a true celebration of the many flavors of North Carolina’s coastal communities with an emphasis on local food and products. The second edition features beautiful full-color photographs and more than 100 easy-to-follow recipes for appetizers, chowders, entrees, desserts, cocktails, and more. Included are family recipes, traditional dishes from locals, and specialties from the many restaurants dotting the Outer Banks.

For generations, North Carolinians have prepared and savored time-honored recipes that are as much a part of their tradition as boatbuilding and netmaking. Here thirty-four Tar Heel cooks offer recipes that can't be found in popular cookbooks or on restau

"This unique cookbook serves up a well-researched and charming guide to Texas' best back road restaurants plus favorite recipes from restaurant owners and chefs, "--Cover.

A savory collection of more than 125 recipes from the Magnolia Grill showcases the flavors, ingredients, and culinary expertise that makes this North Carolina eatery a great repository of Southern cuisine. Reprint. (Cookbooks)

The Carolina Cooking Cookbook features a delectable collection of recipes from some of the best chefs in North and South Carolina. The companion book to the internationally syndicated TV series, Carolina Cooking, The Carolina Cooking Cookbook turns every aspiring cook into a Southern gourmet and shows how to create these signature dishes in 30 minutes or less! Carolina Cooking features recipes from more than 50 of the top restaurants in the Carolinas, including: Four Square Restaurant, Durham, NC Pewter Rose Bistro, Charlotte, NC The Angus Barn, Raleigh, NC Christopher's New Global Cuisine, Winston-Salem, NC The Speedway Club, Concord, NC Villa Romana, Myrtle Beach, SC Crescent Grille, Camden, SC Solstice Kitchen and Wine Bar, Columbia, SC Carolina Cooking was launched in the fall of 2004 It broadcasts in over 51 countries to more than 126 million households. For a list of stations currently showing Carolina Cooking visit www.carolinacooking.tv Regional events and signings Co-op available Be sure to visit www.carolinacooking.tv, for more recipes, cooking tips, and wine and beer pairings! Debra Zumstein and Wil Kazary produce the syndicated cooking show, Carolina Cooking that is seen around the world in over 51 countries. A photographer and writer of children's stories, Debra is continually returning from her adventures with a full belly and stories to tell. Wil's love of culinary experimentation started in his family's fine dining restaurant when he was a child. It continues with the aid of more than 65 chefs and his new family, the production crew of Carolina Cooking.

Winner of the James Beard Foundation Book of the Year Award and Best Book, American Cooking, Victuals is an exploration of the foodways, people, and places of Appalachia. Written by Ronni Lundy, regarded as the most engaging authority on the region, Victuals guides us through the surprisingly diverse history--and vibrant present--of food in the Mountain South. Victuals explores the diverse and complex food scene of the Mountain South through recipes, stories, traditions, and innovations. Each chapter explores a specific defining food or tradition of the region--such as salt, beans, corn (and corn liquor). The essays introduce readers to their rich histories and the farmers, curers, hunters, and chefs who define the region's contemporary landscape. Sitting at a diverse intersection of cuisines, Appalachia offers a wide range of ingredients and products that can be transformed using traditional methods and contemporary applications. Through 80 recipes and stories gathered on her travels in the region, Lundy shares dishes that distill the story and flavors of the Mountain South. – Epicurious: Best Cookbooks of 2016