Jill Warren Lucas

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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, […]

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 […]