The LoMo Market started making rounds about a month ago. It’s “a team of farm luvin’ folks who want to connect customers with farm fresh foods. If people who value high quality, local foods don’t hav...
Photo courtesy of Saleem Reshamwala (who makes awesome videos at kidethnic.com) It’s Beaver season in Durham and this weekend is the 8th annual Beaver Queen Pageant. The Beaver Queen Pageant is...
Can you get an awesome meal at the Carrack? No. Can you get an innovative, game-changing cocktail? No. Can you get three tacos for five dollars or a pork belly slider? No. The best you can hope for a...
So I briefly covered Sympathy for the Deli in this post, but wanted to give them a full post now that they are officially on the road. As mentioned in the previous post, Sympathy for the Deli is the ...
Openings report for city: DURHAM Restaurant ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE (2608 ERWIN RD SUITE 120) HIBACHI GRILL & SUPREME BUFFET (4600 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD.) HOG HEAVEN (2419 GUESS RD) Food Stand...
The Durham Arts Council is helping to launch Viva Hub, a Groupon/LivingSocial type site. Viva Hub is different from other discount sites in that it pairs up non-profits and businesses to give a porti...
Olde North State BBQ has been regularly making appearances outside of Fullsteam for quite some time, but it has never worked out for me to give their grub a try. This changed last Saturday during the...
Another new truck on the streets of Durham is Big City Sandwiches, a healthy sandwich truck. This is not a review as I didn’t actually try their sandwiches. This is just a quick post to let fol...
With so many food trucks/trailers/carts on the streets of Durham, it’s becoming hard to keep up and a truck’s premier barely makes a ripple. As was the case with the launch of MaMa Duke&#...
May 5 is another one of those amazing days in Durham. Not only is it Cinco de Mayo, a great excuse to drink a margarita or visit a taqueria, but is also the annual Museum of Life and Science’s ...
Motorco is showing the short film “Foodie,” a dark food-focused comedy from Eryk Pruitt, formerly the GM of Blu on May 17. In Pruitt’s own words it’s “about a food-servi...
Doolin’s Irish Pub is the newest restaurant in the same office building that houses G2B. This building has been notoriously harsh to its restaurants — the location is off the beaten path across the s...
There’s another grilled cheese truck on the streets of Durham – American Meltdown. American Meltdown is owned/operated by Paul and Alycia Inserra. You may recognize Paul’s name as h...
If you live in Durham and aren’t regularly taking advantage of the Nasher Museum and its programming, you are missing out on not just great art, but also cool movies, interesting lectures, danc...
Iron Grill and Pizza (as the sign out front says) or Mongolian Grill and Pizza (as the menu says) is in the same strip on HWY 55 as Papa Mojo’s Road House, Sarah’s Empanadas and Tandoor I...
Openings report for city: DURHAM Restaurant HIBACHI GRILL & SUPREME BUFFET (4600 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD.) DOOLIN’S IRISH PUB (3211 SHANNON RD SUITE 125) EL AGAVE MEXICAN GRILL (4818 NC HW...
Full Frame Documentary Festival begins this week in Durham. Once again, even if you don’t have a festival pass, you can buy individual tickets to movies or attend one of the free short film scr...
The forth annual SEEDS Pie Social is Sunday April 22, from 2-6 pm. We’ve made it out to the previous three and it is by far one of our favorite food events of the year. You donate $10 (or more)...
(This incredible picture is from the Durham County Library’s annual Peep show) Easter is this Sunday, April 8 and I thought I’d throw together this little guide for Easter related events around...
I, like most folks who call Durham home, used to drive through the intersection of Geer and Foster and look longingly at those empty buildings, hoping for some activity. In just two short years, that...
Somehow I missed the opening of Inter Korea House last November, regularly driving past it to go to Vit Goal Tofu for our Korean fix. This was, lucky for me, remedied last Saturday night when we were...
This & That Jam is having an event to celebrate, raise awareness and encourage donations on April 2 (the last day of their indigogo campaign) at Fullsteam, starting at 8 pm. There will be a canni...
Pauly Dogs is a cart that permanently resides on the pedestrian bridge at the Bryan Center Plaza on Duke’s campus. Being a fan of hot dogs with crazy toppings—-it’s more about the toppings than the m...
Saint Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and whether you’re into celebrating or not – this year it falls on a Saturday and it’s a good excuse to raise a pint or two. Firs...
Less than two weeks after their opening, Respite Cafe is already a popular place to hunker down over a laptop. When we stopped this past Saturday, it was packed and I’m guessing Respite will co...
Durham has a daunting array of excellent breakfast options on Saturdays. At the farmer’s market alone, it’s really tough to decide between a Pie Pusher’s biscuit, a Monuts Donut or ...
The first weekend in March, two Durham-based food trucks are teaming up with a local farm to create fresh, locally-sourced eats. Chirba Chirba and Pie Pushers will join the folks at Coon Rock Farm (o...
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, I understand the appeal of the fancy dinner, the candlelight, the white linen table cloths and the army of silverware and china – really I do. But, perso...
February 25 is another auspicious day in Durham. Not only will it be your last opportunity to check out the now renowned Luchadoras competition for a while, it is also the date of Jeff and King’...
Jimmy’s looks like your average fast food joint serving burgers and dogs, but Jimmy’s is like stepping back in time. Jimmy’s is filled with Durham nostalgia – old basketball p...
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