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.

The Change-Up

You may have noticed a difference in the menu at G2B Restaurant & Brewery. You may also have caught on to the fact that it’s now revised almost every day. “We cook very spontaneously,” says Executive Chef Travis Robinson, who started at G2B in November. “It’s pretty much whatever is available. I don’t pre-plan menus. […]

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Stay Classy, Durham

Step into the lobby of Bar Virgile on a Saturday, and you’ll likely be met by some spillover from the bar. It’s a hot night for downtown’s new cocktail locale. The space is cozy at 41 seats, but the wait staff is attentive and will help you find a nook to fill, whether it’s in

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Up in the Air

Pesto pasta in a gondola in Venice. A pretzel at Oktoberfest. A beer at the Running of the Bulls in Spain. Pizza at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Doughnuts on the Great Wall of China. To the Niemann sisters, it’s all @foodintheair. The Instagram account founded in summer 2013 by Carolyn, Meg, Patty and Charlotte

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For the Troupe

The opening night of the Broadway musical Pippin at the Durham Performing Arts Center ended with a cast party at Tyler’s Taproom inside the American Tobacco Campus. The actors mingled with members of DPAC’s President’s Club as well as stagehands and DPAC staff while enjoying light appetizers and drinks. Take a look through our pics

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A Culinary Celebration

Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine hosted our second annual Taste festival, a four-day celebration of the area’s best food and drink. This carefully curated lineup of events focuses on bringing culinary and beverage experts together with their devoted diners, creating a space where guests can mingle with their favorite chef, brewer, bartender, farmer, distiller

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Finish Strong

Runners and walkers have already raised more than $100,000 for nonprofit organizations following the completion of the Great Human Race in March, but you can still support the organizations that participated – fundraising remains open until May 1. “Many of the nonprofits were hit hard with the February weather that impacted what is traditionally the

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Hearts of Gold

February’s snowstorms might have postponed the celebration, but you just can’t keep the man in the red shoes down! The Ronald McDonald House of Durham moved its Hearts of Gold gala to the spring, commemorating the 35th anniversary for the nonprofit that has provided a home away from home for thousands of seriously ill children

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