
Imagine this: A blustery and cold day on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. Now imagine this: A room at the elegant Carolina Inn filled with seven of the top chefs in the Chapel Hill area preparing the ultimate Southern comfort food, Shrimp and Grits. Finally, imagine this: Getting to taste all this great food and benefit a charity at the same time.

Hello SavorNC readers! I am delighted to be here with you to share some of my favorite ideas for entertaining and decorating. It is my philosophy that a home should have a look that is collected, not decorated. In this and future posts I hope to inspire you with pieces from my favorite collections and share ideas for how to mix them with modern glassware, linens or other tabletop items. I hope you enjoy! - Kathryn

Allison Taylor is joining us today to tell us about the upcoming MetroChase urban scavenger hunt in Asheville!

If you are looking for some unique jewelry to give your sweetheart (or yourself!) this Valentine’s Day, then you definitely need to check out Fuquay Varina’s Rosy Revolver. JJ Papke is the talented metalsmith behind this very beautiful line of jewelry. I got the chance to peek into what it takes to create a Rosy Revolver original and what inspires her creations. Here is what she had to say:

If you’re anything like me, you just realized that Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend about three hours ago. Maybe some of you are die-hard pro-football fans. Me? I’m more of a “let’s socialize and eat yummy food” fan.