Mobile eats have segued from trucks to bicycles: Three new food ventures are pedaling their way through the Triangle to offer customers yet another way to get their buzz. Read the column to find out more about Berenbaum’s bakery, the Wine Feed and bikeCOFFEE.
“You can taste the love.” This week’s Now Serving is all about the monthly Hillsborough Arts Council Pie Competition. Sign up by Wednesday for this Friday’s contest; the theme is ice box pie. Or just linger around Cup A Joe till the judging is over and snag a homemade slice for $3. All proceeds benefit the [...]
This week’s Now Serving column highlights Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe, winner of Best New Restaurant in Orange/Chatham County and finalist for Best Indian Restaurant and Best Chef in Orange/Chatham County. Vimala Rajendran has traveled a long, beautiful journey since I first wrote about her in 2009. She’ll be hosting a Dinner for Community Media tonight, with [...]
The Triangle’s only nonprofit food truck recently launched out of a former school bus. The Grilled Cheese Bus promotes community activism with low-income minority youth, one decadently gooey sandwich at a time. Read the Indy story here.
Tomorrow (Saturday), the Piedmont Environmental Alliance hosts its 6th annual Planet Party Earth Day Fair in Winston-Salem. (Click here for details on time and location.) I’ll be volunteering; stop by! The folks at PEA also asked me to help pub the food options on hand. Y’all know I can’t say no to a bit o’ [...]
This week’s Now Serving column focuses on Raleigh’s continuous food truck debate. A public zoning hearing will be held next week, for those who want to make their case. Meanwhile, there’s a truck rodeo at Rebus Works tonight. Read the column for details.
Geek out with farmer friends on Wednesday to witness the Joel Salatin speak (and chow down on the Vimala Rajendran’s food).
Yep, there are some perks to what I do. Like sharing UFO-sized fried green tomatoes with Avett Brothers‘ cellist Joe Kwon at The Pig while dishing on local pork and sustainable agriculture. Read the story to find out what the guys eat on tour, and what Joe loves to blog about. (Fun fact: there’s a [...]
The latest SavorNC March/April issue is out on stands and, hopefully, in your mailbox. With 100 vineyards and counting, our state boasts a developing history of fine wine production. I had the opportunity to feature six North Carolina vineyards offering more than just a sweet-tempered glass of muscadine wine. We’ve got llamas, people! And even a [...]
Sweeten up this Valentine’s Day with confectionery couture. Leave behind thoughts of coconut flakes–that’s an American macaroon. The French macaron (pronounced “mac-ah-rohn”) is a dainty sandwiched confection unrivaled in texture and flavor, as layered and complex as one of Marie Antoinette’s outfits. My latest piece for the Independent Weekly explores our area’s newest obsession with [...]
In this week’s Now Serving, I write about homemade treats for that weird love holiday that will incite you to really love your neighbors. Discover savory cookies to pair with local microbrews, modern Peruvian confections and raw chocolate to awaken the senses, all handmade in the Triangle. Read about them and adore, err, order your [...]
A couple of published news pieces today. Have you checked out the Sunday brunch at Motorco Music Hall? Free live music, bacon Bloody Marys and KoKyu BBQ sliders. I’ve dubbed it Sunday Slurp and Slide. Check out my Indy Big Bite post about it here. In this week’s Now Serving, The Mecca adds late-night hours, [...]
The New York Times sure does love Cackalacky. Durham exudes cool all over the place as #35 in the newspaper’s travel list of 41 Places to Go in 2011. What garnered the Bull City this coveted spot among the world’s most exotic locales (and only three other U.S. cities)? The food, dangit! We’re some happy [...]
It’s been more than 100 days, but every photo I encounter of the Gulf oil spill is still like a punch in the gut. Horrific images of sludge-soaked animals and shores not only disturb my environmental conscious, but the thought of eating seafood now prompts a queasiness in my stomach and disgust in my heart. [...]
I “reviewed” the new dinner menu at Sandwhich for Indy’s First Bite series. Both Hich and Janet Elbetri are animated, hilarious personalities, snarky at times, and their restaurant’s food is just as lively. A candid approach weaves throughout the new Sandwhich operation, reflected in the minimalist décor, openly visible kitchen and, above all, an inspired, [...]
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