Amanda MacLaren

Amanda MacLaren is the executive editor of Durham Magazine. Born in Mesa, Arizona, she grew up in Charlotte and attended UNC-Chapel Hill, majoring in journalism. She’s lived in Durham for eight years. When she’s not at work, you can usually find her with a beer in hand at Fullsteam, Dain’s Place or Bull City Burger or getting takeout from Guasaca.

A Parizade Specialty That’s Not Even on the Menu

One of restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias’ long-standing restaurants, Parizade has welcomed guests through its doors at Erwin Square for more than two decades, priding itself on treating every customer like family – knowing likes and dislikes, seating regulars at their preferred table and preparing dishes to specifically fit the diner’s desire. And in all this time, one classic Mediterranean dish has remained a

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Talking Art of Cool with Co-Founder Cicely Mitchell

“I’m just the numbers behind it,” Cicely Mitchell says, humbly referring to her role as the co-founder of The Art of Cool Project. The Durham nonprofit, which promotes jazz-influenced music, is entering its fifth year in addition to hosting its third music festival May 6-8, featuring more than 20 performances over three days. “It’s just a

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Weekend Best Bets: Lions, Legacy and Laughs

A Material Legacy – Thursday-June 26 – This exhibition features more than 30 large- scale works drawn entirely from the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection. The daughter and son-in-law of Raymond D. and Patsy T. Nasher – legendary art collectors, patrons, benefactors and philanthropists – Nancy and David have continued the family tradition

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The Story Behind Ponysaurus Brewing Co.’s ‘Beer for Keeping’

I’m starting to believe that the secret to success is to take your craft seriously, but not much else. Case in point: Ponysaurus, a brewery and taproom that has built its brand on the comical combination of a horse and dinosaur and lighthearted nature, like making suggestions of tossing beer coasters in a ninja star-fashion

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Planning a Picnic: ‘Delivering Authentic N.C. Barbecue, Sustainably’

The opening of Picnic, a self-described “modern roadside barbecue joint” off of Cole Mill Road in north Durham, has brought the trifecta of a Southern restaurant ideal – especially one that focuses on treasured memories of pig pickins’ – to the table: the farmer, the barbecue man and the chef. And after attending their first

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The Pinkerton Raid on Durham’s Venues, Musicians and Their New Album

The Pinkerton Raid is poised to release their most collaborative album to date: “Tolerance Ends, Love Begins” is a sequel to their second album, “A Beautiful World.” The synergetic sensation is compounded by the fact that, in addition to working with seven other great musicians, the project will be crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign, which

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