Are you sick of hearing about wine? I hope not, because I have two winey items to share before changing the subject to something equally important: beer. First, congratulations to the Angus Barn (9401 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, 781-2444, www.angusbarn.com) for receiving Wine Spectator magazine’s Grand Awardits highest honorfor the 19th consecutive year. Grand Award winners […]
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Now Dazzling
Wow, this column could turn into “Now Dazzling” instead of “Now Serving.” What I mean by that is area chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, food activists and food artisans are making us proud. First, several local folks have been selected as delegates to Terra Madre, the biennial convivium of Slow Food International (www.slowfood.com), to be held this […]
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The Indy’s panel puts N.C. wines to the test
See also: North Carolina’s expanding wine industry drives a new niche economy So, is North Carolina wine any good? The Independent set out to answer that question with a blind taste testing by five experts. Some had deep knowledge about the North Carolina wine industry; some had none. All are North Carolinians and champions of […]
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Pittboro’s new bar, The City Tap
Pittsboro has a new neighborhood bar. The City Tap (545-0562, www.thecitytap.com) just opened at 89 Hillsboro St. (at the corner of U.S. 15-501 and Salisbury Street) downtown. Owners Steve Carr, Sarah Carr and Steve Cote aim to “combine comfort with stimulating food, drink, art and sound.” The City Tap offers 10 draft beers and 20 […]
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North Carolina’s expanding wine industry drives a new niche economy
See also: The Indy‘s panel puts N.C. wines to the test I think I’m in the right place. But instead of rolling hills with green vines laid out in neat rows, I’m surrounded by impeccably landscaped office buildings with parking spaces laid out in neat rows, somewhere near … Cary? I was just in Durham, […]
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Community-owned store in the works for Durham
The effort to bring a community-owned grocery store (a la Carrboro’s Weaver Street Market) to Durham just took a few steps forward. Organizers of Durham Central Market (durhamcentralmarket.org) are seeking the co-op’s first owners and put up a Web site. Organizer Michael Bacon explained via his blog (bullinfull.typepad.com) that the committee aims to hire professionals […]
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Peach Day at the N.C. Farmers’ Market
Hey fellow office drones, let’s all sneak out for lunch on Thursday, July 24, and head over to the State Farmers’ Market (1201 Agriculture St., Raleigh, 733-7417, www.ncagr.com/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh). It’s Peach Day! I cannot imagine why the organizers chose a weekday to host this important event, but they did. Festivities, including a peach dessert contest, an […]
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Free wine all around
It’s always worth a reminder that there is free, food-related fun to be had. Nearly every area wine store hosts a wine tasting every weekend, all year long. And they’re free. There’s free wine, of course, but also free education. The wine guys/ gals often organize the tasting around a grape, region or food pairing. […]
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New Tyler’s Taproom in Apex hosts “Brunch with the Brewer”
Tyler’s Taproom in Apex (1483 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, 355-1380, www.tylerstaproom.com) will host a “Brunch with the Brewer” at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 13. The brewer is Jean et Alain DeLaet, owner and brewmaster of the Huyghe Brewery in Mella, Belgium. Tyler’s chefs Matt Romatzick and Matt Hardner will prepare a four-course brunch, featuring smoked […]
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Eno fest eats
Yeah, I know, there’s lots of great music at the Festival for the Eno (www.enoriver.org/Festival) this weekend (see “Navigating stages at the Eno festival” for details). But what about snacks? Maddiey Straubel, the festival’s assistant coordinator, assures us there will be all sorts of traditional festival fare (burgers, sausage, ribbon fries), along with offerings from […]