Food & Dining

Ten years ago, Elizabeth Pyle was working in the field of interior architecture in San Francisco. Today she is the mother of 7-year-old twins, using her baking skills and business acumen to run Local Cookie out of her Carrboro...

Everyone is familiar with the smallish bright red radishes. Leave it to Alex and Betsy Hitt, owners/farmers of Peregrine Farm and vendors at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market, to introduce us to these oversized beauties. Alex...

The holidays are coming, and a lot of us have friends and family coming into town. It is always nice to be able to find a place that suits your wallet and feels comfortable for you and your company, and it is nice to have as...

Fifty-something years ago in Chase City, Virginia, a third grader named Al had his first meal out. It was nothing extravagant, but to Al, The Speedy Lunch might as well have been NYC’s finest five-star eatery. His order: a...

I absolutely love a good, crusty loaf of bread. At least once a week, a nice ciabatta, baguette or sourdough loaf makes its way into the kitchen, bound for a basket on the dinner table. We rarely end up finishing it that night,...

My friend Rebekkah and I went to a favorite lunch spot on Friday: Small Street B&B Cafe! In Pittsboro, “The Small” is at the corner of East Street and (conveniently) Small Street – it’s a block from...

If you ever think about sherry, you may well think of it as something someone’s maiden aunt would drink, and only on special occasions. But it might be time to open yourself up to it a little; sherry is not just a drink for...

The first rule of the annual early Autumn event is “Come hungry!” With more than thirty participating chefs/restaurants and beverage makers to sample at this year’s Pepper Festival, that rule seems very appropriate. A fest that...

There is something about feeding people that makes many of us feel that we’re giving and showing our love. An afternoon spent on a birthday cake for a child, a few hours put aside to make a special meal for our significant...