Helping the Hungry
The pandemic has brought the mission of the Food Pantry of Highlands into sharp focus and added a sense of urgency to its efforts to feed local families. “The Food […]
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Peace, Love and Laurent Perrier
Old Edwards Inn is known for their love of hosting parties, innovative collaborative events that focus on and present their favorite finds. As they’ll do on July 30, at […]
Greystone’s Generosity
For over 100 years, Lake Toxaway has been offering comfort and relief to its guests and the community. For its guests – people like Stephen King, and Nicole Kidman, and […]
Cashiers Valley Smokehouse
Summer’s coming and there’s some good news to look forward to. Here on the Plateau there’s a new game in town, Cashiers Valley Smokehouse, owned and operated by hospitality specialists […]
For the Love of Barbecue
EVENT CANCELLED. Five years ago, Southern Foodways Director John T Edge said that “Southerners recognize Barbecue to be our premier folk food”, their joints, places “where seekers find solace as […]
Paula Jones’ Grouper Hemingway
Furniture designer Paula Jones strolls through the grocery store with a smile so magnetic that it seems to set the whole place aglow. On her wrist she brandishes a […]
Take it Out
I’ve been writing restaurant reviews for Laurel for six years. That’s given me and Tricia and a select group of friends entree into an astonishing collection of restaurants, ranging from […]
Chadwick Boyd, May’s Celebrity Chef
At the end of March, this exclusive Chefs in the House event was still on the books for Half-Mile Farm. We’ll update this if anything changes. Chadwick Boyd, the […]
Make Summer Even Sweeter
Though Cake Bar and Cake Bar at Mill Creek are currently closed for sit-down dining and snacking, you can still take home their extraordinary creations. The word is out […]
A Mash-up of Southern & Italian
Behind the swanky exterior and vibe of the award-winning Old Edwards Inn is the talented, personable and welcoming General Manager Jack Austin. An impeccably dressed powerhouse at work, Austin is […]