GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A Pitt County chef took a second chance in an international pizza expo and took home a first-place win. Alessio Passalacqua, chef and assistant manager at Nino’s Cucina ...

ASHEVILLE - An Asheville restaurant wins a fierce cooking competition; a new pizza restaurant opens downtown; Lowcountry seafood is coming to a local farm; and a new West Asheville restaurant gives a ...

Thinking about snagging a blue ribbon in 2026? You can start by bookmarking this Reddit post from the 2025 Best in Show pizza maker. (Disclosure: I was one of the pizza judges who awarded that ribbon.

Asheville Proper won the Heritage Hero award at the 2025 Heritage Fire Tour for its bison surf and turf skewer. Birdie's Pizza opened on Biltmore Avenue, serving New York and Sicilian-style pizza.