The way the crowd at Meredith College flocked to Joel Salatin last month, you’d have thought he was giving out money, not advice about agriculture and food systems. A rock star of the sustainable food movement, Salatin’s unconventional farming methods have been featured in Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma and the documentaries Food, Inc. and Fresh. […]
Victoria Bouloubasis
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Locals vie for James Beard Awards
Four Triangle chefs with revolutionary instincts made the cut as prestigious James Beard Awards semifinalists. Congratulations to Raleigh’s Ashley Christensen of Poole’s (426 S. McDowell St., 832-4477, www.poolesdowtowndiner.com); Chapel Hill’s Andrea Reusing of Lantern (423 W. Franklin St., 969-8846, www.lanternrestaurant.com); Bill Smith of Crook’s Corner (610 W. Franklin St., 929-7643, www.crookscorner.com) and Durham’s Scott Howell […]
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News for Raleigh foodies
I’d like to believe that Sir Walter Raleigh was a foodie. It would certainly explain the comfortable (read: stretchy) leggings he wore under the fluffy skirt that cascaded over his waistline, most likely concealing a pot belly. And he would probably have a bone to pick with us modern-day gluttons. Named for an aristocrat, the […]
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The Art Institute’s restaurant, The District at 410
We’re incredibly spoiled here, in a very tasty way. On any given morning, a Triangle foodie can easily wake up with a clear, locavore conscience, starting with a gulp of fairly traded coffee. She can then chow down on a regionally inspired gourmet meal and end her day with a pint of home-brewed beer. This […]
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Fat Tuesday packs on the snow-day cushioning
We have an important holiday coming up. A day when it’s perfectly appropriate to be lovingly expressive, sassy, indulgent, gluttonous and even hedonistic. That’s right, Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16, an excuse to unabashedly stuff our faces. And you don’t have to say “I love you” if you don’t want to. Or even take your shirt […]
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Slurp some soup
I’ve been having a lot of conversations about soup lately. Recipes, mostly, for soups that cure ailments and stews that stick to your bones. I recently butted into a discussion at Helios in downtown Raleigh, where two women’s search for soup on a cold Sunday sparked a debate among them, at least two other people […]
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Slow Food Triangle hosts traditional Southern New Year’s Day feast
If you want to let someone else do the cooking on Christmas, Il Palio Ristorante at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill (1505 E. Franklin St., 918-2545, www.sienahotel.com) is offering an a la carte brunch (11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.) and dinner (5:30-10 p.m.) menu Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, lunch is served 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with […]
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“Cups of cake” at new Shotbox
Life imitates art, right? Inspired by performance art, a trifecta of Raleigh foodies has unveiled an art exhibit turned cupcake and coffee bar that entices frigid palates with take-away sweet treats and coffee. Shotbox (323 W. Martin St., www.shotboxraleigh.com) is nestled in the front of the Designbox gallery, giving the Warehouse District a sweet smidgen […]
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Pies in a crusty downtown
This pie assignment feels like finals week in college: pulling late nights, studying, researching and consuming massive amounts of sugar and butter. I have the teenage zits on my face to prove it. I decided to sleuth mostly in downtown Raleigh so that I could hunt on my bicycle, in hopes of actually converting the […]
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The season of feasting and giving
Ah, the holidays, when foodies typically revel in a sprawling, gluttonous feast. Start filling your belly early at a couple of local holiday dinners. Panciuto (110 S. Churton St., 732-6261, www.panciuto.com) hosts a community dinner Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. This Hillsborough restaurant, committed to sustainable, local food, presents Portia McKnight and Flo Hawley of […]