“Hold the knife like you’re about to stab somebody.” James Naquin calmly wraps his fingers over a knife handle, gliding the blade beneath the shoulder blade of a hunk of pork. His cuts are concentrated yet look effortless, especially for someone who just learned the art of seam butchery a few months ago. “You see […]
Victoria Bouloubasis
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Rose’s Meat Market dinner; Carolina Brewery’s fifth year in Pittsboro
When their plan to sell handcrafted sausages at the farmers market was shot down due to state restrictions on retail sales of charcuterie products, Justin and Katie Meddis devised a new business strategy. The husband-and-wife team launched Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop without a brick-and-mortar location, a food truck or even a farmers market […]
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Lilly’s Pizza in Durham lives in the shadow of its Raleigh sibling
Lilly’s Pizza 810 W. Peabody St. Durham 919-797-2554 Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–midnight One thing you should know about the Lilly’s Pizza in Durham: It is not the Lilly’s Pizza in Raleigh. Over the past 10 years, the original Raleigh location has stoked a gritty underbelly in the high-end Five Points neighborhood. Splattered […]
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Restaurant workers find respite in late-night soccer tournament
As a waiter at La Cocina Mexican restaurant in Mebane, Cesar Arturo Flores Valadez has got a tough set of feet. His nine-hour days include the tedium of wiping sticky food scraps off dining tables and repeatedly hauling bus bins back to the kitchen sink and its soggy vapors, all while never letting his friendly […]
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The Greek Devil gears up Gussy’s: Greek Street Food
Even in this heat, as my refrigerator maintains a full stock of salad greens for crisp, cool, no-cook meals, I’ll turn the oven dial up for just one exception. Gemista, meaning “stuffed” or “full” in Greek, is a quintessential seasonal meal that requires fresh summer produce and some help from a hot oven. This very […]
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For backyard hobbyists, hives are the bee’s knees
Learn more about the Chatham County Beekeepers Association, events and workshops through the Chatham County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. What: Bees and Pollinator Gardens When: Saturday, June 30, 2–4 p.m. Location: Central Carolina Community College, Pittsboro campus Register: 919-545-8044 Admission: Free Sponsored by Chatham Conservation Partnership’s 2012 Exploring Nature in Chatham Series […]
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Raspados: shaved ice, syrup and a spoon
With a flimsy plastic drinking straw pinched between his thumb and index finger, Luis Rodriguez pokes through crushed bits of ice mounded high in a Styrofoam cup. Under the draping shade of a tree, he recalls a time in Guatemala when this was his summer gig. “As a young kid, I worked with my uncle […]
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Celebrated food journalist John T. Edge to discuss his Truck Food Cookbook
Given his repertoire, one that includes books on fried chicken, donuts and apple pie, celebrated food journalist and Southern Foodways Alliance director John T. Edge needs no introduction to the culinary culture of the South. So when he’s hanging out at a food truck and is handed a cardboard tray piled high with an unpronounceable […]
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Celebrated food journalist John T. Edge to discuss his Truck Food Cookbook
Given his repertoire, one that includes books on fried chicken, donuts and apple pie, celebrated food journalist and Southern Foodways Alliance director John T. Edge needs no introduction to the culinary culture of the South. So when he’s hanging out at a food truck and is handed a cardboard tray piled high with an unpronounceable […]
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When the fireflies start blinking, it’s suppertime
Summer is the season when sharing a meal with company feels most relaxing and almost necessary. And you’re never late: Once the fireflies start blinking, you know it’s suppertime. On Thursday, June 14, Chapel Hill Creamery (chapelhillcreamery.com) hosts a family-style farm dinner in the casual atmosphere of Foster’s Market (fostersmarket.com) in Chapel Hill. At $25 […]