While food drives are a familiar scene this time of year, PORCH is active year-round.
Meg Nesterov
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Twenty Years In, Guglhupf Is Still Finding New Ways to Upend Stereotypes About German Food
When Durham’s Guglhupf debuted its new biergarten menu last month, the unexpected hit was a sprouted lentil and quinoa salad with broccoli and smoked carrot puree. Light enough to eat on these humid dog days of late summer and early fall, the körner salat is still satisfying and hearty enough to pair with a draft […]
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At Last, Late-Night Pizza Comes to Geer Street Courtesy of Hutchins Garage
Hutchins Garage 402 West Geer Street, Durham 984-219-6578 Durham’s West Geer Street is known for successful building conversions, especially when it comes to dining and drinking establishments. The Pit’s whole-hog barbecue is cooked in a former 7UP bottling plant, Geer Street Garden and Cocoa Cinnamon transformed old gas stations into reliable neighborhood standbys for comfort […]
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Kaffeinate’s Iced Okinawan Steamer Is Summer’s Answer to Pumpkin Spice
KAFFEINATE 115A North Duke Street, Durham 919-237-2856 www.kaffeinatenc.com When Kaffeinate opened near Durham’s Brightleaf Square last fall, it wowed the Instagram set with its black-sesame latte. The seeds adrift in the white foam cap are all the more photogenic because they match the ninety-year-old black-and-white tile floors. (The building was once a Studebaker car dealership.) […]
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Play Dates For Parents
An unexpected challenge of parenting is other parents. You spend a fair amount of time talking to other adults around the swing sets, at birthday parties, and outside classrooms, and it can be harder to find a friend in another parent than it was to find your child’s other parent. But when you do, you […]
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Amuse-bouche: Locopops Expands Into an Old House on Hillsborough Road
Locopops2618 Hillsborough Road, Durham www.ilovelocopops.com In its newest (and biggest) location, Locopops has diversified its dessert menu to feature non-frozen and liquid treats. A spiffy new shop on Hillsborough Road, down the road from their original store, also expands hours, and parking to be enjoyed all year. Locopops has been making Mexican-style popsicles for more […]
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Amuse-bouche: Jack Tar and The Colonel’s Daughter Serves an Upscale Diner Menu From Morning to Midnight
“Amuse-bouche” is the INDY‘s new, sporadic series where we give you our hot take on a recent restaurant opening. It’s not a critique or a review, just a taste of what to expect. Jack Tar and the Colonel’s Daughter 202 Corcoran Street, Durham Facebook page What defines a diner? An around-the-clock menu, counter and booth […]
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Volume, A New Music Store in Hillsborough, Invites You to Sip as You Flip
VOLUME 226 S. Churton St., Hillsborough www.volumehillsborough.com Tony Lopez would like to hang out and listen to his record collection with you, and match you to a perfect beer while he’s at it. A Durham native and longtime d.j. and bartender, he opened Volume in Hillsborough in October with Nathan Andrews, a friend since high […]
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Free Your Brine: Let the Pros Handle Your Thanksgiving Meal Stress
For some, Thanksgiving is a time to dust off heirloom recipes and pretend you always set the table with fancy napkin rings and flickering candlelight. For others, the holiday is a headache of shopping and cooking logistics, loads of dishes, and too few chairs. Why not leave it to the professionals to whip up a […]