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

Yamazushi exists as an unparalleled dining experience in the Triangle, serving a traditional, high-end Japanese kaiseki menu in a decades-old strip mall. The story behind the place is a very personal one. It is one of sustenance, survival and the will to keep on. Many are comparing Chef George Yamazawa to the famed Chef Jiro [...]

I wrote about a fun Pop-up Ramen Shop hosted by Chef Matt Props and baker Ari Berenbaum at Ninth Street Bakery in February. “Bowls came out of the kitchen quickly, like ramen should. Props and Berenbaum confessed earlier in the week to bonding over ’90s hip-hop; the evening soundtrack swung from that era to early [...]

As incongruous as it seems, white navy beans create an impressive dessert when whipped into custard. Many attribute the original recipe to Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, who wrote the cookbook How to Eat to Live, which prescribed a clean diet for African-American Muslims in the 1960s. But in the online documentary, Bean Pie, [...]

“That came straight from the coast,” owner Ricky Moore shouts, one hand knuckle-deep in flour while the other reaches for the deep fryer. “I got it this morning.” Read the full review of Saltbox Seafood Joint, a tiny takeout restaurant owned by former Iron Chef contestant Ricky Moore.

This Sunday at Fullsteam Brewery, we’ll be thanking farmworkers at a community potluck, sharing a meal with migrant farmworkers who spent the 2012 growing season planting, tending and picking local crops– all the sweet potatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, watermelon, blueberries, apples and any other North Carolina-grown fruit or vegetable that made it from the field [...]

This dairy-sensitive kid can enjoy pizza again. My contribution for the DISH pizza issue: a review of three Triangle vegan pies.

The City of Durham and local food advocates are pushing for reform that will allow for more lenient rules on growing food within city limits. Last night, Durham community members gathered at 801 Gilbert St. for a public information session provided by the Durham City-County Planning Department and community group Durham Food Prosperity Council. As [...]

Two years ago, the group politely declined this journalist’s request for an interview in order to focus on their mission. At the time, you happened upon them only by accident or by word of mouth. Sometimes you would bump into them in public spaces, like at last year’s NAACP Historic Thousands on Jones Street march [...]

When Salvador Allende was elected president of Chile in 1970, he made a promise to his people: “Ours will be a revolution Chilean-style, with empanadas and red wine.” His comment was interpreted as a promise of nonviolent revolution, a robust commitment to his country. Treasured, homemade empanadas are the centerpiece of the Alicia and Antonio [...]

This week’s INDY is a DISH special issue. The theme: ice cream. I wrote about Raspados Elenita, a cool little truck serving Latin-American ices in North Durham.  Read the full story, and check out the slideshow by photographer Sam Trull. With a flimsy plastic drinking straw pinched between his thumb and index finger, Luis Rodriguez [...]

It was, of course, a delight to interview Mr. Edge. But I was equally thrilled for the excuse to dig up one of my favorite food stories of 2011, Rapping About Tamales and Deportation, written by Edge for the New York Times.

(FOODIE screens tonight at Motorco, 7 p.m.) Let’s be real. Many of us have thought about that hypothetical moment of tragedy where, one day, after a freak accident—being caught in an avalanche or getting lost at sea—we find ourselves in a disgusting predicament: Do I eat the dead guy next to me to survive? Foodie, [...]

Sometimes I’ll get a strange tip, like the one about a Durham man who has created a nutmeg shrine in his home. Read all about it!

I recently discovered Peat and Repeat, recycled handmade postcards by Durham resident Jess Kemp. What does sexy snail mail have to do with food? Kemp uses old cereal boxes and other food packaging to create one-of-a-kind, meaningful mail art. They are perfect for your loved ones and lovers, and maybe even a frenemy or two. Read [...]

A bread bakery and coffee shop quietly opened last month at 503 W. Rosemary St. in Chapel Hill. Like a sourdough starter that requires time to bubble and flourish, Bread and Butter is rising with the demand for fresh, artisan, locally baked bread in town. Had a great time chatting with George Chen about his new [...]