Eat & Drink
Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine hosted our second annual Taste festival in April. This carefully curated lineup of events focused 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 and food artisan, […]
The grape named Vermentino is mostly associated with western Italy. (Yes, I know it goes by other monikers elsewhere.) The white wine made from this unusually named grape is a specialty of Sardinia, but very good stuff is also made on the nearby mainland, close to the coast. Antinori makes […]
Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine hosted our second annual Taste festival in April. The Grand Taste Experience at Durham Armory kicked off the four-day celebration of the area’s best food and drink with dishes from 20 of the best chefs in the region, plus local beverage makers and distributors who […]
You’re surrounded by great restaurants in Durham, but somehow, none of them fit your mood right now. You want a bite of something you’ve never had before – perhaps something with a little buzz that’s made you envy friends in the Capital City, whose earnest invitations you’ve managed to resist. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s that time of year. Time to remind people that the wine known as Sherry can be bone dry! Restaurants such as Six Plates and Mateo here in Durham want you to know this, and so do I. Is there anything more wonderful than a Fino Sherry to accompany fresh […]
I’ve been disappointed in the spate of sparkling wines that have come into the market in recent years. Some producers, trading on the “Prosecco” and “Moscato” names, are making big bucks on fairly miserable products. Those of you not looking for an overly dry bubbly would do far better not […]
I recently sat down with Kevin Wiles at Revolution restaurant in Durham. Their always beautifully prepared food provided a fine luncheon to assist in tasting Raptor Ridge Winery selections. Kevin has been assistant winemaker there since 2008 and this Oregon estate, located in the Chehalem Mountains AVA (American Viticultural Area, […]
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