Meet the Maker
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, by Amber Chase Meet the Maker: Josh Norman, Omni Coffee
Omni Coffee is dedicated to sourcing the world’s top 10 coffee beans and making them accessible to a wider audience. Josh Norman shares the story...
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, by Erin Byers Murray Meet the Makers: Mike “Ogre” Weeks and Mike Vagianos, Ogre Sauce
It’s one thing for a childhood nickname to stick past childhood. It’s another to see that nickname looking back at you from the label of...
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, by Emily Havener Meet the Maker: David Smith, Lambrecht Gourmet
Lambrecht Gourmet started with a friend’s toffee recipe. Although founder and chocolatier David Smith always loved cooking, he was the son of a dentist, and...
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, by Hannah Lee Leidy Best Mother's Day Food Gifts
When it comes to the best Mother's Day food gifts, the Local Palate team members' answers are equally thoughtful and delicious ways to shower the...
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, by Hannah Lee Leidy Meet the Maker: Meta Adler, Hostess Provisions
In the spirit of Southern hospitality, Meta Adler founded Hostess Provisions to ease at-home entertaining for hosts of all skill levels. After all, a successful...
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, by Emily Havener Meet the Maker: Chris & Allyson Virden, Olde Virden's
There are probably more hot sauce varieties than it’s possible to count, so why aren’t there more options when it comes...
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, by Hannah Lee Leidy Meet the Maker: Maynard Brummitt and Laura Motes, Hogs Heaven Pork Rinds
Maynard Redford Brummitt lived life with a “more is more” philosophy. The founder of Hogs Heaven pork rinds grew up on a farm in North...
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, by Erin Byers Murray Meet the Maker: The Graves Family, Griff’s Toffee
The tale of Griff’s Toffee starts with a family recipe. Karen Graves spent years perfecting a recipe for pecan toffee— all with the help of...
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, by Ryan Norris Meet the Maker: Sabina Jules
Meet Sabina Jules of Motherland Spices, known as Mammy Doro, who began her culinary enterprise with her mom's hand-selected spice mailed from Cameroon.
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, by Ryan Norris Meet the Maker: Robert Poitras of Carolina Brewery
Meet Robert Poitras, an avid beer enthusiast, die-hard Tar Heel, and the founder of Carolina Brewery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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, by Chris Dugas Meet the Maker: Tommy Glassen
Tommy Glassen never dreamed a wild night out would launch his career, but after his mom introduced him to her cure-all bloody mary, everything changed.
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, by Chris Dugas Meet the Makers: Liam Becker & John Berdux of Apis Mercantile
Liam Becker and John Berdux have been running their local honey operation, Apis Mercantile, on John’s Island since 2017 with one goal in mind: Emphasize...