There are some foods that don't have to be fancy to earn a permanent place in your memory. They just have to taste like home.
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6 Feb 2026
Hwy 55
These days, it feels like I’m pointing the car toward Raleigh every couple of weeks. One trip it’s to record podcast interviews. The next, it’s…
14 Jun 2025
Melvins
In North Carolina, we do burgers and hot dogs our own way—all the way. That means mustard, chili, slaw, and onions—always in that order.
30 Apr 2025
Corbett’s Burger & Soda Bar
I grew up on the Little Boy in Canton, P.T.'s Olde Fashioned Grille in Wilmington, and Ammons Drive-In & Dairy Bar in Maggie Valley. Naturally,…
Hey there! I’m Cassie Clark, a Carolina girl who grew up in two towns on opposite sides of North Carolina. My family has lived here for 8 generations, so my love for my home state is something I got honest. I’m passionate about sharing all the things that make North Carolina living so sweet – the history, the great outdoors, the culture, and the laidback lifestyle. That’s what Where the Dogwood Blooms is all about. It’s my love song to life in the Old North State; an ode to sunshine & hurricanes.
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