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The Cooks in My Life

It was the summer of the big Northeast blackout, and I was living the young English major’s dream. I had an internship lined up at a New York publishing company that specializes in limited edition, hand-bound, letterpress books. I had rented a room in a warehouse-cum-photographer’s studio-cum-artist commune in Astoria. Radiohead was headlining a festival [...]

Bull City Food Exchange: It Takes a Village

As the saying goes, it takes a village…. On Sunday, Bull City came alive in only the unique way Durham, NC can – with community and heart. Despite a bit of rain in the morning, Fullsteam opened its doors to us, Sol Food Mobile Farm, and Real Good Food. Fullsteam is a local brewery that [...]

Scratch Bakery: TidBit of the Day

We’ve talked about the amazing donut muffins of Scratch Bakery in Durham, NC. This locally-sourced eatery boasts an amazing Sunday Brunch. Pretty much everything is amazing, their made-from-scratch crostada and soups and sausage biscuits But you really can’t come leave without a slice or two of yheir chess pie…chocolate chess, lavender chess, lemon chess…Come early [...]

Community Matters: Teaming Up with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

This past Saturday, we had the honor of partnering with one of the leading organizations in North Carolina that fights the good fight to end hunger, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. As some of you know, we are HUGE supporters and fans of the Food Shuttle, who has been transforming the Triangle with their leadership in [...]

BBQ Sauce: Frank Food

Frank food is a series that wants your opinion about what is FRANK food and what is FRANKENSTEIN food. Please share your opinion! You walk into the store and have to buy one. Which one is MORE FRANK to you?

Epoisses Cheese: Global Potluck

The students of Semur-en-Auxois, France share another culinary part of their rich culture in this most recent installment of Global Potluck, a global forum for students around the world to connect with each other and share about their cultures through food. What is Epoisses?  Source: http://annavanel.free.fr/Images/071108/IMG_2664a.JPG Epoisses has two meanings: it is the name of [...]

LoMo Market: TidBit of the Day

Want to shop at the farmer’s market, but can’t make it there every week? A small team of lovers of food and farmers make up the LoMo Market, which stand for lo-cal and mo-bile. Get it? LoMo Market travels in a truck pulling a refrigerated trailer, making established stops in various neighborhoods around the Research [...]

Unrefrigerated Eggs Okay to Eat?: Cherry-Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

How long can you leave an uncooked egg on the counter before it goes bad? I asked myself this question a couple of days ago. As most bakers know, the key to tender and perfectly baked cakes/muffins/cookies requires that all of your ingredients are at room temperature prior to baking.  This includes butter, eggs, dairy [...]

Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm: Class Act

For the next four Class Acts, we’re going to highlight four classy acts in food production and sustainability in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. These four were part of a weekend-long, 40-farm Piedmont Farm tour sponsored by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association as a way to learn more and celebrate the small family farms [...]

What’s a Food Swap? Bull City Food Exchange

Curious about what a Food Exchange is about? Justine and Devin of Real Good Food will be at Fullsteam on Sunday for the first ever Bull City Food Exchange to talk more about. For those of you coming, we hope you participate! For those of you who cannot make it, we hope you might try [...]