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The Wilkes County's racing and moonshine legacy – and some of the County's unusual cuisine – will be featured in an episode of "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" by Travel Channel next month.
The episode will air at 9pm. 7. Filming took place from May 11 to 25
The one-hour episode begins with Zimmern standing in the path of victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway, which hosted the NASCAR races from 1949 until When it closes in 1996. It also includes Zimmern catch A white Mustang convertible around the runway
Terri Parsons, who serves as Wilkes County Film Commissioner, helped producers find and secure many Wilkes sites filmed for the episode "Bizarre Foods"
Speedway owner, Bruton Smith, is to be commended for making the track available for this cinematic adventure and others. They include several television commercials and music videos.
Parsons said that the team at "Bizarre Foods" also toured for three days at the Copper Barrel Distillery on Main Street, North Wilkesboro, as well as at an old moonshine still elsewhere in Wilkes. 19659003] The episode features Buck Nance, master distiller of Copper Barrel, who catches and then bakes and fries a snapping turtle for Zimmern to sample. Zimmern is also trying pork brains.
He shows Buck Nance's son, Roger Nance, competing (and winning) in track racing at Friendship Motor Speedway in Elkin.
Other Scenes: Robert Johnson, Dean Combs, Boot Shew and Shew's wife, Bernice Shew, at Harold's Café in the Broadway community.
"Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" is a travel and cooking television show that began in February 2007. It focuses on regional cuisine from around the world. Zimmern generally focuses on how the cooking of each episode is prepared and prepared, and he usually eats it
with the agreement of county, North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro authorities, Parsons became a volunteer. Wilkes County Film Commissioner in 2007. She said the local film office is striving to provide a one-stop shop for permits, hotels, catering and more.
Florida and Virginia before marry Benny Parsons, NASCAR pilot and ESPN commentator, died in 2007. Parsons was from Wilkes.
Parsons said Mayor Robert Johnson helped find filming locations in Wilkes. Wilkesboro Mayor Mike Inscore and City and County Managers Support
Parsons also works with the Wilkes Sheriff's Office, Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro Police Services, Wilkes Emergency Medical Services and local fire departments.
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