The owners of the Bear Rock Cafe franchise in Raleigh’s Creekside Crossing shopping center have taken their establishment local, giving up the chain name and the dictated-from-elsewhere menu. The result is 7C’s Cafe (404-171 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, 807-0122, www.7cscafe.com), named for the three owners, each of whom has a name that starts with the […]
Claire Cusick
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Every Sunday in July can be a Chocolate Sunday
It’s important, this time of year, to know your frozen dessert options, in case it’s a hundred freaking degrees outside and you’d rather not turn on your oven to whip up emergency cookies as youand, of course, I’m only talking about youwould do, you know, otherwise. In Durham, I’m late getting on the LoYo bandwagon. […]
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Carrboro and Durham farmers’ markets go head-to-head in LocalHarvest contest
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our country’s 233rd birthday and … tomato season. Yes, July 1 marks the start of tomato harvests all over our lovely Piedmont. Acme (110 E. Main St., Carrboro, 929-2263, www.acmecarrboro.com) gets the party started July 9 with its Tomato Festival Wine Dinner. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., Acme hosts winemaker Franco […]
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Latte Art Rumble and Triangle Tea Tasters
Durham will be the scene of two very different beverage-related events this week. First up is the inaugural Thursday Night Throwdown: Latte Art Rumble at 7 p.m. June 25, hosted by Copa Vida Coffee (2816 Erwin Road, Suite 201, 383-4900, www.copavidacoffee.com). Sponsors Counter Culture Coffee, Homeland Creamery and Copa Vida are calling the event “Durham’s […]
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Drink the pink
Seth Gross and Craig Heffley, the owners of Durham’s Wine Authorities (2501 University Drive, 489-2884, www.wineauthorities.com), know that some people’s opinion of pink wines is equal to some guys’ view of pink shirts. They want to change this, so every summer, they encourage customers to drink the pink. “Unfortunately, in the U.S., many people still […]
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Farm to Fork 2009
What happens when Four Square restaurant joins forces with Four Leaf farm? When Fowl Attitude farm meets Fullsteam Brewery? Well, you’ll have to attend Farm to Fork 2009 (www.farmtoforknc.com) to find out. Farm to Fork, a large community picnic with fresh-grown, artisanally prepared food, is also a fundraiser benefiting local farms. Admission is $50 (kids […]
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Notes of a foodie and hockey fan from Pittsburgh
It’s Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins are up 3-0 over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and I’m relieved that the threatening phone calls have stopped. Ever since the Penguins, of my beloved hometown Pittsburgh, became matched against the Hurricanes, of my beloved new home region, I’ve become defensive like Joe Corvo. (Or like […]
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Drinking and dining al fresco
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a friend’s backyard after work, sipping a nice chardonnay and chatting, when a mosquito interrupted us. Turns out she and her pals were interested in having drinks, too. Even so, I deny that it’s already too late to eat and drink while enjoying the pre-90s temperatures. Even […]
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Wake Tech’s annual pastry show
If you’re new to the idea of eating local, two events in Wake County this month can help you get started. The Irregardless Cafe (901 W. Morgan St., Raleigh 833-8898, www.irregardless.com/cafe.html) hosts a lecture and Q&A with N.C. State University professor Jeana Myers April 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Myers, a soil scientist, offers […]
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Food + good deeds
Don’t you love pie? If you have a special skill you are willing to spend a little time sharing, you can partake of some killer pie offerings at the Durham Inner-City Gardeners Pie Social and Skill-Sharing Silent Auction from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 19 (www.seedsnc.org/dig.htm). The DIG kids work at the SEEDS Community […]