Eat & Drink
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 […]
Finding myself totally in the grip of spring fever, I have found a fun wine that couldn’t be more frivolous, yet there’s real quality underneath its bubbly veneer. Brachetto is a lightly sweet red grape grown in Italy’s Piedmont region. It is mostly made into low-alcohol bubbly on the sweetish […]
Katie Coleman watches as a student purees heirloom tomatoes to make a chilled soup before turning around to pop fresh bread in the oven. Over in the corner, another guest diligently dices fresh parsley and basil to combine into a bruschetta for the toasted bread. Katie seems right at home […]
Sponsors, partners and participants mingled at the Taste 2015 launch party at The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham, which featured light hors d’oeuvres created by the students and beverages from Bacco Selections, Bull City Ciderworks and Fair Game Beverage Co. Sonic Pie Productions put together a three-piece string band for the […]
Amy Tornquist embodies the past, present and future of Durham’s thriving food scene. She was born at Watts Hospital, grew up in Trinity Park and went to Duke School. (In fact, her family has been in our state for something like 300 years.) After honing her skills under the tutelage […]
One always approaches the wines of the Tuscan Frescobaldi estate with anticipation. Has there been a bad bottle from this estate in the last 50 years? Today we celebrate their newest offering, from Frescobaldi’s exceptional property, the Castello Di Nipozzano. It’s located in the Chianti Ruffina zone, producing delicious Chianti […]
The openings of three Asian restaurants – Basan, Dashi and Juju – have provided an auspicious jumpstart to the new year. The eateries showcase how diverse Eastern foodways can be: Basan spotlights sushi and sashimi, often featuring fish from Carolina waters. Dashi specializes in springy ramen noodles in umami-rich broth, […]
What red-blooded American doesn’t enjoy a delicious burger? Al’s Burger Shack – This great little joint on Chapel Hill’s West Franklin Street serves burgers from Carolina pasture-raised beef, as well as hot dogs and breakfast sandwiches. As toppings go, do not miss the savory and sweet house-made bacon-onion jam. Al’s also offers a […]
Invented in 1888, the Ramos Gin Fizz begins simply with a Collins glass filled an eighth of the way up with club soda. Next, gin, an egg white, two ounces of heavy cream, a quarter ounce each of lemon, lime, and orange juice, and a half-ounce of simple syrup are […]
Noble Hill Estate is located in the Simonsig-Paarl region of South Africa, about 28 miles north of Cape Town. This area is rich in wine-making history going back to the 1700s. Noble Hill makes a full line of whites and reds, but today’s wine is fashioned as a Bordeaux-type blend […]
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