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.

Bowled Over

Folks gathered in one of the Durham Convention Center‘s ballrooms to taste soups from Durham restaurants, including Bleu Olive Mediterranean Bistro, Saladelia Café, Six Plates Wine Bar, Watts Grocery, Saltbox Seafood Joint, Beyu Caffe, Bull City Burger & Brewery, Foster’s Market, Guglhupf, Mad Hatter’s Cafe & Bakeshop, Pizzeria Toro, Mattie B’s, Toast and Pompieri Pizza during Urban Ministries of Durham‘s annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. The Judges’ Choice award […]

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Weekend Best Bets: Fans, Fundraisers and Food Trucks

Hopslam & Sexual Chocolate Draft Release – Thursday, 5-11pm – Sam’s Bottle Shop will be tapping into two beers from two breweries – Sexual Chocolate and Hopslam! Bring friends! Plus, enjoy free samples of Sexual Chocolate Stout cupcakes from Smallcakes! Sam’s Bottle Shop, 1112 W. N.C. Hwy. 54; 919-973-2489 9th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser – Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm – Urban

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Chef at Home: Phoebe Lawless

Phoebe Lawless likes to keep things simple as pie. The owner of the acclaimed Scratch Bakery got her start making sweet treats in her home kitchen and selling them at the Durham Farmers’ Market. Tonight, Phoebe’s back where it all began, the comforts of her Rockwood home. She’s heating up some oil in a vintage

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Culinary Showdown

Battle Ran-Lew Dairy Whole Cream Top Milk is over. Chef Chelsi Hogue of Ed’s Southern Food & Spirits in Goldsboro will move on to the next round of the Got to Be N.C. Competition Dining Series — a tournament meant to highlight North Carolina food and culinary talent — after defeating Chef Ben Adams of Piedmont Restaurant last night in a very close match. The scores came

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Hot Cider Rules

Beyù Caffè | 335 W. Main St. | 919-683-1058 | beyucaffe.com Remember those oranges you found in the toe of your stocking on Christmas morning? Beyù Caffè has encapsulated that memory in an adult version of the healthy treat – and one that you can enjoy before and after the holiday! Cozy up with this

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It Gives You Wings

Heavenly Buffaloes | 1807 W. Markham Ave. | 919-237-2358 | heavenlybuffaloes.com Have your moist towelettes at the ready, because Heavenly Buffaloes is serving up some truly addictive wings. For the quintessential game-time dish, head to the Markham Avenue spot owned by Dain Phelan(also of Dain’s Place), his wife, Jenn, and business partner, Mark Dundas. “Somebody

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Designer Digs

With a portfolio that includes the funky chic-meets-swanky upstairs dining room of Mateo, it’s no surprise that interior designer Heather Garrett’s own living space is a sight to behold. “The truth is, things change a lot around here. When the kids were little, we would call it Crazy Furniture Change-Around Day,” Heather says of decorating her own home.

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The Soundtrack of My Life: Dom Flemons

A founding member of the Grammy award-winning African-American string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dom released his third solo album with Music Maker Relief Foundation in July 2014. Prospect Hill is his first record since leaving the band, and it includes a number of original songs as well as reconstructed forms of traditional, old-time folks music, including Piedmont blues, spirituals and ragtime.

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