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Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme
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Community Members Step Up to Make Sure that Food Industry Workers Get The Support They Need
With winter drawing near and no immediate government relief in sight, some restaurants have become community backstops.
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When YesterYears Brewery & Taproom Almost Closed, Its Dedicated Regulars in Carrboro Gave It the Boost It Needed to Survive as Vecino Brewing Co.
VECINO BREWING CO. 300 C East Main Street, Carrboro 919-537-9591 www.vecinobrewing.com All these people have been there for us. I want this to be really nice for them,” says Cynthia Burkins, sitting outside the newly remodeled and renamed Vecino Brewing Co., the Carrboro brewery and taproom she and the local community helped save after it […]
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Atlantic Emerald Oysters Dazzle Our Palates and Instagram Feeds
On a Sunday afternoon in the middle of January, The Durham Hotel posted on Instagram that the rooftop bar would be featuring green-gilled Core Sound oysters for one dollar each “until seven p.m. or until they run out.” By the time I arrived at four, the bar had sold out. When I asked the server […]
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Gifts That Let Home Cooks Hone Their Skills Like the Pros
During the holidays we spend more time in the kitchen. When we’re stretching ourselves to feed twenty, a few touches of luxury and functionalism can help us push a little further. This holiday season, treat the chef in your life to something special for the kitchen, and I’ll bet you’ll benefit, too. Here are five […]
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The Wings Are Great, But M Kokko’s Vegan Curry Udon is a Surprise Standout
M Kokko 311 Holland Street, Ste. B, Durham www.facebook.com/MkokkoDurham My friends and I drove to Durham from Chapel Hill a few weeks ago, solely focused on eating M Kokko’s Korean fried chicken. But one of our friends was vegetarian, and I wondered what she would eat. On M Kokko’s eight-item menu, the vegan curry udon […]
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Cocoa Cinnamon’s Third Shop Will Be Mindful of the Longstanding Latino Community in a Changing Lakewood
COCOA CINNAMON 2013 Chapel Hill Road, Durham www.cocoacinnamon.com A hand-painted “HOLA” is the new greeting above the glass door at 2013 Chapel Hill Road in Durham’s Lakewood neighborhood. By mid-August, the third outpost of coffee hotspot Cocoa Cinnamon is set to open there, and owners Areli Barrera de Grodski and Leon Grodski de Barrera are […]
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The World in a Pocket Explores Traditions of Comforting Foods Packed into Dough
It’s difficult to sift through the media pile of trendy food blogs and Instagram accounts and find the one gem that makes you want to dig deeper, beyond just a double tap or “like.” The World in a Pocket—started by North Carolina native Lauren V. Allen, a photographer and food stylist, and photographer and creative […]
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A North Carolina Barbecue Camp Misses the Point About America’s Most Politicized Food
“You know what’s great about this? It’s pretty much the most diverse group you could possibly imaginedifferent ages, different industries, different walks of life.” A middle-aged white man leans in to tell me this as I’m standing in a chilled meat-processing lab at N.C. State, surrounded by more middle-aged white men. The diversity he is […]
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Eat This: We See Your True Collards Shining Through, Pizzeria Mercato
You may have arrived to dinner at Pizzeria Mercato thinking the pizza would be the most exciting part of your meal, but you’d be wrong. In the hands of Gabe Barker, a bowl of collard greens feels like a celebration and a homecoming. Pizza, no matter where you get it, is both a festive food […]