Dame’s Almost World Famous Chicken & Waffles 317 W. Main St. Durham 919-682-9235 Best suited for: Very hungry people who yearn for crispy-creamy, salty-savory combinations or jazz lovers who want a taste of culinary tradition I had been meaning to tuck into a pile of food at Dame’s Almost World Famous Chicken & Waffles since […]
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Tailor Thanksgiving wine to your hosts, not the meal
So here it is, the day before Thanksgiving, and again you’ve waited until the last minute to make a crucial holiday decision: which wine to bring to the feast. A lot could be riding on this choice. First-time guest at a significant other’s holiday table? Take the long view. Years from now, you don’t want […]
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Sampling winners of the N.C. State Fair wine competition
It boosted my spirits to see some new names with the perennial favorites on the winners list of the North Carolina State Fair wine competition. The state’s winemaking scene seems to be deepening its roots while sending out hopeful new shoots. I was equally as excited to discover how many of these wines I may […]
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N.C.’s fine wine lineage
In the late 19th century, after the Civil War and before the stranglehold of Prohibition, some of the best wines on the East Coast came from the Tokay Vineyard of Fayetteville, N.C. Former Confederate Col. W.J. Green’s celebrated vineyard annually produced as much as 25,000 gallons of wine, which won praise from judges at Atlanta […]
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In choosing a new wine, take the risk
A friend brought a terrible bottle of wine to dinner the other night, and I couldn’t have been more pleased. This friend is truly a wine connoisseur, and it is his business to know good food and wine. We were dining at the house of a mutual friend, who is also a highly knowledgeable foodie, […]
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Sip specializes in organic, eco-friendly wine
When I told a friend I’d found a new wine store in Cary dedicated to selling only organic and biodynamically produced wine, she assumed the place had enough inventory to fill an average broom closet. I suppose that’s reasonable considering that’s about how much organic and biodynamically produced wine most of us have ever seen […]
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Wine? Beer? Go for it, you’re on vacation
Too often, we approach our vacations with the same mind-set we apply to our working life. We pack the car with great efficiency and hit the road, intent on staying on schedule as we incessantly worry, “Are we making good time?” Sure, it’s the fastest way to get to Grandma’s house, but it doesn’t leave […]
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More from Henside the Beltline
Amber NimocksOn Ridge Road, a chicken eyeballs the visitors. Lots and lots of people on the tour checking out the coops. As the day grows hotter, I notice how many of the back yard keepers ensure that their chickens stay cool by placing their coops in the shadiest part of the yard. Heat, it seems, […]
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On the Henside the Beltline Chicken Coop Tour
Amber NimocksLeah Perry’s 5-year-old tells visitors about his chickens. I’m seeing a lot of fellow chicken fans on the Henside the Beltline Tour d’Coop this morning. The chicken keepers we’ve met so far have been fonts of information on how to keep the birds healthy and happy. Here’s where we’ve been so far: At 411 […]
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Wine reminds us how good life can be
My husband and I married 10 years ago this week, on a dazzling spring day adorned with dogwood blossoms and daffodils. I remember the squeeze my father gave my hand as we walked into the church. I remember the look in my husband’s eyes as he took my hand in his. And I remember dancing […]