DISH: Soup for you Eating is a way to understand the history that has shaped your communityand to learn to respect the history of others. Food represents a beautiful, complicated negotiation of cultures among indigenous peoples of the Americas, immigrants, and the rest of us. Nowhere is this essence of food distilled more clearly than […]
Victoria Bouloubasis
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At the Heart of Appalachian Food with Author Ronni Lundy
Cooks and Books: Lunch with Ronni Lundy The Fearrington Granary 210 Market Street, Pittsboro $85 Venerated food writer Ronni Lundy has spent a lifetime immersed in the magic of Appalachia. But as she notes in her latest book, Victuals (pronounced “vittles”), “maybe no area of our country is more misunderstood than Appalachia, a place whose […]
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Women Butchers and Farmers Are Growing in Number, Especially in North Carolina
A butchery demo by Kari Underly is like an improv comedy sketch. At Cane Creek Farm in Graham on Sunday, she rolls with the shouts and whispers from the crowd while sawing through a whole lamb. Underly, a master butcher from Chicago, is famed for honing her third-generation skills and earning a James Beard Award […]
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Korean Fried Chicken and More at Durham’s M Kokko by Chef Michael Lee
M Kokko 311 Holland Street, Durham Chef Michael Lee wants you to feel cozy in M Kokko. His new Korean fried chicken concept opened yesterday. The space shares a backdoor with M Sushi, Lee’s basement restaurant that opened to high praise just earlier this year. Offering a mere twenty seats and five menu items, M […]
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Pie Pushers Finally Opens a Pizzeria in Downtown Durham
A city isn’t a real city until the smell of pizza bubbling in an oven overwhelms even the messiest fumes from downtown construction sites. Well, we’ve hit the big time, Durham. Pie Pushers officially opened a pizzeria downtown at 11 a.m. today, where you can finally get a single slice for lunch and much more. […]
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A Safe Space for the Triangle’s Growing Transgender Latina Population
In the apartment she shares with her boyfriend of seven years, Evelyn Martinez has adorned the living room with whimsical stuffed animal toys. Some rest on the coffee table, while smaller ones perch on armrests and electronic devices. Martinez sits on a couch where a slouchy green frog looks over her shoulder. She lifts an […]
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The Durham Jail Classifies Inmate Kitchen Workers as Volunteers
On Thursday, Vincent (who asked the INDY not to use his last name) will go to court after already serving six months in the Durham County Detention Facility to learn whether he still owes the state $900 in unpaid child support, which led to his incarceration. This, despite the fact that he worked essentially full […]
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Young Activists Fill the Carrack with Intimate Portraits of Food Justice in Reframing Food
REFRAMING FOOD Tuesday, Oct. 11–Saturday, Oct. 22 The Carrack Modern Art, Durham In images, our food is often celebrated one-dimensionally. Food photographs tend to show a glamorized version of the “dirty work” behind the scenes: a chef in a moment of glory, wiping sweat off his forehead with the back of one hand while holding […]
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Where to Find Black-Owned Restaurants in The Triangle
In cities like Chicago and Atlanta, an annual “Black Restaurant Week” and other community-sourced movements have sparked conversations about the trendiness of food and the small number of black-owned establishments (and even chefs) contributing to it. Restaurants are integral pieces of social history. We believe this is an important conversation to have today, especially as […]
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As Southern as Shilla Market: Cucumber Kimchi Spices Up a Tomato Sandwich
Shilla Oriental Market 2107 Allendown Drive, #103, Durham (919) 484-8244 Bloom where you’re planted, advises the adage. Well, sometimes you’re planted in front of the refrigerator with the door agape, basking in its chill and looking for a quick snack to power you through the next deadline. I am, of course, speaking from my own […]