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Category Archives: Food
In Durham, a special sit-down dinner with Pie Pushers
One of the upsides* to all the rain and subsequent slow traffic on the Piedmont Farm Tour yesterday was the opportunity to see the Pie Pushers’ full profile, instead of how I usually see Mike Hacker and Becky Cascio — as faces … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Durham County, Food, Orange County
Tagged Fickle Creek Farm, Four Leaf Farm, Pie Pushers, Piedmont Farm Tour, Watt's Grocery
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Coming up: farm tour, party, picnic, local fish — and more!
No surprise that spring is positively bursting with farm/food news. At the top of my list is the Piedmont Farm Tour in the Triangle this weekend, sponsored by the awesome Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA). Everything about this yearly happening … Continue reading
Posted in Chatham County, Family travel, Farm Fresh events, Food, Livestock, Orange County, Poultry, Wake County
Tagged CFSA, Chapel Hill, CSF, farm internships, Farm to Fork Picnic, Fickle Creek Farm, local fish, Margaret's Cantina, Meet and Eat, Pie Pushers, Piedmont Farm Tour, sustainable seafood, Walking Fish
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Andrea Reusing, season by season
Andrea Reusing’s first cookbook, “Cooking in the Moment,” will make Triangle residents proud. Over the years, Andrea, chef/co-founder at the Asian-inspired Lantern in Chapel Hill, has made quite a national name for herself through her creative cooking and reliance on … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dining, Durham County, Food, Orange County, Recipes
Tagged A year of Seasonal Recipes, Ayrshire Farm, Betsy and Alex Hitt, Braeburn Farm, Brinkley Farms, Cane Creek Farm, Carrboro Farmers' Market, Chapel Hill, Chapel HIll Creamery, Chicken Bridge Bakery, Clarkson Potter, cookbook, Cooking in the Moment, Coon Rock Farm, Durham Farmers Market, farmers' markets, Fickle Creek Farm, Flyleaf Books, Hen and Dumplings, Johnny's, Lantern, Lantern cookbook, Lil Farm, Mac McCaughan, Merge Records, Peregrine Farm, Superchunk
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Take the survey: how far will you go for food?
Survey says! I just took this nationwide one on tourism and food choices. Deadline is March 31 and it’s being conducted by my friends at Animal Welfare Approved and at the Center for Sustainable Tourism at East Carolina University. The project aims … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Road travel
Tagged Animal Welfare Approved, Carol Kline, Center for Sustainable Tourism
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Farm Fresh public party and other Triangle farm-food events
All “Farm Fresh North Carolina” events below are free and open to the public. Bring your farm-loving friends! Monday, March 7, at 6 p.m. at Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave, Durham. “Farm Fresh North Carolina” book launch party featuring farmers … Continue reading
Walk, talk, eat with Taste Carolina
Saturday was a lovely day for a gourmet food tour! I hopped aboard Taste Carolina’s downtown Durham tour, led on this day by local resident Dean Michaels. (Tours also are held in Raleigh and Chapel Hill-Carrboro, and starting in March, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Durham County, Food, Forsyth County, Guilford County, Orange County, Wake County
Tagged Carrboro, Chapel Hill, durham, food tours, LocoPops, Parker and Otis, Piedmont, Raleigh, Rue Cler, Scratch, Toast, Tyler's Taproom
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Let’s make Best Dish NC the best ever
A little competition is healthy! So, if you have a favorite restaurant that uses local ingredients, please encourage the owner/chef to enter The Best Dish in North Carolina contest, which this year has expanded by adding regional categories. The contest, run … Continue reading
Posted in Charlotte area, Coastal Region-Sandhills, Dining, Food, Mountains, Triad, Triangle
Tagged Best Dish NC, Best Dish North Carolina, Watt's Grocery
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Seed swap and potluck on Jan. 23 in Yadkin County
Slow Food Piedmont is holding a seed swap and potluck at the gorgeous Sanders Ridge Restaurant and Winery in Boonville on Jan. 23 from 4 to 6. Check Slow Food Piedmont’s website for more details. Sanders Ridge will also give a tasting of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Wine, Yadkin County
