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America’s No. 1 Fine-Dining Restaurant Is Hiding In A Tiny North Carolina Mountain Town

A lasagna with more than twenty layers of house-made pasta gets finished with vodka sauce right at your table. It often sells out every night. I can’t imagine leaving that off my order. That lasagna lives in a restaurant Tripadvisor just named the top fine-dining spot in the entire...

Highlands, NC · 1d
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Fried Chicken And Vegetables Served Family-Style Keep Dillard’s Dillard House Tables Full

Picture a long table covered with bowls of fried chicken, collard greens, cabbage casserole, and warm bread, all passed from hand to hand. That is supper at the Dillard House in the mountains of north Georgia. People have been driving here for decades to eat this way, and the place...

Dillard, GA · 3d
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‘A heartbreaking decision’: Greenville restaurant permanently closes its doors

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Ottaray Raw Bar & Taphouse announced Sunday that it is permanently closing its doors due to slow business. The owners said that things did not turn out as they envisioned; however, they are proud of what they created. The owners thanked the staff, guests,...

Greenville, SC · 3h
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This South Carolina Amish Market Has Prices So Low, People Drive Hours To Shop There

There’s a store in Seneca, South Carolina that has quietly convinced people from three different states to rearrange their entire weekend around a grocery run. Hochstetler’s Country Store is the kind of place that makes you question every shopping decision you’ve ever made, and it does it with a smile and a shelf full of fresh-baked bread.

Seneca, SC · 5d
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Family-Style Fried Chicken Keeps Coming To Your Table At This Old Inn In Dillsboro

About ten Southern dishes land on your table here, and the platters keep getting refilled. Golden fried chicken leads the parade. Baked ham, catfish, and chicken pot pie follow close behind. Then come the sides. Warm biscuits, slow-cooked green beans, pickled beets, cream corn, and cooked apples all share the...

Dillsboro, NC · 1d

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The Unassuming BBQ Joint In North Carolina That’s So Delicious It Impressed A President

There’s a brick building in Arden, North Carolina where the smoke rolls out into the parking lot like it’s trying to recruit people off the highway. It worked on a sitting president, so imagine what it can do to someone who just got off a ten hour car ride.

Arden, NC · 13d

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22-Year-Old Southern Culinary Staple Shuts Down Next Week

The chef-owners are retiring, and anyone holding a reservation after next week is out of luck.

Asheville, NC · 2d

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All Winter Long, Buncombe County Locals Warm Up At These 6 Comfort Food Diners

When the mountain air turns cold in Buncombe County, a plate of hot food and a bottomless cup of coffee start to look like the best plan of the day. From downtown Asheville to Weaverville and Arden, the county has a strong lineup of diners that keep things simple, filling, and friendly.

Buncombe County, NC · 2d

Food & Wine

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He Skipped School to Eat Street Food — Then Built a James Beard Award-Winning Restaurant

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 30 of Tinfoil Swans, a podcast from Food & Wine. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Listen and follow on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. On this episode. Meherwan Irani used to skip school for street food. Now the chef behind the James Beard...

Asheville, NC · 6h

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Hendersonville Green Drinks to Examine Data Center Development November 12th

Hendersonville Green Drinks will focus on data center development during a November 12th program at The Local Table. The gathering, titled “Data Centers – Risks and Best Practices,” will take place at 1307 7th Avenue East in Hendersonville. Megan Kimball will examine the environmental impacts of data...

Hendersonville, NC · 1d

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Spartanburg County restaurant announces closure

A locally-owned restaurant will close its doors for good next week.

Spartanburg County, SC · 2d

YoCo News

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York County Restaurant Inspections Turn Up One C And Seven B Grades In October

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture conducted 291 restaurant and food service inspections in York County in October. Seven of those inspections resulted in a B grade and one resulted in a C. The remaining 283 inspections earned an A. The month’s only C went to Subway #29005 on East Liberty Street in York, which...

