Food & Drink
Nominations for “Best of Durham County 2024” Open May 8th
The most recognized award in the Triangle is back for 2024, and nominations for Durham County go live May 8th and end May 22nd. Go now to nominate your favorites! Just like last year, we’ve broken it down into county groups, with the winners from each region going head-to-head at the end of the year…
Redstart Foods Will Open a Dining and Retail Space in North Durham
Matt Northup and his wife and business partner, the artist Jordan Grace Owens, are expanding their business with Redstart Takeaway, a dining and retail space in North Durham.
Durham Farmers’ Market Customers Upset After Vendor’s Products Restricted
Ahead of a new season, the market board restricted Moonbelly Meat Co. from selling bacon, hot dogs, and Italian and breakfast sausages due to concerns over “product overlap” with other vendors.
2024 INDY Festival & Events Guide
Spring is almost here, and that means outdoor festivals and events are near.
The INDY’s 2024 Guide to Triangle Bars and Drink Spots
The best spots across the Triangle to plot a game night with friends, impress your date, find an exciting mocktail or extravagant cocktail, or steal away to read a book.
In Raleigh, a Hot New Bar Comes With a Twist
Umbrella Dry Bar has a fully nonalcoholic menu. It also wants to show you a good time.
Old Hillside Bourbon Company Serves Up History With Its Spirits
The company’s name is an homage to Durham’s Hillside High School, the alma mater of two of its co-founders.
Behind the Bar With Bruce Kenyon
Kenyon, a veteran bartender in the Durham nightlife scene, slings up style and shots for customers at Rubies on Five Points.
Four Triangle Chefs, Restaurants Land James Beard Semifinalist Noms
Preeti Waas, a Best Chef Southeast semifinalist for the second year in a row, says that the nomination “feels just as surreal as the first time.”
Sam’s Bottle Shop to Shutter In February
Owner John Boy Jr. says that he’s ready to retire. Customers, meanwhile, have until February 11 to buy a craft beer—and then pour one out—for the family-owned specialty shop.
2023: The Year in Pictures
A look back at the INDY’s photojournalism.
A Youth Program at Dame’s Chicken & Waffles Offers a Primer on Running a Restaurant
Communiversity Youth Program (CYP) participants learn culinary, customer service, and management skills under the guidance of Michael Newell, co-owner of Dame’s Chicken and Waffles.
Linda’s Bar & Grill, Chapel Hill Watering Hole for Decades, Closes Its Doors
“Linda’s means everything to me and I’ve given everything back to it that I can,” Owner Christopher Carini says. “At this point, my only play is to take care of my people and try and find someone who might love it in the future.”
Scott Crawford’s First Cocktail Bar Comes With a Key
Sous Terre, which means subterranean in French, will open in February. Secrecy as an atmosphere, not a practice, makes sense for a bar that comes right out and tells you that it’s underground.
Workers at Durham Starbucks Land Union Victory
The Renaissance Parkway store is the first unionized Starbucks in the Triangle and the third in the state.
Poole’side Pies Is Set to Close But Ashley Christensen Has Plans for New Concept
“I certainly don’t feel ‘done’ with pizza,” Christensen says. “And, like a lot of the wildly fun ideas in food that are always running around in my mind, I don’t think pizza is done with me yet either.”
Loading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
