Today, Wildin David Guillen Acosta of Durham faces what could be his last immigration court date in Charlotte. Acosta, now twenty, was detained as an eighteen-year-old on his way to school at Riverside High. He is among six North Carolina youth who had fled danger in Central America and were detained by ICE that same […]
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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DaisyCakes Plans to Set Up a Bakery in a Shipping Container
Durham’s DaisyCakes closed its Foster Street bakery and cafe the summer of 2015. But owner and pastry chef Tanya Matta recently announced a new plan on her Facebook page: setting up shop in a shipping container. In the meantime, Matta has quietly made a downtown comeback with a bit of her pastry repertoire for sale […]
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The Farm Labor Organizing Committee Sues Governor Cooper on Behalf of Farmworkers, Saying a New State Law Is Discriminatory
The Farm Labor Organizing Committee filed a lawsuit this morning against North Carolina governor Roy Cooper over a state law that prohibits farmworkers from organizing and collectively bargaining with their employers. According to FLOC’s press release, the lawsuit argues that “North Carolina Farm Act of 2017 impedes farmworkers’ First Amendment right to participate in unions […]
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The Tamales and Mezcal at WillCo Embody Mexico City Spirit
William & Company 616 North Person Street, Raleigh www.facebook.com/WillcoBar Last week, only four bottles of mezcal remained behind the bar at William & Company—or WillCo as it’s known on North Person Street. “We were depleted after Day of the Dead,” bartender Carrie Gephart tells me. Most of the time the bar offers at least eight […]
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The Owners of Old Havana Sandwich Shop Reveal Plans for New Restaurant
Today, the owners of Durham’s Old Havana Sandwich Shop revealed to the INDY that plans for a new restaurant are finally in the works. COPA will open at 107 West Main Street by mid-February. COPA, named after the family of co-owner and chef Roberto Copa Matos, will highlight an array of Cuban fare beyond the […]
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Amuse-bouche: Saint James Seafood
“Amuse-bouche” is INDY’s new, sporadic series where we give you our hot take on a recent restaurant opening. It’s not a critique or a review. Just a taste of what to expect.SAINT JAMES SEAFOOD AND RAW BAR 806 West Main Street, Durham www.saintjamesseafood.com The popular idea that oysters are fresher in months ending in “r” […]
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Sweeties Consciously Connects Southern, Vegan, and Soul Food
SWEETIES SOUTHERN& VEGAN CATERING 919-428-9925 www.sweetiescateringnc.com Stephanie and Michael Terry sit at the coop cafe in Chatham Marketplace, wearing matching chef’s coats. Michael’s is a standard white coat. Stephanie wears a deep cherry red color. The married chefs are sitting across from each other at a table, having a spat because I asked them about […]
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A Celebration of Good. Black. Food.
PIRI DURHAM www.piridurham.com Swelling with new restaurants, our cities are bursting with a variety of flavor. Even so, the ownership demographics are skewed. “There seems to be such a gap in equity and who is getting all the business in the way downtown Durham is changing,” says Erika Smith. Erika and her sister, Courtney, started […]
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Local Favorites Advance as Finalists in Good Food Awards
The Good Food Awards named its 2018 finalists yesterday in fifteen categories. Eight of this year’s finalists are from the Triangle; fourteen total represent North Carolina. The Good Food Awards recognize American food producers on a yearly basis. The organization states: The Good Food Awards celebrate the kind of food we all want to eat: […]
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Mr. Fritters Teams Up with Crop Stories for Late-Night Pop-up at Fullsteam Brewery
Fullsteam Brewery very recently debuted its food menu. But, sometimes, the Durham brewery ventures into late-night territory to serve fried treats with a personality. Tonight at ten p.m., Fullsteam hosts Mr. Fritters: A Late-Night Fritter Pop-up, a monthly event that sells fried dough mixed with local, seasonal ingredients to support area nonprofits. Fullsteam owner Sean […]