BLOWING ROCK — Alair Homes of the High Country is partnering with The Hunger and Health Coalition’s Simple Gesture Program to ask community me…
BOONE — A Watauga High School foods and nutrition teacher is finding creative ways to make a typical hands-on cooking class more interactive f…
Vivian Howard, an award-winning cookbook author, TV personality, chef and restaurateur, is coming to the High Country — virtually. Her first c…
Blue Ridge Parkway travelers can once again enjoy a home-style meal at The Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park beginning Saturday, Aug. 22. The…
WEST JEFFERSON — Southern Provisions Catering Co., a new catering business currently based at the High Country Commercial Kitchen at Family Ce…
BANNER ELK — Avery County’s only current brewery, Kettell Beerworks, is up and running again thanks to the lifting of regulations on breweries…
BOONE — The Horton Hotel and Rooftop Lounge reopened to the public on Friday, June 5, after being closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WEST JEFFERSON — After months of waiting, Hole Lotta Doughnuts’s West Jefferson location finally opened Thursday, May 21.
Substantial information has been published on keeping healthy during our current climate. This article is a summary of best practices around f…
WATAUGA COUNTY — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, several charitable food pantries are changing their hours due to the demand.
Farm City’s 64th annual banquet highlighted the importance and sustainability of farming in the mountains of North Carolina.
WEST JEFFERSON — West Jefferson Specialty Foods hosted Chef Missy Fraley of The French Magnolia Wednesday, Oct. 23 for a cooking demonstration…
Thursdays are a good evening for lovers of young musical talent to hear live music in the High Country.
BOONE — Craft beer lovers and brewers will gather in Boone to celebrate the 12th annual High Country Beer Fest thatwill take place from 3-7 p.…
NEWLAND — Mead at its simplest is an alcoholic drink created by fermenting honey diluted with water.
BLOWING ROCK — Less than six months after officially opening his gourmet donut shop in West Jefferson, Butch Phillips is set to operate a seco…
BOONE — A one-stop shop for farm-raised goods and homemade items has returned to the High Country once again.
BLOWING ROCK — Lingering clouds and stray showers failed to deter hundreds from making their way into Blowing Rock for its annual SAVOR Blowin…
When the King Street Farmer’s Market starts up every Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. off the Poplar Grove Connector, MacGregor Knight’s baking skills wi…
BOONE — Many people in the Boone community look forward to the spring season as it signifies the start of local farmer’s markets — a place whe…
WEST JEFFERSON — Moving from Charlotte to West Jefferson, Mark Watson and Ed Sheehan, owners of West Jefferson Specialty Foods, aim to bring a…
Leading up to the opening day of the Watauga County and other farmers’ markets, Greening My Plate Month is a time to celebrate spring and the …
BOONE — The High Country Food Hub, a program of Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is offering a special dinner series this spring that celebrate…
When looking at the front of 268 Howard St., one wouldn’t think it can house three levels. However, that’s exactly what the new owners of the …
WEST JEFFERSON — New River Brewing is moving from Lansing to downtown West Jefferson, and proprietor Greg Hershner said his family-owned beer …
BOONE — Now in its fourth season, Boone’s Winter Farmers’ Market is bigger and better than ever.
A 21-year-old Appalachian State University student found a way to turn a stress-relieving hobby into a business in the area.
Get ready for top-notch High Country Thanksgiving lunches, dinners and activities this Thanksgiving weekend.