Tag Archives: Raleigh

Special ‘Farm Fresh’ dinner May 18 at Zely & Ritz, Raleigh

Posted on May 15, 2011 by didaniel

I can’t wait for this one. On Wednesday, May 18, I’m teaming up with two Raleigh entries in my book — Zely & Ritz and The Little Herb House (their write-ups are at the end of this post) for a … Continue reading →

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Farm-food-photo events this week in Raleigh, Pittsboro

Posted on March 15, 2011 by didaniel

Thursday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh. “Farm Fresh North Carolina” author Diane Daniel will host the conversation “From Farm to Fork” with chef and James Beard semifinalist Scott Crawford of Herons at The Umstead … Continue reading →

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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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We toyed with tradition, but fair still delivers

Posted on October 19, 2010 by didaniel

We tried a different tactic this year at the NC State Fair. After years of shuffling through the crowds, last week we arrived two hours after the fair opened its fall run. It was so squeaky clean you could smell … Continue reading →

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A (terrific) taste of TerraVITA

Posted on October 17, 2010 by didaniel

There were some happy hundreds of people at Saturday’s TerraVITA food and wine event in Chapel Hill. This is why I am not a food writer – I got so caught up in sampling food that I forgot to take … Continue reading →

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Eat your yard, or the nearby farm

Posted on April 27, 2010 by didaniel

Two North Carolina women I admire have recently come out with local-foods books I admire. Buy them! (please…) “Eat Your Yard!” by Nan K. Chase is uber-local. It’s about trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and flowers for your yard and your … Continue reading →

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What in tarnation? It’s Reinbarnation

Posted on July 29, 2008 by didaniel

Wessel and I have been doing a lot of bicycling lately in rural areas of North Carolina. If you’re not from these parts, you’re probably thinking, isn’t that all there is? While if you live in an NC metro area among … Continue reading →

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