Eat & Drink
With just 36 seats – 40 if you count the four-seat bar to the left of the kitchen, meant for those waiting on a table – the dining room at Littler is on the small side. That, among other features, makes it feel like you’ve been invited over to a […]
After Four Square Restaurant owners Shane Ingram and Elizabeth Woodhouse decided to close the business and retire, Brandon Carr – manager of the fine dining establishment since its opening day 16 years ago – was looking for something new. Meanwhile the owners of Italian restaurant Lucia, Kevin and Stacey Jennings, heard about […]
Hosted by Picnic restaurant and partner Green Button Farm, NC BBQ Revival – a three-day barbecue food festival – supports the Triangle Land Conservancy and features educational opportunities and dining experiences galore, culminating with a “BBQ Church” symposium and pig pickin’ on Sunday. The festival kicks off at 6pm on […]
Davis Bynum has been making single-vineyard Pinot Noir since 1973 – the first winery to do so in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. There is always something special about a wine sourced from a continuous plot – something Burgundy winemakers have known for centuries! Today’s wine, a graceful […]
Today’s wine is a first for me, but it won’t be the last! In the Amyndeon Appellation of northwestern Greece, Kir-Yianni Winery produces a rosé from the Xinomavro grape. If any of you are familiar with the wines of the Boutari estate, especially their Grande Reserve Naoussa, then you know […]
Grechetto is a grape of ancient Greek origin that today is a mainstay in the white wines of Italy’s Umbria region. Best known as part of the blend in the wines of Orvieto, it is sometimes bottled as a standalone varietal. If it tastes the way Arnaldo Caprai makes it, […]
Malbec is pretty well known in America. Many people know it was once a favored grape in the wine blends of Bordeaux, but Malbec really needs more sun and heat than Bordeaux can consistently offer. Its success in the southwestern French region of Cahors (once – in a sexist fashion […]
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Beyù Caffè – pronounced “be you” – serves up more than breakfast, lunch and dinner. They’ve got coffee, cocktails, desserts and offer a relaxed co-working environment during the day and sweet tunes at night. “What started as an idea for a coffee shop with two guys on a stage playing […]
Seven years ago, I received one of the most disguised blessings of my life. I was diagnosed with Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that, when gluten is ingested, causes damage to the small intestine. I finally knew why I was plagued with migraines and fatigue, but now I had no idea […]
Trebbiano gets little respect. In France, it’s called Ugni Blanc and is mostly used to make Cognac and Armagnac. (It can also make a sprightly wine when yields are restricted.) But Trebbiano D’Abruzzo is another animal along Italy’s Adriatic coast. Here, the grape can be the powerful expression of its […]
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