Category: Food & Drink

Aged Whiskey

by Kevin Barrett
photographs by Keith Isaacs

La Farm Bakery at Whole Foods

HEARTH BAKED La Farm Bakery opens a new location When the new Whole Foods Market opens at Alston Town Center in Cary this month, it will carry more than local produce. It will also feature an outpost of La Farm…

Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs

Dog Gone Good Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Wake Forest Historical Museum Walking into Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs in downtown Wake Forest is like stepping back in time, and that’s why people love it. The no-frills…

Little City Brewery

BEYOND BEER Little City Brewery has cocktails, too by Jessie Ammons photographs by Elizabeth Galecke Jon Seelbinder knows the local craft beer market is crowded, and he considers it a plus. “To have that demand is exciting,” says the owner…

Irregardless Cafe

Irregardless … it’s Thanksgiving by Liza Roberts photographs by Madeline Gray On Thanksgiving Day, Arthur and Anya Gordon will be thankful for many things: For the biggest day of the year at their restaurant, Irregardless Café & Catering; for the longevity…

On galettes and gratitude

On Galettes and Gratitude by Brigid Washington photographs by Madeline Gray Last year, when my husband Joseph and I welcomed our second child, I dreaded going back to the office. “The office” for me was our home kitchen. As the…

Supper Meals delivery service

“Customers have described us as a personal chef but at Panera prices.” –Roxanne Bras, co-founder, Supper Meals meal delivery service by Jessie Ammons photograph by Madeline Gray It began as wishful thinking among young professionals in 2012: A group of…

Social House Vodka

Social Sipper Raleigh’s latest Vodka by Jessie Ammons photographs by Madeline Gray The older you get, the more you realize that moments are important,” says Cary Joshi, president of Social House vodka. He’s sitting in the downtown Raleigh headquarters of…

Royale

Royale Flush Moore Square’s French Bistro by Dean McCord photographs by Keith Isaacs It sounds like a pitch for a new sitcom: three relative strangers go to work at a brand new restaurant. After a couple of weeks, the owner…

Brewery Bhavana

BREWERY BHAVANA Homegrown abundance by Liza Roberts photographs by Keith Isaacs A first-time visitor to the new Brewery Bhavana on Moore Square might think they’ve entered an unusually atmospheric independent bookstore. Skylit shelves offer titles by local and world-renowned authors…

Summer Favorite: Cookout’s Watermelon Milkshake

SHAKE IT UP The gourmet drive-through frozen treat by Jessie Ammons A few favorite summer sippers: Iced tea; Arnold Palmers; Mint Juleps. Cook Out watermelon milkshakes. “At first, it seems like an odd combination, but it’s nice and sweet and…

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