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If you’ve ever walked through Old Salem in the fall, you know the feeling. The crunch of leaves underfoot. The smell of woodsmoke drifting down Main Street. The way the church bells echoe off the cobblestones and brick walls.
And somewhere, maybe in a kitchen that’s been standing since the late 1700s, a Moravian Chicken Pie is baking — its buttery crust promising warmth, comfort, and history in every bite.
This isn’t just dinner, and it’s not a chicken pot pie (as all locals know!). It’s a recipe that’s been handed down through generations, and making it means keeping a piece of Winston-Salem’s roots alive.
The Deep Roots Of Moravian Chicken Pie In Winston-Salem
The Moravian story in Winston-Salem begins long before the city had its double name. In 1753, a group of Moravian settlers purchased 100,000 acres of land in the North Carolina backcountry. Moravians were members of one of the world’s oldest Protestant denominations, which began in what is now the Czech Republic…