My husband knew better than to keep the news from me about the annual Ocracoke Fig Festival. We vacationed on the Outer Banks island last month; the first day of our stay happened to coincide with the ...

The funnel cake - served under a mountain of powdered sugar and any of a number of toppings - is the stuff of fried food legend, and a trip to the fair, carnival or theme park isn't complete without ...

The Ocracoke Fig Cake from Ruth Toth, former owner of Cafe Atlantic restaurant on Ocracoke, won first place at the 2015 Ocracoke Fig Festival. JULI LEONARD [email protected] My husband knew ...