Bill Smith is a North Carolina culinary treasure. If his Crook’s Corner predecessor, Bill Neal’s legacy was shrimp and grits, Bill Smith’s* legacy is Atlantic Beach Pie. Because he has popularized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Photo: Alex Lepe; Food Styling: Janette Zepeda A narrow barrier island on North Carolina’s coast is as much a home to me ...

Southerners may think of themselves as being preeminent pie makers, but according to food historian KC Hysmith, many Southern pies are adapted from our country’s Colonial history. “We brought the ...

A narrow barrier island on North Carolina's coast is as much a home to me as any other place I've lived. My family has vacationed along the same stretch of the Atlantic for over 50 years, so the sight ...

A seven-ingredient summer dessert that tastes like a vacation. By Mia Leimkuhler Bill Smith’s Atlantic Beach pie, adapted by Margaux Laskey.Credit...Julia Gartland for The New York Times My wonderful ...

When we put our Atlantic Beach Pie on the cover of our July 2021 issue, we proclaimed it was the “Easiest Pie In the World”. Sounds like hyperbole, but you could also say it’s the most delicious pie, ...

Some foods just speak to the season. In July and August, citrus often rules supreme because its bright, sunny taste brings to mind the roadside lemonade stands and fruity Popsicles we enjoyed as kids.

This Atlantic Beach Pie recipe comes from Bill Smith, long-time chef of Crook’s Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. When I first tasted it, I went into a pie-induced trance. I have a ...

Atlantic Beach Pie is a salty and citrusy staple of the coast. Katie Workman, author of The Mom 100 Cookbook, shared the recipe for All Things... A North Carolina Pie That Elicits An 'Oh My God' ...

A narrow barrier island on North Carolina’s coast is as much a home to me as any other place I’ve lived. My family has vacationed along the same stretch of the Atlantic for over 50 years, so the sight ...