Raleigh Weekend

Fore! The 124th U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst June 10-16, and the Raleigh Weekend team is here to help you stock up on local favorites that are above par to enjoy while you are watching the tournament at home!

Register to win a “Taste of the U.S. Open” gift bag before May 31. The bag is stocked with local favorites that will be showcased at the U.S. Open. Ridgewells Catering provides most of the food for the U.S. Open, however, they have teamed up with local partners to help highlight the state, with many of the North Carolina Specialty Foods Association members being chosen for the event. We would like to extend a special thank you to the association for providing these gift bags and yummy goodies! Since 1994, the North Carolina Specialty Foods Association has been promoting local artisanal foods made by its members. The organization serves more than 150 North Carolina companies and we are so excited to be partnering with them on this giveaway. 

Each week, we will be focusing on a different North Carolina Specialty Foods Association member whose products have been selected. To spice things up, I want to start with Cackalacky®, Inc. Their Pepper Sauce, Secret Sauce, and Cheerwine Sweet Sauce are all included in the gift bag. 

What’s Cackalacky® you ask? Around the turn of the century in the heart of the Carolinas—long before “local” was a thing—they set out on a mission to turn their love of authentic and imaginative local food and drink, original music, and the great outdoors into “something for people everywhere to enjoy!” And, well, that’s exactly what they did. They called their original food, beverage, and clothing creations, “Cackalacky®” (pronounced “cack-A-lacky”)—a word that they rescued from relative obscurity that they thought perfectly captured the spirit of their lofty-minded endeavors. Learn more about Cackalacky® at Cackalacky.com and register to win our “Taste of the U.S. Open” gift bag before May 31.