Make Durham Mayor Steve Schewel’s Latkes, PBS Host Lisa Prince’s Cheese Ball, and WRAL-TV’s Ken Smith’s Fried Sweet Plantains
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Friday Night Bites: PopUp @ American Tobacco Campus, Hummingbird’s Coleen Speaks Wins BevCon Contest, TerraVita Welcomes Chef Carla Hall, and More
Welcome to Friday Night Bites, your weekly roundup of local food and drink news and events. Have a tip for us? Email [email protected]. NEWS Coffee Roaster Caballo Rojo Kicks Off PopUp @ American Tobacco Campus Artisan coffee roaster Caballo Rojo is set to be the inaugural tenant of PopUp @ American Tobacco Campus, selling pour […]
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Appalachian Food Journalist Ronni Lundy Gives a Public Talk at UNC This Thursday
The point of academia is to research themes and ideas that we can later make useful for the rest of society. It doesn’t always function as gracefully as we’d hope, though. But with food studies, a topic rich in both history and contemporary trends, the transition is much more seamless. Ronni Lundy, an inimitable food […]
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O Moldy Night Celebrates Jiggly Foods at The Durham Hotel
There was a time in American food history—and beyond—when gelatin molds added a touch of minimal effort to cooking and entertaining during an era of convenience. These were artistic centerpieces on the dinner table, congealed galaxies on display studded by melon balls, marshmallows, and even peas and boiled chicken. (Aspic, ladies and gents.) And now […]
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Old Havana Sandwich Shop’s Last Day Is Sunday. New Restaurant COPA To Open Down Main Street By Mid-March.
The owners of Old Havana Sandwich Shop announced today that the restaurant will serve its last Cuban sandwich on Sunday. The original location at 310 East Main Street is closing to make way for COPA, Roberto Copa Matos and Elizabeth Turnbull’s new restaurant, to open by mid-March at 107 West Main Street. Read more about […]
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Feasts for Prosperity at Saturday’s Vietnamese New Year Festival in Raleigh
Tho Nguyen remembers his college days at N.C. State University in the 1990s, when he and his friends began craving the celebrations—and the foods—of home in Vietnam. It was at least twenty-five years ago, he says, that they began hosting a Vietnamese New Year festival in Raleigh. On Saturday, the Vietnamese-American Association of Raleigh (VAAR) […]
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Today, Raleigh Restaurants Stand Up to Anti-Immigrant Legislation
Today, TIPS Raleigh and event organizer Trey Roberts are teaming up with Raleigh restaurants to help stop the passage of Senate Bill 145, which proposes sweeping anti-immigrant legislation in North Carolina. Though the state Senate won’t go into its short session until May, TIPS and Roberts are taking a proactive stance by launching a letter-writing […]
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By Late Summer, Bulldega Will Move to Prime Spot at One City Center
Downtown Durham’s neighborhood (and gourmet) bodega is finally going to gain some more visibility. Bulldega Urban Market will move from its tucked-away spot across City Hall to the under-construction One City Center by mid-to-late summer. Owner Yvettte West says the Bulldega team is excited about the move. The new spot provides thirty-eight-hundred square feet of […]
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Hungry Harvest Salvages Ugly Food and Delivers It to Your Doorstep
At least forty percent of food is wasted in America. Much of that is because, as consumers, we’re pretty picky. In turn, imperfect produce—whether bruised, too small, or misshapen—isn’t even allowed to hit the grocery store shelves per USDA regulation, which factors in a two percent “tolerance” rate for selling ugly produce. But companies like […]
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A Smoked Oyster Stout from The Cortez and Crank Arm Brewing is 100% Made in North Carolina
With the popularity of local seafood on the rise, chef Oscar Diaz couldn’t help but think about a very weird way to celebrate the oyster. Diaz, who co-owns The Cortez Seafood + Cocktail in Raleigh with Charlie Ibarra, decided to start experimenting with ideas for beer and seafood. More specifically, to brew beer with oysters. […]