This Feeds Me Hungry Musings of a Gastronomic Gypsy – NC-based freelance writer Victoria Bouloubasis

“Drive west down Franklin Street, widely swoop around a tree-lined curve— and brace yourself. You are about to be besieged by Carolina blue. Welcome to the Southern part of heaven. Brightly-hued just as the sky, Chapel Hill beckons the Tar Heel in all of us. A quick pit stop will only scratch the surface, so [...]

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 [...]