Hill's Lexington BBQ spearheads another Carolina-style BBQ: Lexington. “Started by Joe Allen Hill in 1951, Hill’s Lexington Barbecue in Winston-Salem is the first to have the name “Lexington Barbecue,” thus their claim to being the “original” Lexington barbecue. At the time they opened there were a few small side street barbecues in Lexington...

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Husk is one of those dream restaurants for me. I've been to the location in Nashville, and it was fabulous. I have a food crush on these folks, who have been pioneering southern and Appalachian food for some time now. So when I knew I was heading to Charleston, Husk was one of...

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Ye Ole Fashioned Cafe & Ice Cream in Charleston, South Carolina, has one of my favorite features when I'm in a hurry: drive-thru. This restaurant is known for their sundaes, but especially their banana split. "One of the world's largest & greatest" is how they describe their banana split. And when they handed...

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The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is a really cool market in Charleston, South Carolina, that has fresh vegetables, prepared foods and more. This is where I was able to get my hands on some South Carolina pepperoni rolls. And I also tried Wich Cream - ice cream sandwiches! So I went with a salted...

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Skylight Inn BBQ in Ayden, North Carolina, is known for its pulled pork bbq. It's known for its whole hog cooking. "Skylight Inn BBQ was named a "barbecue capital of America" by National Geographic in the 1970’s, which inspired the construction of the capital dome and flagpole atop the otherwise unassuming restaurant (earlier...

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So, I recently left one Charleston (WV) to visit the other Charleston (SC). And my first stop? Pepperoni rolls, of course. Let me explain. There's a food truck - or stand - in South Carolina that is sharing the love of the pepperoni roll for folks down south: Pep Rolls. "Pep Rolls was...

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Here's my latest column at the Charleston Gazette-Mail: Ginseng is sometimes referred to as the black market herb of Appalachia. It is the root of a perennial plant that has been used for more than 200 years as an herbal medicine around the world — particularly in parts of Asia. Historically, many have...

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On my Carolina BBQ tour, I stopped at Lewis Barbecue. Most of the previous BBQ places in the area I tried were more "hole in the wall." Lewis Barbecue is definitely more hip with this industrial vibe and super duper busy. I placed an order to pick up, so I skipped the ordering...

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