Well, creativity and passion in the kitchen can inspire and entertain an entire community, as we've seen.

Next, we head a little south of Charlotte to the charming town of Waxhaw, a place where history and hometown spirit are woven into every street.

Videographer Marcellus Jones takes us on a journey through this historic gem.

(upbeat music) - [Rich] Waxhaw is one of those I called it a Norman Rockwell type of a community.

It's got that look with the buildings, and it's a walking type of area, and it just has the charm of being out in the country, yet you're still close enough to Charlotte.

♪ I scream, you scream ♪ We all scream for ice cream ♪ Oh, ah (vocalists whistling) (upbeat music) - It really has that down home safe feeling that people look for when they come to visit.

(camera clicking) (upbeat rock music) - I really enjoy Waxhaw 'cause everything's just kind of in walking distance.

There's a lot of like good places to eat or just go hang out.

A lot of people are super interested in the train.

- Downtown Waxhaw kind of keeps the small family feel.

Everybody knows business owners by name.

Business owners know other business owners by name.

So it's a great town to build relationships, to build families, and to be around a loving set of people in a loving environment.

Downtown Waxhaw, you can't beat it.

- We are at Provisions Waxhaw, downtown, heart of Waxhaw.

Provisions is, we try to describe it to people who don't know as a small local Cracker Barrel, 'cause we do, we have a restaurant, we have a retail shop where we sell a bunch of different things, soaps, lotions, and we also have a coffee shop.

We've got all different types of businesses.

You know, it's still a small town, we want to try to keep it as much of a small town feel as possible, but we understand that it is growing.

- I think people should come here and visit.

They've got a lot of nice shops downtown.

It gives you that nice hometown feeling.

You know, it's a nice place to come back, come to visit.

It's just very, very friendly, very people oriented.

It's really, really nice.

(upbeat music) - So we're at Waxhaw Candle Company and everything's handmade.

Every single candle you see here, we're hand mixing, hand poured every single day.

Waxhaw North Carolina is one of those idyllic small town USAs.

I mean, you got people of every race, culture all over the US, and they're all coming here to Waxhaw.

- We're at The Vintage Room, Pretty much The Vintage Room is exactly what it sounds.

I mean, it's a room full of just classic vintage pieces, you know, nostalgia.

We go hardcore like eighties and nineties for sure.

I mean, people should come visit, man, 'cause, you know, you wanna come and kind of get away from the busyness, you know, and just enjoy the scenery.

I mean, Waxhaw is one of those places.

♪ In my mind, I'm going to Carolina ♪ - Stewart's Village Gallery, the finest store in Waxhaw.

My husband and I began the business in 1993.

Downtown Waxhaw has become a really thriving area.

Visiting gives you an authentic experience.

♪ Carolina in my mind - [Jeromy] It's something you don't see every day, and that's what makes Waxhaw special, as far as I see it.