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LAURA WHITE / WRITER

Carolina born and bred, White grew up on Sunday suppers of fried chicken and collard greens plucked straight from her grandma’s backyard. After more than 15 years of serving guests and slinging drinks, this writer, editor, and educator is obsessed with foodways and finding the best fried chicken sandwich in America. She had a magical experience tasting her way through this month’s At the Table. “It snowed the first night I was in Winston-Salem, and I had the Arts District mostly to myself. Snowflakes whisked about in the cold breeze, and the wind chimes hanging from the lampposts danced. I had to pinch myself a few times to make sure it wasn’t all a dream.”

DAVID HOLDSTOCK /

WRITER The CEO of a small geospatial technology company, Holdstock’s business allows him to travel and experience many destinations. He recalls one in particular in this issue’s Afield: the emotions of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, so-called the rooftop of Africa, and the profound moment when he was 3-and-a-half miles up, literally above the clouds. The eventdriven English-American has lived in Raleigh for 25 years, and says he believes it essential to enjoy life through exploration of our world.

NICK KING /

PHOTOGRAPHER The Asheville-based real estate photographer, says he takes great joy in capturing some of the region’s finest architectural works of art. He jumped at the chance to photograph this month’s Story of a House with hotelier John McKibbon’s Asheville summer home. “I was blown away by the panoramic sliding glass doors and their ability to connect the interior with the outdoor living space. When fully open it reveals some of the best views in all of Asheville.”

JACLYN MORGAN /

PHOTOGRAPHER The Greenville-based photographer learned her way around the darkroom at N.C. State almost 13 years ago and has been returning ever since. Morgan says her passion is documenting families and weddings with beautiful authenticity, and she was thrilled to capture A Day with Vivian Howard in near-to-her Kinston. “The dynamic between Vivian and Lillie making biscuits was a beautiful and hilarious thing to witness. At one point an attendee asked Lillie to describe exactly what stage of the process she was in, to which Lillie responded, ‘I’m just makin’ biscuits!’”