Saltine crackers, butter, lemon juice and condensed milk. That’s almost all it takes to create a legend. But oh, what a legend it has become. Those are the basic ingredients of chef Bill Smith’s ...

A narrow barrier island on North Carolina’s coast is as much a home to me as any other place I’ve lived. My family has vacationed along the same stretch of the Atlantic for over 50 years, so the sight ...

If you’re lucky enough to have wandered into Bill Smith’s Chapel Hill restaurant Crook’s Corner, hopefully you saved room for dessert. Specifically, a slice of the restaurant’s famous Atlantic Beach ...

Bill Smith is a North Carolina culinary treasure. If his Crook’s Corner predecessor, Bill Neal’s legacy was shrimp and grits, Bill Smith’s* legacy is Atlantic Beach Pie. Because he has popularized ...

A narrow barrier island on North Carolina's coast is as much a home to me as any other place I've lived. My family has vacationed along the same stretch of the Atlantic for over 50 years, so the sight ...

In an encore installment of our Found Recipes series, cookbook writer Katie Workman talks about an amazing citrus and whipped cream pie called "Atlantic Beach Pie," which she had at Crook's Corner in ...

Some foods just speak to the season. In July and August, citrus often rules supreme because its bright, sunny taste brings to mind the roadside lemonade stands and fruity Popsicles we enjoyed as kids.

A seven-ingredient summer dessert that tastes like a vacation. By Mia Leimkuhler Bill Smith’s Atlantic Beach pie, adapted by Margaux Laskey.Credit...Julia Gartland for The New York Times My wonderful ...