Eat & Drink
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 […]
Blakemere Cakes Tiffin Squares 4 oz. butter 2 oz. sugar 2 Tbsp. golden syrup (substitute light corn syrup or agave if needed) 2-3 Tbsp. cocoa powder 10 oz. crushed digestive biscuits (or graham crackers) 4 oz. mix of raisins, finely chopped dried cherries and finely chopped dried apricots 6 oz. […]
“The Better Living Show,” a Durham-based radio program I co-hosted for over 15 years, was all about food. Every Wednesday, we interviewed well-known chefs, restaurateurs and cookbook writers who teased us with descriptions or tastings of their best, decadently rich dishes. After a few years, the station asked us to […]
At first, Leslie and Brendan Cox thought about throwing a dinner party, but “[We’re] not fancy, dinner-party people,” Leslie says. “We’d be using the nice china that our children have already told you we never use,” she laughs. Daughter Catie, 13, had indeed pointed out the “never used” china cabinet earlier. In […]
At 1 year old, Berfo Akbay doesn’t yet know what he’s missing. Though he can eat fried rice, he has a few more months until he can really enjoy his parents’ cooking. His older brothers, Ronay, 10, and Deniz, 8, grew up enjoying the occasional meal at Vespa, the Italian […]
Julie Jennings might have the best book club in Chapel Hill. With husband Bret taking the lead preparing food for the group, it’s no wonder they’ve stuck together as long as they have. “We’ve had the book club since before [our daughter] Kendall was born and she’s 16,” Julie says. […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS Primrose Schools franchise owners Brian and Melissa Mart opened Primrose School of Chapel Hill at Briar Chapel in August. ◊ Lies Sapp and Sage Rountree, owners of the Carolina Yoga Company (Carrboro Yoga, Durham Yoga and Hillsborough Yoga) and Carolina Massage Institute, have opened Hillsborough Spa and Day […]
Although the cuisine on Lantern’s menu is Asian, you won’t find much of that cooking in the kitchen at noon when the staff of about 18 gathers. “Normally, we have Mexican,” Andrea Reusing says. Think chilaquiles and posole, says chef de cuisine and partner Miguel Torres. “We try to have […]
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