It turns out Bill Turnier of Chapel Hill really is the son of the man who, by nearly all accounts, designed the modern Oreo.
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Meet and Three: J.C.’s Kitchen in Durham
Hand lettering on the side of J.C.’s Kitchen advertises the restaurant’s weekly specials. J.C. doesn’t cook. That’s no news to the slew of regulars at J.C.’s Kitchen, a home-style restaurant in a buttery yellow building on the corner of Main and Fayetteville streets in Durham. But new folks, explains owner Phyllis Terry, often expect to […]
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Meet-and-Three: Hillsborough’s Riverside Restaurant
Dorothy and Leon Lea, owners of Hillsborough’s Riverside Restaurant. It’s easy to miss the Riverside. Hillsborough’s one-story meat-and-three-style restaurant sits on the edge of Exchange Park Lane, a curvy road that slims to one lane, making it difficult to accommodate traffic or walk-in business. Other than Quintina’s, a hair salon that shares one side of […]
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Dock to Door seafood delivery; Mead Day at Starrlight Mead; Southern Culture Society’s Carolina ‘ShineFest
Amanda Miller admits she is something of a “control freak about food.” So in mid-August when she launches Dock to Door (docktodoorseafood.com), a Chapel Hill-based seafood-delivery business, the ability for customers to choose the seafood they’d like to purchase will be a major priority. Weekly access to fresh North Carolina seafood has increased in the […]
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TxakoliFest; Coffee Kids fundraiser; N.C. Farmer Voices
The parking area behind Six Plates (2812 Erwin Road, Durham, sixplates.com, 321-0203) doesn’t bring to mind Spain’s picturesque Basque Country, but one day each summer, the asphalt area is filled with the flavors of that region. On Saturday, Six Plates will host its fourth annual TxakoliFest, offering wines and small plates from the Basque Country. […]
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Meet-and-Three: Garner’s Toot-N-Tell restaurant
Perhaps you know what day your favorite local restaurant features lima beans on the menu as the vegetable special, or when the chocolate layer cake is destined to make an appearance. If not, here’s your chance to find out, or to broaden your horizon beyond the lunch shop on your block. Today marks the start […]
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Durham Spirits Co.; Farmstand at Ninth Street Bakery; Cantina South; raw foods talk at Earth Fare
Katie Coleman’s friends confessed to her that they wanted to shop at the Durham Farmers Market, but didn’t know how to cook what they bought. Coleman, a graduate of the acclaimed Culinary Institute of America, figured she could help. In January, she founded Durham Spirits Co. (311 E. Trinity Ave., durhamspiritscompany.com, 425-463-5430) to offer in-home […]
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Nanataco; Fullsteam Brewery; Triangle Raw Foodists; Carrboro Farmers’ Market
Know of a food happening or new restaurant? Email [email protected] Scott Howell of the venerable Nana’s in Durham has announced plans for a new venture, Nanataco. He plans to open the Mexican restaurant later this month in the former Rockwood Filling Station, which previously housed Rockwood Pizza and the Fish Shack. Howell says Nanataco (2512 […]
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How to make a hot dog
Hot dogs are finicky to make. Casings break. The emulsificationa mix of meat and fatgets warm and “becomes like peanut butter, really hard to work with,” says CeCe Lopez of Bull City Burger and Brewery. Or, once processed, the franks burst while poaching. “I don’t usually talk to anyone while I’m doing this,” Lopez tells […]
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Update: Johnny’s of Carrboro closes … temporarily
Sadly, it appears that Johnny’s of Carrboro is closed this evening due to more than the impending rain. By the look of things, the local watering hole, community spot and haven for an array of food vendors has completely shut its doors. A note on the front door reads, “Closed, Thanks for 4 great years […]