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A North Carolina tradition hits menu boards across the state Oct. 15-25 for Country Ham Restaurant Week. The event will bring together 11 restaurants from the mountains to the coast, pairing some of the state’s most creative chefs with country ham producers to celebrate an ingredient that has been part of North Carolina tables for generations. 

The event coincides with the return of the N.C. State Fair Country Ham Competition, connecting the farmers, curers and cooks who built the tradition with the chefs carrying it forward today.

From mountain vineyards and apple country to the Sandhills and coastal plain, North Carolina’s craft beverage industry will be on display when the N.C. Wine, Cider and Mead Garden returns to the N.C. State Fair, Oct. 15-25.

Located in Heritage Circle near the Blacksmith Shop, the garden will offer fairgoers an opportunity to discover the diversity of wines, hard ciders and meads produced across the state. The lineup ranges from dry and traditional styles to sweet wines, muscadine wines, fruit-forward ciders and honey-based meads, proving there truly is “a taste for everyone.”