I just received and email from Karen Barker of Durham’s legendary Magnolia Grill. She and her husband, Ben Barker, both Beard award winners, will be closing the restaurant at the end of the mont… more →
VarmintBiteswrote 2 months ago: In the super modern, high tech marketplace of 2013, small businesses, with their puny advertising bu … more →
wrote 11 months ago: The Mint Julep Jazz Band is delighted to be a finalist for Best Jazz Artist or Band in our first yea … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I just received and email from Karen Barker of Durham’s legendary Magnolia Grill. She and her … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Don’t forget to vote in Independent Weekly’s 2012 Best of the Triangle survey. The surve … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It seems that VarmintBites has turned into nothing more than a means to publicize fundraisers, but w … more →
wrote 1 year ago: You like Herons restaurant in the Umstead, don’t you? And you love the Shimmer Wall, Marbles M … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Greg Cox of the News & Observer named Bella Mia his “Restaurant of the Year.” Now so … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I love gingerbread. It’s always been one of my favorite flavors, particularly when served war … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The top of page 3 in the food section of today’s News & Observer had its typical tease for … more →
wrote 2 years ago: As I wrote earlier, Ashley Christensen of Poole’s Diner is preparing a very special barbecue d … more →
wrote 2 years ago: We all receive gifts from time to time. A bottle of wine, a nice piece of pottery, or a cookbook. … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Most of the places that Greg Cox reviews are restaurants I’ve never visited, and all too often … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Greg Cox is reviewing The Fearrington House this Friday. Greg Cox will award it 5 stars. I need no … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I received an email the other day that included a press release about a “celebrity chef” event in Ch … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Yeah, you read that headline right, and before you get too excited about this possible claim, realiz … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Image courtesy of Lucky 32 You might have heard of Lucky 32, and you might have even eaten there ove … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I love pizza, and even mediocre pizza is pretty damn good. But great pizza is so hard to find … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I’m about to start a series of articles on the iconic restaurants of the Triangle. I’ve … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Phoebe Lawless, Durham’s baker extraordinaire, will be opening Scratch’s new bakeshop ne … more →