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Chris Miller | Ghostal Carolina the Pepper People

Chris Miller | Ghostal Carolina the Pepper People

Chris Miller, Owner, Ghostal Carolina Pepper People: “All of our sauces, jams, and salts are from our own produce. It’s a way to preserve what we grow; we go full circle. Whatever plants we don’t sell, end up in my kitchen.“

Marcus Rich | Art Factory Wine Bar

Marcus Rich | Art Factory Wine Bar

Marcus Rich, Art Factory Wine Bar: “I’m really encouraging people to come get acquainted with the other – not sweet – wines that are available in North Carolina. “

Ty Graham | Cape Fear Boil Company

Ty Graham | Cape Fear Boil Company

Ty Graham, Cape Fear Boil Company:

The Cape Fear seafood boil business concept was not a home run as a senior project at UNCW, but as a real life project, it’s a Grand Slam.

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Michelle Rock | Momma Rock’s Dessert Cakes

Michelle Rock | Momma Rock’s Dessert Cakes

Michelle Rock, Owner & Creator, Momma Rock’s Dessert Cakes: “I really love baking, and sweetening people up, and I really enjoy serving New Orleans food, with the socializing and freedom of a food truck.“

Wes Bechtel | Boombalatti’s Homemade Ice Cream

Wes Bechtel | Boombalatti’s Homemade Ice Cream

Wes Bechtel, Owner, Boombalatti’s Homemade Ice Cream: “It was always a pipe dream: once I retired, I’d have an ice cream shop at the beach. “

Chef Jadran Peros | Roko Italian Cuisine

Chef Jadran Peros | Roko Italian Cuisine

Chef Jadran Peros, Roko Italian Cuisine:

I just enjoy cooking anything, creating good things. That’s my real specialty. Everyday, I makeĀ  something new… for myself, just to see how good it’s going be, and what I can create for my customers.

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Will and Nina Chacon | Luna Caffe

Will and Nina Chacon | Luna Caffe

Five Minutes with Will and Nina Chacon, Luna Caffe: “We tried to make Luna Caffe look and feel like a coffee shop that we would usually hang out at. We wanted it to be a place that we would want to spend time in: the 

Robin Hill | Panacea Brewing Company

Robin Hill | Panacea Brewing Company

Five Minutes with Robin Hill, Panacea Brewing Company: “It was nothing we had ever dreamed of doing, but it was the right time, the right opportunity, and the right product. We visited a couple other breweries, went to KombuchaKon, learned a ton, and just did 

Chef Taylor Bailey | Hieronymus Seafood Restaurant

Chef Taylor Bailey | Hieronymus Seafood Restaurant

Five Minutes with Chef Taylor Bailey, Hieronymus Seafood:

When you have a knowledge of the people involved in sourcing food products, you see how much the restaurant business can do for our local economy. That’s really important. It’s a huge responsibility. You have to be connected, otherwise this work is just mundane.

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Cat & Greg Marinich | Nothing Bundt Cakes

Cat & Greg Marinich | Nothing Bundt Cakes

Five Minutes with Cat and Greg Marinich, Nothing Bundt Cakes: “We’re people-people, which you have to be in this business. It’s crazy. I was a soldier, a teacher, a coach, and Cat was a teacher, and now we own a bakery. Who would’ve ever thunk