/blog/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:54:05 +0000 Room at the Table - Southern Holiday Recipes http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/room-at-the-table-southern-holiday-recipes/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/room-at-the-table-southern-holiday-recipes/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/room-at-the-table-southern-holiday-recipes/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500


What makes a recipe Southern? If a Brooklynite makes sweetpotato pie, is the pie still Southern? If a born and bred North Carolinian makes spaghetti… is it then Southern spaghetti? Does the chicken

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Nourish Your Appetite and Your Soul at Fiori in Clayton http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/nourish-your-appetite-and-your-soul-at-fiori-in-clayton/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/nourish-your-appetite-and-your-soul-at-fiori-in-clayton/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/nourish-your-appetite-and-your-soul-at-fiori-in-clayton/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500

This month, as Fiori Italian Restaurant & Bar in Clayton celebrates its first anniversary, I sat down with owner Orlando Marin to discuss the beginnings of Fiori, why you should absolutely give it a

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Don't Miss Smithfield Restaurant Week http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/dont-miss-smithfield-restaurant-week/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/dont-miss-smithfield-restaurant-week/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/dont-miss-smithfield-restaurant-week/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400


is happening October 12th–25th; it’s a two-week celebration of the area’s dining scene and features restaurants both downtown and in the greater Smithfield area. The event

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Pop Up Holiday Bar Opening at Old North State Food Hall http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/pop-up-holiday-bar-opening-at-old-north-state-food-hall/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/pop-up-holiday-bar-opening-at-old-north-state-food-hall/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/pop-up-holiday-bar-opening-at-old-north-state-food-hall/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0400


Old North State Food Hall is officially kicking off the holiday season with Blitzen’s Tavern, a holiday pop-up bar. From November through early January, look for festive holiday décor from floor to

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Food Hall Celebrates One-Year Anniversary! http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/food-hall-celebrates-one-year-anniversary/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/food-hall-celebrates-one-year-anniversary/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/food-hall-celebrates-one-year-anniversary/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0400


The Old North State Food Hall opened their doors with 10 fantastic restaurants on August 26, 2022. To celebrate the one-year anniversary the Old North State is hosting a variety of events, including

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Be a Taste-tester at the Butter Pecan Showdown in Benson http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/be-a-taste-tester-at-the-butter-pecan-showdown-in-benson/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/be-a-taste-tester-at-the-butter-pecan-showdown-in-benson/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/be-a-taste-tester-at-the-butter-pecan-showdown-in-benson/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0400


Is it Butter Pea-Can or Butter Pea-Con?

Whichever way you pronounce butter pecan, is it your favorite ice cream flavor?

Are you, like us, a connoisseur of ice cream no matter what flavor?

Visit

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Holiday Recipe Round-up http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/holiday-recipe-round-up/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/holiday-recipe-round-up/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/holiday-recipe-round-up/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0400


We're moving into the busy holiday season... just 25 days away from Thanksgiving! Gathering with family, hosting friends, decorating, shopping, and just trying to enjoy this season of thanks and

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Native Emily Wallace & Her Delicious New Book http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/learn-more-about-joco-native-emily-wallace-and-her-delicious-new-book/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/learn-more-about-joco-native-emily-wallace-and-her-delicious-new-book/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/learn-more-about-joco-native-emily-wallace-and-her-delicious-new-book/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:00:00 -0400

“I grew-up in Smithfield. My Dad and his brother owned Heavner-Wallace Implement Company – which started as a mule company a very long time ago. But I was always around farms and farmers in the

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Johnston County BBQ, for You, and You, and You http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/johnston-county-bbq-for-you-and-you-and-you/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/johnston-county-bbq-for-you-and-you-and-you/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/johnston-county-bbq-for-you-and-you-and-you/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:00:00 -0400


The history of BBQ in the South is an old one, and it runs just as deep as the line in the sand between Eastern Style and Western Style lovers. In my book, there’s people who know Eastern Style BBQ

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