Eat & Drink
The Carolina Inn was bustling with the excitement of weddings and a home football game when we arrived. I had booked an afternoon tea at the storied inn to spoil an out-of-town guest, my best friend Jenny, who had driven up from South Carolina to spend her birthday weekend in Chapel […]
There are no adequate words to describe how much I love food. As a little girl I only ate cold chicken and carrot sticks, but somewhere between pigtails and my first car, we fell in deep, deep love. I learned to bake at my grandmother’s knee and while in college […]
Sheri Castle is an award-winning food writer, cooking teacher and public speaker. “I grew up eating these cookies. They came into vogue during the 1960s and ’70s when no-bake and other shortcut recipes popped up on the back of packages. It’s fun to dig through the family recipe box and pull […]
Curling up with a good book and cup of coffee… it seems like a natural pairing. But before Chapel Hill Public Library takes the plunge by adding a permanent coffee shop location, they’re conducting an experiment. A pop-up coffee shop featuring a rotating lineup of local vendors like Carrboro Coffee Roasters, […]
Want an excuse to stay in? Try this recipe from agonyofdewheat.com for a meal that’s Sunday night supper good on a Tuesday night timeline. My quick and easy version of White Bean Chili takes minutes to prepare and can be made ahead in the slow cooker for an even easier meal. Ingredients 5 cups […]
“Five years ago I was asked to attend a cookie exchange. At the time I was totally obsessed (and still am) with our Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil. I was also totally obsessed with learning to bake with extra-virgin olive oil as a butter replacement. OK, here goes with my […]
Entrepreneur Steve Mangano has traveled the world and eaten at many restaurants – which got him wondering why it’s so hard to find a good one when you arrive in a new city. Although there are many restaurant apps out there, they tend to focus on negative reviews and leave the restaurant itself […]
Any memories from the first holiday season at Crook’s? We opened 34 years ago in the spring of ‘82. On that first December menu, we didn’t even have Shrimp and Grits but we did have desserts like Mt. Airy Chocolate Soufflé Cake and Hot Fudge Brownies, two of my all-time favorites. […]
It’s a difficult task, but someone has to visit local restaurants and try pizza, sandwiches, sushi and more for the Dish column in each issue of Chapel Hill Magazine. Here, Laura Zolman Kirk and Jessica Stringer take a look back at their favorites from 2016. “My favorite small plate for […]
(1) Regional Grand Taste Couldn’t get enough of Grand Taste last year? This year, we’ve added a regional equivalent to the line up. Sample local delights at the original Grand Taste Thursday, April 20 – then expand your culinary horizons to encompass the whole southern region at our Regional Grand Taste […]
