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Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

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Pimento cheese Coverage

It's a big weekend for beer, pimento cheese and BBQ fans in the Triangle.



Weekend best bets: NC Hops Fest, pimento cheese and Pride events

Fuquay-Varina : Spotlight : Fainting Goat

Full disclosure: I never had pimento cheese until I moved to North Carolina nearly 14 years ago. 

My favorite pimento cheese recipe

Pimento cheese

WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler heads to Conrad and Hinkle to learn how pimento cheese helped save a family-owned business. 

THE 158/301 BRIDGE. THEY WILL REPLACE THE JOINTS, PAINT AND CLEAN AND USE A COATING TO REPAIR CONCRETE. ONE LANE WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE REPAIRS. IT STARTS MONDAY, APRIL 5 AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER. >>> IT IS A SOUTHERN FAVOR, PIMENTO CHEESE, BUT WHO HAS THE BEST? TONIGHT WE FIND OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER IN MASON COUNTY. >> Reporter: THEY ARE THE BEST HOT DOGS, BEST HAMBURGERS, BARBECUE, BISCUITS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BEST PIMENTO CHEESE? HOW ABOUT SOME PIMENTO CHEESE? >> THEY COME IN AND GOT 10 AND 15 POUNDS AT A TIME. >> Reporter: IT IS WHAT CONRAD IS KNOWN FOR. >> IT IS HIS GRANDMOTHER'S RECIPE. IT WAS HIS GRANDFATHER'S STORE. HE AND WALTER CONRAD OPENED IT IN 1919 IN DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON. IT HAS BEEN AT THIS LOCATION EVER SENSE. >> CALL THE BIG CHAIN STORES PUT A HURTING ON LITTLE STORES LIKE THIS. A LOT OF THEM HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. >> NOT THIS ONE. HOW ABOUT A MERIDIAN CHICKEN PIE, RICE PUDDING? >> BANANA PUDDING, STRAWBERRY PUDDING, WE MAKE HOMEMADE SLAW AND EGG SALAD. >> HAM SALAD, SEAFOOD SALAD AND MEET. >> IT IS THE ONLY PLACE IN TOWN YOU CAN GET THE BONE IN CHUCK ROAST ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE I WAS 14 YEARS OLD. >> Reporter: S WHAT HE USUALLY BUYS? >> PIMENTO CHEESE. >> CHEESE, MAYONNAISE AND PIMENTOS IS ALL WE USE. THERE ARE SPICES I REALLY MEANT TO RIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: IT WAS PIMENTO CHEESE THAT HELPED TO SAVE THE STORE. >> PEOPLE GOT AWAY FROM THE MOM AND POP STORES. >> Reporter: HOW DID YOU SURVIVE? >> IN THE 80s WE STARTED GETTING NO FOR THE PIMENTO CHEESE. >> Reporter: IT JUST GOT HOT BUT THE STORE NEVER REALLY CHANGED. THE ALL METAL FILE BOX. >> I THINK WE HAVE A SWEET TOOTH BOTHERING US TODAY. >> JUST ONE BIG FAMILY, THAT'S ALL. THE PERSONAL TOUCH HELPS OUT A LOT. >> Reporter: THE PIMENTO CHEESE HELPS OUT, TOO. >> HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> CONRAD & HINKLE IS ON NORTH

Family-owned store in Lexington famous for its pimento cheese 

My brother-in-law, Matt Miller, makes a quick and easy, no-frills version of pimento cheese and it tastes great. Here is the recipe.

Bill Leslie: Pimento cheese lovers speak out

Are you ready for Green Chile Pimento Cheese? This recipe is the spicy brainstorm of Perre Coleman Magness of Memphis. 



Bill Leslie: Green chile pimento cheese

This recipe from Perre Coleman Magness is smoky bacon pimento cheese.

Bill Leslie: Making smoky bacon pimento cheese

Bill Leslie: Making Smoky Bacon Pimento Cheese

Today's recipe from Perre Coleman Magness is smoky bacon pimento cheese.


Bill Leslie: Smoky bacon pimento cheese

Our search for the best pimento cheese recipe begins with not one cheese but three. And wow! What a rich and flavorful combination it is: Extra-sharp cheddar, Gouda and Gruyere cheese.

Bill Leslie: First recipe: Pimento cheese perfection

Pimento Cheese: The Cookbook

At age five, I tasted a grilled pimento cheese sandwich for the first time. It was the most delicious food I had ever put in my mouth.

Bill Leslie: Pimento cheese perfection

There is a lot coming up this weekend, including a world record attempt and a celebration of pimento cheese.

Weekend best bets: Flip Flop run, Pimento Cheese Fest and food trucks

Flip Flop Run

Lena Tillett sculpts the WRAL tower and learns more about this Saturday's Pimento Cheese Festival. 