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A weekly look at the draft selections in beer-friendly bars across the country.

For almost two years now, Charlotte, N.C.'s Revolution Pizza & Ale House has had a mission: offer up the largest selection of North Carolina draft beer anywhere in the country.

For Revolution, that typically means dedicating around 15 of their 44 draft lines to beers from in-state, providing a one-stop shop for patrons to try local brewers that can be tough to hunt down elsewhere -- names like Catawba Valley, Duck-Rabbit, Foothills and Pisgah. Basically, breweries that sound like they are from North Carolina.

That's why, as bar manager Christine Ferguson points out, her bar is especially popular with out-of-towners: "A lot of people from out of state will come and say, 'What is your favorite North Carolina beer?'" Luckily, she has a system that makes answering that question especially easy: she stocks what she likes.

Read more about Revolution Pizza & Ale House and find the most recent draft list, after the jump...

I was never a fan of the TV show Sex and the City. I know I'm not the demographic anyway, but I thought I'd at least like the show because it had attractive women and it was set in NYC and it was somewhat about writing. But I watched a couple of episodes and just couldn't get into it. Which means I won't be seeing the big screen movie when it opens on May 30.

But that doesn't mean I can't drink the cocktails inspired by the movie. After the jump are recipes for five drinks, all named after characters on the show/in the movie.

Fans of Paula Deen will no doubt be excited to learn that she plans to take her show on the road, quite literally, as she kicks off a national tour this summer.

The show, Paula Deen Live, will be broadcast in 2-hour segments and is scheduled to visit Shreveport, Charlotte, Nashville, Dallas and Atlanta beginning this summer.

As always, Paula will cook some of her favorite Southern recipes, as well as answer questions and share tips about getting families involved in the preparation of meals.

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What better way to start the day than with some gorgeous food pornography?

Jocelyn of Kuiadore never ceases to amaze, not only with the actual execution of her cooking and baking, but with her styling and photography. The photo above is is of a Pear and Lime "Charlotte," taken from a recipe in Christine Manfield's Desserts. "Charlotte" is in quotes because the dessert usesslices of poached pear instead of the classic ladyfingers or sponge cake. The filling is a lime bavarois, and of course, on top, spun sugar.