The second annual Downtown Wine-Down in Durham offers a chance to consider that what’s under your fridge is just as important as what’s inside. Sweeping the dust bunnies off your kitchen floor can save a buck or two on the power bill, which means savings for the planet, too. It’s just one of many simple […]
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One Restaurant: a less formal Four Square
Numerical order is overrated, or so it seems with Shane Ingram, the chef and owner of Durham’s Four Square Restaurant (2701 Chapel Hill Road, Durham, www.foursquarerestaurant.com). Last week Ingram opened One Restaurant (100 Meadowmont Circle, Chapel Hill, www.one-restaurant.com) championing the phrase “one place for food and wine.” According to Daniel Sartain, general manager at the […]
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Of cars and beer and farmers’ markets
Traditionally, the thought of cars and beer doesn’t conjure the scene of a local farmers’ market, but in the Triangle this month, that’s exactly the case. A fleet of Toyota hybrids will roll in to the Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market (400 block of Fayetteville Street, www.godowntownraleigh.com/farmers-market) July 21 as part of the Toyota Farm to […]
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The revived Rockford; the new Capital Club 16
Jason Howard, owner of Raleigh’s Brooklyn Heights Bar (605 Glenwood Ave., 239-4926, www.brooklynheightsbar.com), had no official connection to the nearby bar and restaurant The Rockford (320 1/2 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh). A loyal patron, Howard ate lunch at The Rockford at least once a week and was among the masses of locals who mourned the 15-year-old […]
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The Rockford Reopens
Jason Howard, owner of Raleigh’s Brooklyn Heights Bar (605 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, www.brooklynheightsbar.com) had no official connection to the nearby bar and restaurant, The Rockford (320 ½ Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh). A loyal patron, Howard ate lunch at The Rockford at least once a week and was among the masses who mourned the 15-year-old establishment’s closing […]
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The history of the ubiquitous pimento cheese spread
To really know pimento cheesea mix of grated cheddar, diced pimiento peppers and mayonnaise that we take for granted in the SouthI set off on a bit of a journey (one prodded by equal parts curiosity, a lifelong devotion to the spread and a need to complete my master’s thesis in folklore). Along my quest, […]
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N.C. GreenMarket at the Polk House
A 19th-century house in downtown Raleigh has a new life as a farmers’ market for the 21st century. Supporters of the Leonidas LaFayette Polk House (537 N. Blount St.) have been renovating the place for 20 years. Built in 1878, it was home to Leonidas Polk, founder of the state Department of Agriculture, founder and […]
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Formerly home-based, two local bakers open storefronts
It’s no surprise that a couple of local bakers turned to making pies when they found themselves idle, having left or lost their jobs. For Phoebe Lawless of Scratch Artisan Bakery and Shelia Duncan of PieBird, the decision to turn on the oven and roll dough was a reflex spawned by the need to do […]
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Supporting Bullock’s Bar-B-Cue
I slid into one of the only empty booths at Bullock’s Bar-B-Cue (3330 Quebec Drive, Durham, 383-3211, www.bullocksbbq.com) last week, but the 58-year-old landmark was in no way as packed as it had been the week before. Earlier this month, local politicians, chefs and regulars came in droves and rallied to re-spark business after a […]
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Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe coming soon
For the past 16 years, Vimala Rajendran has served weekly community dinners from her home in Chapel Hill, asking only for donations to help cover the cost of food. She encourages folks to bring Tupperware for leftovers, uses local ingredients and often donates money raised to local or global charitable causes. (See ‘Vimala cooks. Everybody […]