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  • Meet the Maker: Tim Gearhart of Gearharts Fine Chocolates

    by Erin Byers Murray Meet the Maker: Tim Gearhart of Gearharts Fine Chocolates

    Tim Gearhart, shares how his life in the Marines led him to an unexpected career as a chocolatier with Gearhart's Fine Chocolates.

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  • Meet the Maker: Robin Allen of Birdie’s Pimento Cheese

    by Emily Havener Meet the Maker: Robin Allen of Birdie’s Pimento Cheese

    For Robin Allen, pimento cheese goes all the way back to her childhood. Searching for that same taste, she started making her own with Birdie's Pimento...

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  • Meet the Makers: Charlie Stephenson & Jim Lawlor of Pickled Pink Foods

    by Emily Havener Meet the Makers: Charlie Stephenson & Jim Lawlor of Pickled Pink Foods

    Pickled Pink Foods started with a handwritten recipe book and a homemade jar of sweet pickles. Now they create southern staples filled with spice and...

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  • Meet the Makers: Jessica & Jeremy Little of Sweet Grass Dairy

    by Hannah Lee Leidy Meet the Makers: Jessica & Jeremy Little of Sweet Grass Dairy

    Jessica and Jeremy Little of Sweet Grass Dairy knew nothing about cheesemaking when they joined a creamery in 2002. What they've made is truly incredible.

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  • Omni Coffee Flavored Syrups Lineup

    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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  • Rack of ribs glazed with Ogre Sauce

    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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  • Mother and child shaping bread in kitchen: Mother's Day food gifts

    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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  • Meet the Maker: Meta Adler, Hostess Provisions

    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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  • Hogs Heaven Meet the Maker Main Image

    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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  • Meet the Maker: The Graves Family, Griff’s Toffee

    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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  • Pouring Carolina Brewery Sauce over a sandwich and fries

    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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  • Tommy's Bloody Mary Mix at a bar set up for bloody marys

    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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