Emily Wallace
Bio: Emily Wallace is a freelance writer and illustrator living in Durham.Link: http://emilyewallace.tumblr.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/emily__wallace
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Artisan Cheese Fest aims to build on local cheese culture
Artisan Cheese Fest Saturday, June 29, 1–4 p.m. The Cookery 1101 W. Chapel Hill St., Durham Free, with items for sale Paul Inserra knows cheesefrom sharp cheddar to sweet, tangy manchegoand regularly shares that knowledge through American Meltdown, a Durham-based food truck that sells cheese sandwiches. But Inserra wants to offer more, so he launched […]
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Ponysaurus: a brewery in the making
Ponysaurus Brewing Co. Facebook Twitter Not 24 hours after Keil Jansen finished his last day as a special education teacher at Central Park School in Durham, he sat next door at Cocoa Cinnamon with two collaborators in his new venture, Ponysaurus Brewing Co. It sounds like the title of a children’s book, but Ponysaurus is […]
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Bologna burgers hit the blacktop at Orange County and South Boston speedways
See the full Orange County Speedway racing schedule. In March, I packed a little red Coleman full of beer and headed north 25 miles to Rougemont. It felt like a long way to travel for a fried bologna burger, particularly when I arrived for the opening “test and tune” at the Orange County Speedway to […]
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Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass
The way I see it, at Durham’s Five Points intersection, a main point is whiskey. The bar that bears the name Whiskey, offers some 250 varieties of the liquor. Bull McCabes serves a dependable Irish Jameson, and Mateo Bar de Tapas proffers a bright Ferdinand: Maker’s Mark with ginger-apple shrub and ginger beer. And at […]
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Where’d you get that great tie?
When The Lumineers walked the red carpet at the 55th Grammy Awards in February, most folks saw the guys behind that catchy “Ho Hey” song. But Barton Strawn and his team at Lumina Clothing in Raleigh saw that and much more, including the Northamptona steel blue tie draped around the neck of bassist Ben Wahamaki. […]
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It’s almost time to make the doughnuts
Julea Wood knows doughnuts. Her Raleigh street dead-ends at the Person Street Krispy Kreme. And this fall, with partner James Dodgen, she will have a shop to call her own. Tentatively set to open in October at 614 W. South St., Donut Theory will offer a rotating cast of 10 cake and yeast doughnuts to […]
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A sneak peek at The Pit’s new location in Durham
The best barbecue joints often boast piles: a cord of wood, visible by the side of the restaurant; a heap of slaw, ready to cool pepper-spiked pork; a mess of banana pudding, to finish things off. At yesterday’s private viewing of The Pit, a barbecue restaurant scheduled to open this July at Durham’s former 7UP […]
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Sherry blossoms: At Mateo, a dessert wine’s revival
Book signing & sherry sampling Saturday, March 30, 3–5 p.m. Cave Taureau 339 W. Main St. Durham 919-908-9877 Peter Liem will sign his book Sherry, Manzanilla & Montilla; Noel Sherr will pour samples of several sherries. A sherry dinner scheduled for Mateo that evening is sold out. Get on the wait list: 919-530-8700 At Mateo […]
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Elsewhere Collaborative debuts new cooking show at The Scrap Exchange
WHO Elsewhere Collaborative WHAT Filming of pilot episode for A-LIVE in the Kitchen & opening reception for exhibit running through April 13 WHEN Friday, March 15, reception 6-9 p.m., filming 7:30 p.m. WHERE The Scrap Exchange, Durham HOW MUCH Free Mooshia plush, burlap mushroom with two buttons for eyesleans over a bowl of tom yum […]