At Bombolo, a Delectable Taste of Defiance
At the new Chapel Hill restaurant, you could adhere to a single cuisine when ordering, technically—but why would you?
On 4/20, You Can Get a, Um, “High” Quality Burrito In Raleigh
At the new Dank Burrito in Transfer Co. Food Hall, the burritos are better than the name’s stoner pun suggests.
Author Kathleen Purvis’s Distilling the South and North Carolina’s Craft Distilleries Prove You Don’t Have to Go Far for World-Class Booze
Once you have seen something being made, and you’ve gotten up really close with what the process is, you will never drink it the same way again,” Kathleen Purvis says, speaking about her book, Distilling the South: A Guide to Southern Craft Liquors (UNC Press), which came out in May. Purvis, food editor at the…
With Ungraded Produce, Courtney Bell Wants You to Eat Responsibly by Choosing Homely Fruits and Veggies
When I was in college, I sought out pizza delivery, not kale delivery. Maybe that’s because kale wasn’t yet a superfood, but more likely it’s because I wasn’t classmates with anyone like Courtney Bell. In 2016, the Duke University senior launched Ungraded Produce, a delivery service that fulfills its mission to reduce food waste and…
Chapel Hill Institution Spanky’s Is No More, but Lula’s Fried Chicken Is an Instant Classic
Lula’s 101 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill 919-967-2678, www.lulaschapelhill.com In March, UNC-Chapel Hill alums and current students alike mourned the loss of Spanky’s Restaurant, a Franklin Street institution beloved for its classic American food and its wall adorned with quirky caricatures of UNC-Chapel Hill legends. Spanky’s successor, Lula’s, aims to fill the void for nostalgia-inducing…
Dive Into the Wonderful World of Craft Oysters with Local Author Dana Deskiewicz
“It’s a bit like the Wild West at the moment for craft oysters.”
At Bull City Food Swap, Bartering Foodies Feast on Local Homemade Treats with a Side of Social Connection
BULL CITY FOOD SWAP Monday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., free Bull City Ciderworks, Durham www.facebook.com/bullcityfoodswap Armed with homemade coconut panna cotta drizzled with a blueberry balsamic reduction, I arrive at Fullsteam Brewery for Bull City Food Swap’s July meet-up. By 7:00 p.m., about twenty people have gathered, casually sipping beers as they set up their…
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Zweli’s Piri Piri Kitchen Brings Zimbabwean Flavor and Local Soul to a Durham Strip Mall Dominated by Chains
Zweli’s PIRI PIRI Kitchen 4600 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Ste. 26, Durham www.zwelis.com, 984-219-7555 After spending years building a successful catering business, chef Zwelibanzi Williams (she goes by Zweli) has finally opened her first brick-and-mortar restaurant. Zweli’s Piri Piri Kitchen, which Williams opened in July with her husband, Leonardo, is a hidden gem in the…
Day Drinker: Crank Arm’s Whitewall Wheat, Fullsteam’s Batalager and The Glass Jug’s O’Malley’s Kilt
Day Drinker is a recurring feature in which INDY staffers graciously accept samples of new and seasonal offerings from local breweries and tell you what we think of them. If you’d like your beer or cider to be considered, email food editor Layla Khoury-Hanold at [email protected]. Whitewall Wheat Crank Arm Brewing Company An American-Belgo-style wit,…
With Its New Science-Based Farm, COPA Is Out to Prove You Can Grow Local and Eat Global
COPA 107 West Main Street, Durham 919-973-0111, www.copadurham.com In March, Old Havana Sandwich Shop relocated a few blocks west on Main Street in downtown Durham and renamed itself COPA. Old Havana’s traditional Cuban farerice and beans, roast pork, sandwichesfollowed, but the menu at COPA got a makeover. Dishes from Old Havana’s “Lost Dishes of Cuba”…
Slinging Coffee by Day and Craft Cocktails by Night, Fig Is the Latest Fruit of Raleigh’s Growing Cafe-Bar Scene
Fig 1000 Brookside Drive, Suite 109, Raleigh www.figraleigh.com If you believe the adage “two is a coincidence, three is a trend,” then hybrid cafe-cocktail bars are officially a thing in Raleigh. There’s Hummingbird at Dock 1053, 42 & Lawrence downtown, and now Fig, which opened in the Brookside Shopping Center mid-July. Inspired by the growing…
At Last, Late-Night Pizza Comes to Geer Street Courtesy of Hutchins Garage
Hutchins Garage 402 West Geer Street, Durham 984-219-6578 Durham’s West Geer Street is known for successful building conversions, especially when it comes to dining and drinking establishments. The Pit’s whole-hog barbecue is cooked in a former 7UP bottling plant, Geer Street Garden and Cocoa Cinnamon transformed old gas stations into reliable neighborhood standbys for comfort…
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