York County, SC · 4d

Spartanburg Herald-Journal

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3 Spartanburg County restaurants fail October inspections

Three Spartanburg County food establishments fell below the "78" score threshold for a "C" rating in October 2026 restaurant inspection reports, according to the South Carolina Department of Agriculture . Inspectors conducted routine inspections throughout the month and ordered follow-up inspections for establishments that received failing grades. In our coverage of food inspections around Spartanburg County, we categorize violations into two types: priority and priority foundation. Priority violations are those that pose the highest risk of causing foodborne illness and identify contributing factors that could lead to illness. A priority foundation violation is a contributing factor to illness. Here is a snapshot of the establishments that fell below a "78" grade during October inspections: JOY CRAB CAJUN SEAFOOD Location: 1935 E. Main St., Spartanburg During a routine inspection in October, SCDA identified numerous out-of-compliance violations, including priority and priority foundation violations. Some of the most notable violations were: Employees were observed removing gloves, putting the same gloves back on, using cell phones, and returning to food preparation without washing their hands. Inspectors found spray bottles without labels, cans of Raid stored throughout the facility, and a tube of grease stored with food items. Multiple dead bugs were observed in a

Spartanburg County, SC · 1d

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This Secret South Carolina Mennonite Store Is Filled With Fresh Bread, Pies, And Old-Fashioned Pantry Finds

At this South Carolina bakery, work has been known to start in the middle of the night. While most of Abbeville is still asleep, the bakers can already be at work on sourdough and pound cakes. The sourdough reportedly comes from a starter kept going for decades. Then there’s a...

Abbeville, SC · 4d

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These 8 South Carolina Steakhouses Make Dinner Worth Planning Around

One Greenville steakhouse serves its steaks inside a century-old stone building set in the woods. Yes, a stone building. That detail hooked me right away. Then I learned that a steakhouse in another city hosts a Sunday gospel brunch, and another carves meat right at your table. South Carolina takes...

South Carolina · 1d

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Grab A Seat At The Bar, Then Watch Your Steak Get Cut At This Classic South Carolina Steakhouse

Picture a server walking up to your table with a big slab of raw beef and slicing your steak right in front of you. That is a normal Tuesday night at The Peddler Steak House in downtown Spartanburg. With a spoken menu, a salad you build with a pencil, and...

Spartanburg, SC · 2d

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South Carolina’s Oldest Soda Fountain Has Been Serving Shakes And Sundaes Since 1905

Some places earn their reputation over decades, and Kempson Rexall Drugs in Inman, South Carolina has had well over a century to perfect the art of making people genuinely happy. This isn’t just a drugstore with a soda fountain tucked in the corner as an afterthought. It’s a full-on...

Inman, SC · 1d

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Jeff's Bagel Run Picks Greer Spot Near Publix for First Upstate Shop

A new bagel shop is coming to The Parkway near Greer, and this one carries some brand-name buzz: Jeff's Bagel Run plans to open a location at 423 The Parkway, right next to Publix, marking the chain's first Upstate shop. The scratch-made bagel concept is expected to open late in 2026, bringing its fast-growing footprint to a new corner of South Carolina.

Greer, SC · 5d

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7 Old-School South Carolina Bakeries Where Coconut Layer Cake Is Still Baked By Hand, Just Like Grandma’s

Some family recipes live on index cards, and some live in bakery cases across South Carolina. Coconut layer cake has been a Southern celebration staple for generations, showing up at birthdays, church suppers, and holiday tables. The seven bakeries below still make it the slow way, by hand, with layers...

South Carolina · 3d

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Five South Carolina Taverns Pouring Cold Beer And Frying Burgers Since Before You Were Born

Some bars open with a splash and close before the paint dries. The five taverns on this list did the opposite, sticking around for decades while the towns grew up around them. The oldest one started serving in 1938, and the youngest has been at it since 1972. If you want a burger with real history behind the counter, these South Carolina classics are worth the drive.

South Carolina · 20h