Steve Cowles cradles a silver 1921 Conn C-Melody saxophone, a novelty even when it was made nearly a century ago. “I’ve been here three times this week,” Cowles says wistfully. “This has been my music place.” Hugh Robertson, an employee at Marsh Woodwinds, at last finds the instrument’s very specific case in the overcrowded store. […]
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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Mesa Latin Kitchen: lessons in Cuban cuisine
Mesa Latin Kitchen 2701 Hillsborough Road, Durham 919-973-2717 www.mesalatinkitchen.com Tuesday–Saturday 4–10 p.m. Sunday 4–9 p.m. closed Monday Chef Douglas Rodriguez is accustomed to working in upscale Miami hotspots, where fans clamor for his authentic Cuban and Latin American food. But a few days before the debut of his newest project in Durham, he is holed […]
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Bam! Try bamboo pickles
Some people can’t see the forest for the trees. But Carla Faw Squires, like her mother and grandmother, looks upon a bamboo grove and sees pickles. “People think they look like calamari,” Squires says. She will offer samples at PickleFest of the bamboo pickle recipe her grandmother developed after World War II. “If you like […]
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What’s the big dill, Durham?
PickleFest Saturday, July 25, noon–3 p.m. The Rickhouse, 609 Foster St., Durham Free admission, samples and music; food and drink for sale from vendors: Juju, The Parlour, Get’n Pickled, Farmer’s Daughter, Mt. Olive, Kokyu, Dogfish Head Brewery and more Ben Woodward remembers the childhood delight of Sour Patch Kids candies. As the sugar crystals melted […]
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Don’t fear the rutabaga: Chef Steven Satterfield shows you how to cook veggies in season
July 13: Book signing from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Southern Season, 201 Estes Drive, Chapel Hill (free) July 14: Cooking demonstration, 6-7 p.m. at Bridge Club, 105 W. Hargett St., Raleigh ($45), followed by an 8-10 p.m. cocktail party with Q&A led by INDY writer Grayson Currin ($65). Tickets available from Eventbrite. To paraphrase a familiar […]
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Empty growler? Fill it with cider or wine
In addition to authorizing limited sales of spirituous liquor at distilleries, changes in alcoholic beverage laws now permits businesses that sell beer-filled growlers to alternatively fill them with hard cider and wine. “This really opens a new door for us,” says Chris Creech, co-owner of The Glass Jug in Durham, who started filling growlers with […]
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New state law frees distillers to sell more of their liquor
Everyone’s complaining about the heat, but no group is more eager for fall than North Carolina distillery owners. Beginning Oct. 1, they can sell their liquor directly to customers, instead of sending them to an ABC Store. Four years in the making, the hard-won victory is very limited. The new law allows distillers to sell […]
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Innovative concept puts a local spin on the food court at Southpoint
Porchetta Streets at Southpoint 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham 919-607-7419 www.porchettardu.com Don’t be surprised to encounter some of your favorite food trucks on your next visit to The Streets of Southpoint. No, not in the parking lot as part of a food truck rodeoin the food court. The Durham shopping center, one of 120 properties owned […]
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Chef Jay Pierce delivers big flavor recipes in little cookbook
Shrimp Brunch with Jay Pierce Saturday, June 6, noon | $45 (includes a copy of Shrimp) 18 Seaboard, 18 Seaboard Ave., Raleigh, 919-861-4318 www.18seaboard.com Most folks who grew up in the Triangle, or have come to call it home, have enjoyed sweet North Carolina shrimp. You might even have a go-to way of cooking it, […]
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Author Paul Greenberg wants you to know more about the seafood you eat
There is a big difference between food found locally and true local food, especially when it comes to fish. While it may seem obvious that seafood comes from rivers, streams and oceans, it’s not always so simple when consumers are accustomed to seeing it expertly trimmed and artfully displayed in grocery stores. Consider the ruby […]