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Even without the State Fair, there’s no shortage of fair food

By on October 21, 2020

Although the N.C. State Fair is cancelled for 2020, there are a couple of ways the spirit of the fair lives on in some small ways. Junior livestock shows and horse shows are giving participants and their families a taste

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Today’s Topic: Restaurants can enter new ‘Dig into Local’ Best Menu NC contest

By on March 24, 2015

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” For many years the NCDA&CS has sponsored promotions to encourage restaurants to use more local food on their menus. The latest of

News Roundup: July 28-Aug. 3

By on August 3, 2012

Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Record watermelon tips the

Today’s Topic: Restaurants compete for Best Dish in NC honors

By on May 10, 2011

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” This week, Commissioner Troxler and Rhonda talk about the Best Dish in North Carolina restaurant contest. Finalists for the 2011 edition of

Best Dish winners announced

By on August 11, 2009

It was a good year to have a restaurant in a historic house named after a Bartlett. Four Square Restaurant, a 10-year-old restaurant located in the Victorian-era Bartlett-Mangum House in Durham, and The Yancey House Restaurant, located in the Historic

Judge for yourself: Best Dish in NC contest judging begins

By on April 29, 2009

The finalists in this year’s Best Dish in NC restaurant contest were recently named and have been posted to the Best Dish Web site. I recently scrolled through the pictures of the dishes in the Fine and Casual dining categories