Our acclaimed local chefs are no strangers to competition. But a searing battle of restaurant against restaurant is about to heat up. Fire in the Triangle, part of the statewide Got To Be NC Competition Dining Series (competitiondining.com), runs June 11–July 24. The yearlong series pits North Carolina chefs against each other in a competition […]
Victoria Bouloubasis
Bio: Victoria Bouloubasis is the INDY Week food editor.Link: http://www.victoriabouloubasis.comEmail: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/thisfeedsme
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When a washing machine becomes a wok
Most people who work in a bar or restaurant know the secret to sanity: Treat Mondays as your weekends. On a recent Monday evening, a calm row of homes on Parker Street eased into the workweek, the familiar flickering from television screens peeking through their curtained windows. One particular house, doors and windows agape, bustled […]
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New report highlights sexual abuse targeting farmworkers, including in North Carolina
Courtesy of Peter Eversoll of Poder Juvenil CampesinoPhoto taken by North Carolina farmworker youth. This morning, Human Rights Watch released Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the U.S. to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment. The 95-page report includes 160 farmworker interviews in its research, with more than 20 of them from the fields […]
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The film Foodie pokes fun at a trend while exploring the concept of cannibalism
Foodie Written and produced by Eryk Pruitt Directed by Christopher G. Moore Thursday, May 17, 7 p.m., $5 Motorco Music Hall, Durham Let’s be real. Many of us have thought about that hypothetical moment of tragedy where, one day, after a freak accidentbeing caught in an avalanche or getting lost at seawe find ourselves in […]
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Let us praise nutmeg: A shrine to the aromatic spice
Down a gravel driveway off James Street in Durham’s Lakewood neighborhood live Jonathan Nyberg and his wife, Rebecca Wellborn, owners of Meadowsweet Gardens landscaping company. Their home is surrounded by an eclectic garden. A creek trickles around the house through a raised moat, where grassy sedge plants and fragrant floral bushes share the glory with […]
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Piedmont Farm Tour; Transplanting Traditions Community Farm; MaMa Duke’s
In addition to locally owned restaurants serving almost every type of cuisine, the Triangle is also home to a slew of small farms meeting the very specific gastronomic desires of our community. Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm specializes in local bison meat; Chapel Hill Creamery supplies our markets with fresh cheeses; Boxcarr Farms rolls out their […]
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Full Lotus Juice Bar & Cafe
Buzz about the opening of Full Lotus Juice Bar & Cafe (fulllotusjuicebarandcafe.com) has been whirring around our food-loving community since the small shop opened one month ago at the front end of Blue Corn Cafe in Durham. Full Lotus owner Clarissa Kussin, a certified holistic health counselor and personal chef, has created a cozy nook […]
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A year after the tornado, Earp’s Seafood Market rebounds
Earp’s Seafood Market is located at 1414 S. Saunders St. in Raleigh. Hours are Tuesday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Call 919-833-3158, and find them on Facebook. One afternoon about a year ago, customers who were shopping at their neighborhood fishmonger, Earp’s Seafood Market, scrambled into a back room and huddled under […]
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Goat gotten
The Greek word petsa detonates in my mouth. It starts crisp but sizzles at the last syllable: pet-ssssa. This is exactly what happens when I eat it, too. While I gush over goat meat, I truly relish in the petsa, the crispy skin peeled straight from the roasted flesh. Well, at least I used to. […]
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Ribs at Joe’s Diner; Single Source Suppers at Panciuto; SEEDS Pie Social
Last week, TROSA Grocery held a small press conference at Joe’s Diner (joesdinerdurham.com), announcing that it would close the store adjacent to the Durham restaurant (see “East Durham’s TROSA Grocery announces it will close” on our food blog). Joseph Bushfan, part owner of the building, crossed his arms and rested them on the red vinyl […]