Starting this event-based post with a big ole recommendation of #TellThemHeidiSentYou and get your tickets now! If you are planning to be in or near
Category: Eat and Drink Local
Cookies and Pies: Recipes from the NC Mountain State Fair
If you’ve been to see me at the GotToBeNC Cooking Stage at the 2022 NC Mountain State Fair at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher,
Roadtrip: Learn to Cook at the NC Mountain State Fair
Time for a road trip to Asheville NC. Come on up and join me. I’ll be hosting the GotToBeNC Cooking Stage inside the Davis Event
Two Delicious Ways to Cook Fresh Tuna
Don’t you just love when one delicious dish leads to the next? Such was the case for me this weekend when I prepared two very
Here’s a sprinkle of Sugar and Cinnamon for your Snow Day
It’s a post that bears repeating. A chill in the air means its time to bake Cinnamon Rolls. If this weekend round of January 2022
Cooking with Mushrooms
This post was inspired by a quick Instagram reel I recently did on cooking with Lion’s Mane Mushrooms. You can watch the reel I made
Drink Local Cocktails and Mocktails
Six – well, seven plus – sensational ways to Drink Local with cocktails and mocktails easy enough for any home bartender. All of them with
Savory SC pecan Recipes you will love
File this one under “Love What I Do” or, in this case, maybe I should say under “I’m Nuts About What I Do!” But, not
How’s Your Sandwich Savvy?
In anticipation of National Sandwich Day on Wednesday Nov. 3, I’ve been asked to share a few of my favorite things between two slices of
Nc Specialty Foods Association Awards
The NC Specialty Foods Association is a great resource for locating local product across the state of North Carolina. And, As you know I am
Local Buys for this Summer Season
June means beachtrips and family vacations, tending to kitchen gardens and, as in any other season of the year, taking time and make considerations to
Keep It Local
As a long time food and travel writer, my mantra and my niche has become to keep it local. I encourage my readers to eat
For the Love of Eating and Drinking Locally
For those of you who follow this blog regularly – or follow my social media, you know I’m a big fan of eating and drinking
Ham Biscuits and Cheesy Carolina Gold Rice Middlins
Homemade Ham Biscuits and Cheesy Rice Middlins also know as Rice Grits. Practically perfect fare for any breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. And, an excellent
Charlotte’s Uptown Farmers market
If there was ever a challenging year to start something new, its been 2020. But all said, lots of great things have happened this year,
Keep It Local As You Shop Cyber Monday
Keep it Local, it’s my mantra. Shop local, eat local, drink local, celebrate local. This past weekend, today and, I’m sure tomorrow too have felt
Shop Local at SOUTHEND MARKET
In recent years the Saturday after Thanksgiving has become a day to celebrate shopping with small local businesses. Such was the case on Sat Nov
From The Pumpkin Patch
It’s pumpkin season in the Carolinas ( and everywhere else as well) ! Time to celebrate the seasonal squash of October. Let’s get right to
Hocus Pocus, It’s October
Today I’m sharing Five Fabulous Things to celebrate October (& one of them is a pair of cocktail recipes!) With so many ways to safely
Local Pear – Fection
While you are out and about, I’ve got a great find to share. While you are shopping local, be sure to treat yourself and buy
Local Figs In Season
It’s time for local figs. Actually almost past time, so get ready, time’s a wastin’. Things are about to get figgy! I love the summer.
The Food & drink You Crave, CLT
What is it that you Crave, Clt? As restaurants reopen in the Queen City, we are all asking the same question. Where can we go
Summer Seafood
Nothing says, “Here’s to Eating Local”, better than Summer Seafood on the grill! But, where to shop for seafood? I am glad you asked…. Take
Eat Your Summer Veggies
Tiz the season for a bounty of Summer veggies and a wonderful time to shop, cook and eat local. A couple of weeks ago, I
How To Cook with Fennel
How are you eating local? This time a year, for me, a weekend Farmers’ Market trip almost always includes the purchase of several bulbs of
Learn How To Cook with Heidi Billotto
Want to learn how to cook? Although I hate that we can’t be gathered together in the kitchen, on the farm or around the table;
Home Delivery: The New Way to Shop Local
Home delivery. The convenient new way to shop local and support local businesses. With farmers markets open on the weekends; and farm stores open during
25 Plus Places to Shop Local – March 2020
No better place to shop for local produce, proteins and product than from local farmers markets, farm stores and locally run businesses. In late March,
Charlotte RESTAURANTS And Farmers market Updates
The world seems topsy turvy right now. In the wake of the COVID-19 corona virus, Charlotte restaurants, chefs and farmers are flexing creative muscles, so
Eat Local And Plant-Based when you Cook with Hempeh
If you love to eat local and are in search of vegan or vegetarian proteins, allow me to teach you how to cook with Hempeh.