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Walk, talk, eat with Taste Carolina

Posted on February 20, 2011 by didaniel

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 →

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Sheep, goats, Santa, and more on Dec. 18

Posted on December 14, 2010 by didaniel

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 →

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Bon Appetit anoints Scratch Baking in best-of list

Posted on September 21, 2010 by didaniel

  Scratch Baking got a nice shout-out in the October issue of Bon Appetit (page 38) as being among the nationwide “Hot 10 Best Places for Pie.” The text mistakenly calls baker Phoebe Lawless a Durham Farmers’ Market “alum.” Luckily … Continue reading →

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Fullsteam ahead!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by didaniel

One day I’m sure we’ll find ourselves saying, yes, we were there, we were at opening day of Fullsteam R&D, the tavern on the premises of Fullsteam Brewery, Durham’s “plow-to-pint” beer maker. Out-of-towners, put this on your must-visit list. Its … Continue reading →

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Walk this way to way fresh seafood

Posted on November 10, 2009 by didaniel

Can you believe that even in coastal towns, most of the “fresh seafood” on restaurant menus isn’t even from this country, much less the county? Some 80 percent of seafood served in America is imported and much of it is … Continue reading →

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NC chefs tell all, with recipes

Posted on October 5, 2009 by didaniel

Chefs are like rock stars and athletes. They switch from place to place, working their way up the food-service pyramid. A writer pal of mine, Ann Prospero, has interviewed the best chefs in my area of North Carolina in her … Continue reading →

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If you licked this plate clean, it would disappear

Posted on March 19, 2009 by didaniel

Not much farm stuff here, but I wrote this earlier for another blog and the restaurant DOES do farm-to-table and I love these photos and it’s a funny store. So there you have it: What happens when you break a … Continue reading →

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