Tagged Boonville, Sanders Ridge Restaurant and Winery, Slow Food Piedmont
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Eat greener, cleaner, and local in 2011
During this week of resolutions, here are a few suggestions for folks wanting to eat real food from real people: JOIN a CSA. A Community Supported Agriculture program is the best way to ensure that you’ll have local food every … Continue reading
Posted in CSAs, Farmers' markets, Food, Food co-ops, Gardening
Tagged 2011 resolutions, community supported agriculture, CSA, new year's resolutions
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Hoppin’ mad for Hoppin’ John on Jan. 1
I’m so glad I don’t have to make my own Hoppin’ John this year because, frankly, it just never turns out as good as I think it should. Instead I’ll be at the Slow Food Triangle’s Southern New Year’s dinner at … Continue reading
Posted in Durham County, Food
Tagged Fullsteam Brewery, hoppin' John, New Year's Day, Slow Food, Slow Food Triangle
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Sheep, goats, Santa, and more on Dec. 18
Two great kid-friendly open-farm events are happening this Saturday in the Triangle, and if you plan your day right, you can hit them both. Captain John S. Pope Farm in Cedar Grove, which specializes in pasture-raised dorper sheep, is holding … Continue reading
Meaty events in Winston-Salem and Chapel Hill
A couple meaty events are coming up Sunday and Monday from chef and writer Deborah Krasner, author of “Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat” ($40, Stewart, Tabori & Chang). On Sunday, Dec. 5, Vermont resident … Continue reading
A word of thanks for food, farms, and farmers!
When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of family, friends, and FOOD. When I think of food I think of farms. When I think of farms, I think of farmers. I am thankful to all the farmers out there, be … Continue reading
If it’s November, it must be Sweet Potato Month
One winter, when I lived alone and could (and did) eat the same thing over and over, I was addicted to a very simple meal of sweet potatoes and green beans. I’d season them both with garlic and butter and … Continue reading
Six chefs and an author in Durham Nov. 14
My writer pal Ann Prospero (“Chefs of the Triangle”) will be joined by six chefs on Sunday, Nov. 14, in Durham, to discuss, well, chef and food things. Several farm-to-forkers are on the star-studded roster. Check it out here. Related posts:Sheep, goats, Santa, and … Continue reading
Grateful to dine with Grateful Growers on Oct. 16 (or beyond)
Way back when I first started researching my book, almost three years ago, I stumbled upon some farmers here and there who have turned out to be big leaders in their fields, so to speak. Two of those I met … Continue reading
America’s most famous farm welcomes you
UPDATE for 2010: There’s now a tour fee of $10.50 for everyone age 13 and higher, and now more tours. Well worth it! Want a guided tour of, arguably, the country’s most famous farm? Well, it’s yours for the asking, … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Food, Poultry, Virginia
Tagged Daniel Salatin, farm tours, Food Inc., Joel Salatin, Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma, Polyface Farm, Staunton, Va.
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On-farm fiber fun and more on Oct. 3
Two wonderful Triad farms are holding joint open-farm days on Sunday. Neither are regularly open to the public (though Goat Lady does have dinner dates), so this is a great chance to see them. Both events are free! So, Sunday, Oct. 3, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiber, Food, Goats, Randolph County
Tagged alpacas, fiber, Goat Lady Dairy, goat meat, llamas, Rising Meadow Farm, sustainable farming
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It’s shrimp central in central NC
Here’s a tasty message from Mike Lanier with Orange County Cooperative Extension Service. From Mike: Anyone who likes prawns (shrimp), like them local and live in or near Orange, Caswell, and Alamance Counties will have six opportunities (below) to attend a … Continue reading
Posted in Alamance County, Caswell County, Food, Orange County
Tagged Orange County Cooperative Extension, prawns
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