A little bluebird of happiness has Raleigh atwitter, and it has nothing to do with the Internet. PieBird Raleigh (618 N. Person St., 508-7612, piebirdraleigh.com) opened last week on the edge of the historic Mordecai and Oakwood neighborhoods. “So many people wanted a neighborhood place,” said owner and baker Sheilagh Sabol Duncan. After she was […]
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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The Cookery: a space for culinary creativity
The Cookery 1101 W. Chapel Hill St. Durham (919) 801-7290 Facebook Twitter The Cookery open house & food truck rodeo Thursday, April 7, 7-9 p.m. Catered by Pie Pushers, Slippin’ Sliders, Farmhand Foods Sausage Wagon, Only Burger, Blue Sky DiningFacebook event Last month, surrounded by towering industrial steel and heavy-duty kitchen equipment, Nick Hawthorne-Johnson rolled […]
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Lunch with Joe Kwon, The Avett Brothers cellist and Taste on Tour blogger
Joe Kwon, the kinetic cello-thrasher for The Avett Brothers, wades into The Pig at the tail end of lunch rush. Before plopping down for a meal of heaps of pulled pork, homemade andouille sausage and sprouts-n-shrooms, he shakes hands with owner Sam Suchoff. Confusion lingers on their faces until they realize they were both on […]
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Urban Ministries’ fifth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser
Sometimes even Now Serving has to play a little catchup, so forgive us if you’ve heard about these. Thank us if you haven’t. For serious tea lovers, Jahan International Market and Persian Tea Room (630 Weaver Dairy Road, Suite 102, Chapel Hill) opened in January in the shopping center that’s home to The Pig and […]
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Feel the dirt between your fingers and the ache in your bones
One reason for our thriving local food movement is our state’s agricultural heritage. We are blessed with seasoned growers and newfound green thumbs who influence how we eat in the Triangle. As we anticipate the arrival of spring, we offer a few ways you can dig in yourself. Head over to Celebrity Dairy (144 Celebrity […]
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Keep the love local
Keep the love local this Valentine’s Day by supporting new homegrown businesses. Alison Collins and Jimmy VerVaecke launched South Durham Confection Company (www.durhamcookies.com) last month out of their home kitchen. Beer nerds with a creative palate, the couple pairs craft beer with savory cookies, with recommendations of beer pairings on each paper bag (four servings […]
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Macarons slip past cupcakes as the pastry trend du jour
Even as the cupcake craze continues to dominate bakery windows, a small confection threatens to usurp these towers of sugar. The Parisian macaron, in soft pastels and vibrant jewel tones, is to the cupcake what designer stilettos are to Uggs: an elegant if rare alternative. Leave behind thoughts of coconut flakes–that’s an American macaroon. The […]
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Weekly “MotorKoKyu Brunch” makes for a spicy, bacon-infused Sunday music show
Victoria Bouloubasis There’s a new toe-tappin’ Sunday brunch spot in town. Trade in the routine mimosa and eggs benedict for a bacon-spiked Bloody Mary and duck fat tater tots at Motorco Music Hall’s Artist in Residence Series. Durham’s new hoppin’ street corner (Motorco sits directly across from Fullsteam Brewery) spices up a drab Sunday afternoon […]
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Dig in: Mecca, Mosaic, Babylon, Motorco and KoKyu, Pie Pushers
The Mecca Restaurant in downtown Raleigh hasn’t changed much since it opened in 1930, but in its 71st year, the place hopes to become livelier at night. Mecca (13 E. Martin St., 832-5714, www.mecca-restaurant.com) built its reputation as a lunch spot for the political set, which flocked in for the golden fried chicken and down-home […]
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Durham’s food scene earns New York Times mention, again
Photo with permission by Justin Valas Our 2011 diet resolution? Consume as many calories as possible in the Bull City. The New York Times recently listed Durham among the top 41 Places to Go in 2011. Sandwiched between Kurdistan and Kosovo, and listed among some of the world’s most exotic, surreal landscapes and wild cosmopolitan […]