local flavors | lumpy’s ice cream
our pants are fitting a little bit tighter this week, but it’s for a very good reason. after serving hormone-free, all natural ice cream made with locally sourced ingredients at events throughout the triangle for the past eleven years, lumpy’s ice cream will open their first brick & mortar store in wake forest this saturday, [...]
meatless monday | grilled brie sandwiches with peach chutney
You remember that time when the husband & I ran off to Mexico & the California coast without scheduling any posts, or so much as mentioning anything about it here because I was too busy having panic attacks about the cross country flight (Even though I’ve flown that far before. Several times.) & using up [...]
thirsty thursday | belgian independence day
happy belgian independence day! this is how we’re celebrating.
wordless wednesday
{beer, sunset}
college, cocktails & award winning cuisine | lantern
we now interrupt these regularly scheduled posts to sincerely congratulate chef andrea reusing, of lantern in chapel hill, on becoming the 2011 best chef in the southeast, according to the james beard foundation. {photo credit} it’s a ridiculously high honor, reserved for ridiculously talented people. & we are thrilled to have a winner of [...]
curried noodle stir fry
the food scene in north carolina hasn’t always been the most diverse & adventurous, but THANK YOU JESUS, that has all changed for the better over the past few years. it’s a great time to be a food lover {& beer drinker, for that matter} in north carolina! & now, we have some really great places [...]
what we’re drinking: sierra nevada
{look! i made a heart out of malted barley!} five beers, actually. kellerweis hefeweizen, the classic & most recognizable pale ale, torpedo extra ipa, 30th anniversary ale & bigfoot barleywine, from one of america’s oldest & most renown microbreweries… …all perfectly paired with creative south of the border inspired courses from chef charlie of dos [...]
when foodies honeymoon: day four
well, we woke up extremely well rested, after having accidentally slept for 15 or so hours. & we were off for an early lunch at mustard’s grill, a little place that looks so unassuming from the road. we drove past it several times & may not have stopped, if not for a recommendation from a [...]
when foodies honeymoon: day three, part one
wow. i guess i wasn’t kidding when i said we would wrap this series up right around our first anniversary…i’ve got about a month to bring it in for a landing. we woke up in napa valley on day three of our honeymoon & did i mention the weather couldn’t have been more perfect? slightly [...]
locopops! mango chile popsicles
first order of business: locopops. if you’re ever in the triangle area, (they’re in raleigh, durham & chapel hill) get yourself there. {french tart & mexican chocolate on the first warm(ish) day of the year} based on the paleta, a mexican frozen treat, these cream & fruit based pops are sourced locally for their unique [...]
