Kathleen Purvis
The Kitchn
Mooresville, NC, United States
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1-Minute Microwave Hollandaise Recipe (and How to Turn It Into Béarnaise)
If you can separate an egg, you can make this easiest-ever hollandaise in one minute flat. → Read More
Charlotte, North Carolina, Weekend Guide: Public Art, Fried Chicken, and Whitewater Rafting
No longer a staid banking town, Charlotte, North Carolina, is a hub for post-industrial reinvention and envelope-pushing New Southern cooking. → Read More
How American Distilleries Are Transforming into Tourist Destinations
From St. Augustine to Seattle, it's never been a better time to visit American distilleries designed and built for thirsty travelers. → Read More
What is a ‘meat & 3’? Here are the secrets to the South’s essential restaurant
A meat & 3 is a country-style restaurant where the Southern food is cheap, the setting is simple and the atmosphere is friendly. Daily specials include a rotating selection of fried steak, baked pork chops, fried chicken, beef tips. → Read More
Dressing vs. stuffing: It’s time we decide who to blame
Our country can’t decide what to call our Thanksgiving side dish. And we have General Mills and Stove Top Stuffing to blame for it. → Read More
Charlotte chef announces he’s heading back to Chicago
After briefly returning to his native Charlotte, Upstream chef Gene Kato is going to head up Momotaro in Chicago. Former CPCC grad made his professional mark in Chicago. → Read More
Does this really deserve to be on the worst-candy list?
What are the best and worst Halloween candies? Peanut butter kisses and wax bottles should be on the list of worst treats, but candy corn? The best sweet to give to trick-or-treaters: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. → Read More
Harris Teeter shoppers may have bought mislabeled and ‘distressed’ crabmeat for years
If you bought crab meat from a Virginia company, Harris Teeter is using customer-loyalty cards to find you. . Casey’s Seafood owner pleaded guilty to mislabeling almost 200 tons of bad crab from other countries. → Read More
We’ve got many favorite Crook’s Corner dishes. These are the 5 must-orders.
Which five dishes belong on any fan’s order at Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, NC? Here are our picks, from Atlanta Beach Pie to honeysuckle sorbet. They put Crook’s Corner on the map. → Read More
Big changes ahead for NC’s beloved – and iconic – restaurant, Crook’s Corner
Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, NC, is known for Southern dishes like shrimp and grits and Atlantic Beach Pie. The owner is selling the restaurant to bartender Gary Crunkleton, and chef Bill Smith is taking on a new role. → Read More
Eater’s list of best new restaurants includes Charlotte-area spot
Respected national dining critic picks Hello Sailor in Cornelius for his list of the 18 best new restaurants of the year for Eater.com. Both the crab dishes and the “plucky” cocktails get high marks. → Read More
Dear Google: Your food map of the U.S. is ... puzzling
The search site Google published a 4th of July map of American foods, but the choices for each state are very strange. Does snow ice cream really represent North Carolina? → Read More
Waiting in line at Shake Shack? There’s a better burger and shake (and it’s cheaper)
If you've been fighting the lines to try Shake Shack, you're missing a better burger experience right across the parking lot. But when we asked the owner, we heard a story we never expected. → Read More
This is how I'll remember Anthony Bourdain: A Charlotte visit and an ash-tray incident
Before he was a TV star, Anthony Bourdain was a chef and a writer who could slice and dice us with his words or show us the elegance of a futile protest. → Read More
Headed to the beach? Here are 14 great places to eat, from Carolina Beach to Calabash
One of the best things about living in North Carolina? We’ve got a long coastline, which means beach trips are a way of life around here. → Read More
Greenville creates memorial to the queen of Southern mayonnaise, inventor Eugenia Duke
Greenville, S..C., will name a pedestrian bridge in honor of Duke's Mayonnaise creator Eugenia Duke and other female entrepreneurs. → Read More
McDonald’s brand-new burger will roll out today. Here’s our verdict.
Is the new Quarter Pounder from McDonald’s any good? The fast food giant is switching to fresh, not frozen, patties for some of their burgers. They’ll also be cooked to order. → Read More
Charlotte’s best barbecue comes two ways now. Do you know the rules?
Charlotte has 2 kinds of barbecue: Traditional joints with chopped pork, and chef-driven spots with brisket and more. Do you know the difference? → Read More
Frozen biscuit brand Mary B's listed in product recall in North Carolina
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced a recall Friday of another popular brand of frozen biscuits. → Read More
Mac & cheese means 2 different things in black and white culture
If you’re black, your mac & cheese is probably a hallowed, rich tradition. If you’re white, you probably mix it up from a box. How’d this happen? → Read More