Koumi 3550 North Roxboro Street, Durham 919-381-5753 Ever since the birth of Benihana in the sixties, Japanese hibachi food has rivaled Chinese takeout in popularity. Fried rice and teriyaki chicken are now standard American fareand for many, a comfort food. My parents opened their own hibachi-style restaurant in Greensboro in 1998. Since then, I’ve admittedly […]
Sayaka Matsuoka
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Women Brewing It for Themselves at Bombshell Beer Company
Bombshell Beer Company 120 Quantam Drive, Holly Springs Hip microbreweries have cemented their place in North Carolina’s recent history, dotting formerly vacant warehouse districts and lining the perimeters of urban centers in more than 170 locations around the state. And most of them are run by men. But within the suburban splendor of Holly Springs, […]
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Art Review: Truth to Power, Pleiades Gallery’s Annual Social Justice Show, Aptly Starts With a Cry of Pain
Truth to Power 4Through Sunday, Aug. 7 Pleiades Gallery, Durham Before you even enter downtown Durham’s Pleiades Gallery, you’re met by the face of a black man in anguish. “Rage,” which peers out of the front windows of the gallery, is by Durham’s Clarence Mayo Jr. It depicts the pained, scrunched face of a shouting […]
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Fearing Cultural Appropriation, Our Writer Discovers a Reverent Home for Japanese Archery in North Carolina
Pop stars flaunting kimonos and traditional headdresses, overpriced bowls of ramen in hipster restaurants, tattoos of misspelled Japanese charactersall of this hits close to home for me. Growing up in a country where I was ridiculed for what I ate and my slender eyes, I grew increasingly defensive about anyone interpreting my culture. I felt […]
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In Research Triangle Park, The Farmery Wants to Eliminate the Distance Between Farm and Kitchen
The Farmery 800 Park Office Drive, Durham As a kid, Ben Greene hated farming. He remembers long, hot summer days spent on his parents’ farm in a small mountain community in western North Carolina, pulling weeds or picking green beans. His dad, a landscaper and Southern Baptist preacher who grew crops and kept cattle, was […]
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The INDY’s Food Triangles: Katherine Gill of Durham’s Hub Farm
The sun could barely peek through the thick cloud cover on a chilly Thursday morning in early March. Still, a group of thirteen teachersa capacity crowd, actuallyhad gathered on Durham’s Hub Farm for a teacher’s workshop, hoping to learn new techniques and ideas to take back to their classrooms. When I arrived, though, there were […]
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Sangha—Durham’s Mobile Teahouse—Is for Sale
Sangha Teahouse is leaving Durham—well, maybe. The mobile tea venture that Jeremy Lipkowitz started in July 2014 is coming to a close unless Lipkowitz can find someone to take it over before he leaves North Carolina to return to his home on the West Coast. The business, which has gained traction over the past two […]
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Run River North Wants to Shape Race in Indie Rock
Even though his band was created as a quick entry for a band competition, lead singer and songwriter Alex Hwang of the all-Korean-American rock act Run River North has big dreams for the future. The band, which got its big break after an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show, is now slowly starting to realize […]
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As a Tarot Trend Sweeps Durham, the City’s Magic Community Comes Out of the Broom Closet
If you’ve ever knocked on wood or thrown salt over your shoulder to ward off bad luck, you’ve practiced a little magic without realizing it. Many still fear the word because of the history of persecution against people who identify as witches (or have that identification made for them), but in recent times Durham has […]
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“Spread the Word of Cider”: Mattie Beason Talks About Shutting Down Six Plates to Make Room for Black Twig Cider House
Matthew Beason is at it again—and this time, he’s bringing cider. The Bull City native is working with longtime partner John Eisensmith to rebrand the successful Six Plates restaurant as Black Twig Cider House, named for the Tar Heel apples often used to make cider. After eight years, Six Plates will serve its final plates […]