Oakwood Heat There’s already evidence that March has stormed in “like a lion,” and local climate history provides reasonable optimism that it again will “go out like a lamb.” If you want to do your bit to bolster the prophecy, claim a seat at the outdoor patio of The Station, a North Person neighborhood bar […]
Jill Warren Lucas
Bio: Jill Warren Lucas is a freelance food writer and project manager for INDY Week's Finder: Guide to Wake County.Link: http://eatingmywords-jwl.blogspot.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/jwlucasnc
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Bull City Food and Beer Experience a marriage of craft beer and fine food
The second annual Bull City Food and Beer Experience expressed its name admirably on Sunday as hundreds of patrons enjoyed the experience of thoughtful food and craft beer pairings that put the flavors of food first. During a panel discussion on the state of craft beer in North Carolina, Sean Lily Wilson of Durham’s Fullsteam […]
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Andrea Weigl’s Pickles & Preserves gives food its staying power
As surely as the college basketball’s Final Four leads to the return of Major League Baseball, the reappearance of farmers markets is about to spark the season of canning. Those seduced by the magical transformation of fruit and sugar, or vegetables and pickling salt, know that early spring is a time of joy in North […]
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Dig In! to the Bull City food experience, a new pub and exotic meats
2nd Annual Bull City Food & Beer Experience Sunday, March 9, 4–8 p.m. Durham Performing Arts Center 123 Vivian St., Durham Last year’s debut of the Bull City Food & Beer Experience served to spotlight some of the city’s best breweries and restaurants while raising $8,000 to benefit the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association. This year, with […]
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Awards for Triangle restaurateurs, Bull City Vegan Challenge and Fortnight Brewing Company
Giorgios Bakatsias was caught off-guard when a longtime employee called to congratulate him for being a James Beard award nominee. “It’s a great honor and I didn’t expect it at all,” says Bakatsias, who learned from Vin Rouge General Manager Michael Maller that the James Beard Foundation had nominated him in a national category as […]
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James Beard nominees include eight Triangle restaurateurs
Giorgios Bakatsias was caught off-guard when a longtime employee called to congratulate him this morning. “It’s a great honor and I didn’t expect it at all,” says Bakatsias, who learned from Vin Rouge General Manager Michael Maller that the James Beard Foundation had nominated him in a national category as Outstanding Restaurateur. “I take the […]
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Oak City Meatball Shoppe still needs to marinate
Oak City Meatball Shoppe 180 E. Davie St., Raleigh 919-714-9014oakcitymeatball.com Hours: 5 p.m.–midnight, Monday– Thursday; 5 p.m.–2 a.m., Friday–Saturday People cheered the playful meatball-focused menu at Oak City Meatball Shoppe when it opened last month in downtown Raleigh. It continues to attract waiting-list crowds on weekends. It is a clever concept that makes it both […]
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SnOMG! Time to make snow cream
Cabin fever due to snow is a rare, practically once-in-a-decade experience for us in the Triangle. But with minimal effort and ingredients from your pantry, you can turn your winter blues into a bowl of creamy snow cream. The recipe for this simple treat is very forgiving, so don’t feel like to you need to […]
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Celebrating Lowcountry cuisine with Jay Pierce of Lucky 32
A distinguished group of academics, chefs and farmers converged last Friday to both examine the foundations of South Carolina’s Lowcountry cuisine and celebrate its sustainable resurgence during the Atlantic Foodways Conference at UNC Greensboro. This was the first year that the annual conference —which also examined the native foodways and transatlantic impact of Italy, France […]
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Durham company Barley Labs dog biscuits could snag Super Bowl ad
Experienced planners of Super Bowl parties take their guests’ preferences to heart. There’s the chili-and-nachos crowd, the cheese-and-crackers eaters, the mindful nibblers of vegetables and fruit. At the Durham home of Scott Beaudry and Theresa Chu, they set out a special snack for a regular with a sensitive stomach. And if Feb. 2, the evening […]
