When I boarded the train for my first visit to Charlotte, I had no preconceived notions about or great expectations for the Queen City. My INDY colleagues had found it curious that, of all the destinations reachable by rail, I’d chosen this one. One described Charlotte as the “city that Bank of America built.” Another […]
Layla Khoury-Hanold
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Friday Night Bites: Kaiju Bowl & Bao is Open, Hardywood Beers on Tap, and Other Food News You Need to Know this Week
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 Kaiju Bowl & Bao is Officially Open Today, the downtown Raleigh restaurant Kaiju Bowl & Bao completed its first lunch service. For now, the restaurant will only serve its menu of […]
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At Cocoa Cinnamon, Breaking Bread & Borders Pop-Up Brings New Meaning to Independence Day
Inspired by the injustices happening at our borders, local cook and writer Gabrielle Eitienne has teamed up with Black Joy PopUp and Alerta Migratoria NC for Breaking Bread & Borders, a pop-up dinner with a mission to cultivate a safe, healing space to share stories and find solutions. The event will be held from six […]
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Behind the Scenes of Competition Barbecue with Champion Pitmaster Shannon Turner
The incoming text from Shannon Turner reads, “We are in spot 292 or 3 from the start of the big rigs. We have a Raptor.” I walk down Salem Street, which has been blocked off for Apex’s annual Peak City Pig Fest, a Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned competition. Behind The Promenade I spy a row […]
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Friday Night Bites: Scott Crawford’s Jolie, Christopher Prieto on the Food Network, and Other Food News You Need to Know This Week
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 Chef Scott Crawford Announces Second RestaurantChef Scott Crawford announced plans to open his second restaurant, Jolie, a French bistro named after his daughter. The restaurant is slated to open this fall […]
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Chef Teddy Diggs Will Open His First Solo Restaurant, Coronato, a Roman-Style Pizzeria
Chef Teddy Diggs, most recently the executive chef at Chapel Hill Italian restaurant Il Palio, announced plans to open his first restaurant, Coronato, in early 2019, most likely in Chapel Hill. The news comes on the heels of the announcement that chef Adam Rose will return to Il Palio as its executive chef. Coronato will […]
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Chef Scott Crawford to Open a Second Restaurant, a French Bistro Named After His Daughter, Jolie
Chef Scott Crawford announced today that he will open his second restaurant, Jolie, this fall, next door to his first restaurant, Crawford and Son. The concept for Jolie, which is named after Crawford’s daughter and means “pretty” in French, will be modeled on the classic Parisian bistro. To help bring the cozy-French-neighborhood-restaurant concept to life, […]
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Day Drinker: Glass Jug’s Cryo Opacity, Fullsteam’s Southern Basil, Bond Brothers’ Disenchantment, and More
Day Drinker is a recurring feature in which INDY staffers graciously accept samples of new and seasonal offerings from local breweries and tell you what we think of them. If you’d like your beer or cider to be considered, email food editor Layla Khoury-Hanold at [email protected]. Cryo Opacity The Glass Jug Beer Lab This New […]
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In Carolina Catch, Debbie Moose Extols the Virtues of Sheepshead, Grunt, and Other Under-Loved Fish from North Carolina
Debbie Moose loves two things fiercely: UNC-Chapel Hill basketball and North Carolina seafood. Her Tarheel pride is evidenced by the Carolina-blue flamingos bedecking her yard, and she says that she and her husband renovated their home to accommodate more friends to watch the team’s televised games. Meanwhile, Moose extols North Carolina seafood in Carolina Catch, […]
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Friday Night Bites
Welcome to Friday Night Bites, your weekly round-up of local food and drink news and events. Have a tip for us? Email [email protected] Il Palio Welcomes Back Executive Chef Adam Rose Adam Rose, who served as Il Palio‘s executive chef from 2007 to 2013, will once again lead dining operations at the Chapel Hill Italian […]
