Archive for 'Food'
LocoPops
LocoPops are paletas – Mexican frozen treats. Some folks would just call them popsicles. Regardless, they’re delicious. And they are sweeping the Triangle. The paleteria began in a small Durham storefront several years ago, on the outer fringes of the 9th street scene. Before long, it branched out to Chapel Hill and to Hillsborough, moved [...]
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Support Local Farms
I dashed to Chapel Hill to meet a friend for the farm tour Sunday afternoon. Even though we just made it to three farms, I learned an incredible amount about where my food comes from by talking directly to the farmers. Chapel Hill Creamery – our first stop. We walked down a dusty road past [...]
Toast
Of the many reasons to love Durham, the dining scene is near the top of my list. Durham boasts some wonderful haute cuisine, to be sure, but also some terrific little cafes and neighborhood eateries – places that help make the city a vibrant community in a way that is altogether different from Chapel Hill [...]
Papa Spuds
Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle has had more of an influence on me than most books. It’s about a family, that for a year, ate only what they could grow and harvest on their farm or buy locally. It has caused me to think even more about where my food comes from. Now I feel [...]
Watts Grocery, Durham
With the local food movement becoming practically mainstream now, many restaurants are sprouting up across the country to celebrate fresh regional food. Watts Grocery in Durham is surely one of the best of these in North Carolina. With a menu that features almost exclusively native foods and drinks, the restaurant has won praise far and [...]
Lilly’s Pizza
Lilly’s Pizza is a Raleigh institution, a place where loud rock music, yuppies, hipsters, and great pizza converge in a tiny restaurant in the city’s five points neighborhood. Everything about the place is loud, from the conversation-limiting rock and roll, to the outlandish décor (including mannequins, wild paint, and backgammon-style table tops), to the waiters [...]
Elodie Farms – Dinner on the Porch
If the idea of an elegant multi-course meal, prepared by one of the region’s top chefs, served on quaint farmhouse porch sounds fabulous to you (as it does to me), then allow me to introduce you to Elodie Farms. Located in Rougemont, NC (north of Durham, halfway to Roxboro), Elodie Farms is primarily a dairy [...]
CSA’s, Hilltop Farms
Yet another trend in the burgeoning local food movement is the CSA, or “community supported agriculture”. CSAs are farms that have paying members, or subscribers, who join for the privilege of enjoying the freshest food possible. The way it works is this: You pay upfront (typically in the winter) for a season’s membership, and the [...]
North Carolina Beer
I should start this post with the disclaimer that I don’t really drink beer. So I am hardly an authority on the subject. But for those who love beer, there are lots and lots to choose from. And as it turns out, there are a bunch of brews made right here in North Carolina. The [...]
Peppermint Bark
{photo via flickr} About this time every year I make peppermint bark for friends and family. It makes for a delightful, delicious gift and it’s super easy to prepare. Here’s what you’ll need: Chocolate, lots of it, in equal amounts dark (bittersweet) and white. Get the best kind you can afford, as this will really [...]
