El’s Drive-In Shrimp Burger: A Crystal Coast Favorite
Text and photos by Sol Weiner Summer in North Carolina has now come and gone, and with it the height of beach season. Like many humans, I like the beach—there’s an ocean you can jump into, and a lot of tasty seafood. And like many folklorists, I also spend a lot of time in my […]
GRITS with BUGS? OBX SHRIMP and GRITS
by Elizabeth Weigand Elizabeth Weigand is one of my favorite food writers. She’s so good at what she does that I can darn near taste whatever she’s writing about as well as exploring the culture and lore behind it. I was so excited when she agreed to let us use a blog post she wrote […]
Hatteras Farewell
A couple weeks ago, I was a guest at the Hatteras fishing community’s Day at the Docks. It’s a wonderful celebration of that Outer Banks village’s fishing heritage and living traditions, and I felt deeply honored to be part of it. Originally founded after hurricane Isabel in 2003 as a day to celebrate the island’s […]