Since founding Elaka Treats in 2019, Shamsuddin has moved production to Greensboro, but she has a big local following—and counts on the Triangle’s adventurous palette for new flavors.
Gabi Mendick
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With Ambitious Curbside Food Scraps Collection Pilot, Durham Looks to Cut Landfill Waste
Sampson County’s landfill—where waste from Durham, alongside 43 other North Carolina Counties, is deposited—ranks second in the nation for methane emissions. A curbside food scrap collection pilot could help change that.
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Durham Community Fridges Operate With a Spirit of Abundance
“You can honestly have as much as you want,” organizer Taylor Holenbeck says. “It’s not our place to govern that or to surveil.”
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Raleigh Food Truck Que Chula Es Puebla Serves Up Pueblan Dishes With Care
The family-run food truck is a rare spot in the Triangle to find Pueblan food.
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Old Hillside Bourbon Company Serves Up History With Its Spirits
The company’s name is an homage to Durham’s Hillside High School, the alma mater of two of its co-founders.
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At International Grocery Stores Across the Triangle, the Best Food Is Served Up Just Beyond the Shelves
These tucked-away outposts are perfect for grabbing a quick bite after a long shopping trip—but beyond their convenience, they’ve also become culinary destinations in their own right.
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At This Community Fridge, the Door Is Open for Everyone
The Durham mutual aid group behind the fridge has a simple credo: “Everybody deserves food.”
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At Breakaway Carrboro, a Friendly Stop for Cyclists and Pedestrians Alike
Whether at home or at work, husband-and-wife duo Andy Pignatora and Amy Coughlin seem to instinctively bring people—and animals, for that matter—together.
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Food Waste Feast Co-founder Mei Li Gives Kitchen Scraps a Second Life
“It might not be exactly the way it looks in that beautiful magazine cover, but it’s gonna taste perfectly good.”
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New Triangle Churners Explore Their Heritage and Bring Inspired Small-Batch Ice Creams to Town
Small-batch, handmade ice creams from Auntie’s Ice Cream, Bold Batch Creamery, and Elaka Treats stand out in a crowded market.