/blog/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:35:26 +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

]]> As Long As There Is You & Food http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/as-long-as-there-is-you-and-food/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/as-long-as-there-is-you-and-food/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/as-long-as-there-is-you-and-food/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0500


As a native of Johnston County, I can say with conviction that what matters most to locals around the holidays is food. It always seemed particularly cruel to me that the Grinch not only took

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In the world of destination marketing, trends like being a "Foodie", or becoming a culinary destination really are determined by the story or food experience your town/city can offer. If you have to

]]> American Music Jubilee Christmas Show Is Here http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/american-music-jubilee-christmas-show-is-here/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/american-music-jubilee-christmas-show-is-here/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/american-music-jubilee-christmas-show-is-here/ Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:00:00 -0500


It has not escaped my notice that I recently posted a blog in which I lamented the retail-driven erasure of November and ThanDown Home Christmas ksgiving (a wondrous time of year). I do believe I firmly stated the

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