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Blueberry Pickin’ at Snikroc Farm in Durham!
I’ve never picked my own blueberries before but have always wanted to do it. Seems like every year I miss my chance (prime blueberry pickin’ in this area is early to mid June). Although it is a little...
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Sneak Peek At The Cookery’s Front Room ~ Grand Opening Celebration September...
The Cookery ~ Durham, NC Exciting things are happening at The Cookery in Durham! The Cookery opened a little over a year ago as a state-of-the-art rentable commercial kitchen and has already had a...
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White Street Brewing Co. Taproom in Wake Forest Opens Sept. 15th
Beer lovers take note. A new North Carolina Brewery is opening up in downtown Wake Forest this weekend! I plan to visit the brewery soon and will share my pics with you here on my blog in a future...
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Koinonia Coffee House In Durham Brings Coffee To The Community
Koinonia Coffee House You will find Koinonia Coffee House tucked away in a strip mall just off South Miami Boulevard in the RTP area of Durham. Koinonia is one of the latest additions to the growing...
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A Visit To Triangle Rock Club in Morrisville!
My exploring recently took me to a very interesting location with a visit to the Triangle Rock Club (TRC) in Morrisville. TRC is an impressive state of the art climbing facility that provides...
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Fullsteam Brewery Launches New Year-Round Beer: Cackalacky Ginger Pale Ale
Page Skelton of Cackalacky (left) and Sean Lilly Wilson of Fullsteam (right) -Photo courtesy of Susan Dosier One of the main goals of this blog is to get the word out and help support local businesses...
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Rise in Durham – A Donut & Biscuit Lover’s Paradise!
Rise For the past few months now I’ve been eagerly following the progress of a new donut and biscuit shop that just recently opened in Durham. It is called “Rise” and is located in the Renaissance...
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Linacucina Brings Italian Inspired Cakes and Baked Goods to Raleigh!
Samples of baked goodies from Linacucina of Raleigh, NC Linacucina, a local bakery specializing in Italian inspired baked goods was founded by Raleigh resident Lynn Taddeo. Lynn grew up in Montreal as...
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Jitters Coffee ~ Local Coffee On The Go In Cary!
Jitters Coffee ~ Cary, NC I love to explore locally owned coffee shops in the Triangle and recently my coffee adventures took me to a unique little drive thru coffee shop in Cary called Jitters Coffee....
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Triangle Raw Foods Needs Your Support to Open a Kitchen & Cafe
Matthew & Jane of Triangle Raw Foods Do you like to eat healthy and enjoy the benefits of organic raw food and vegan and gluten free options. These are not always the easiest types of food to find,...
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Coffee & Community – A Visit to Raleigh Coffee Company
Raleigh Coffee Company Roasting Facility Did you know there is a great local coffee roaster located right here in North Raleigh? It’s called Raleigh Coffee Company and they are creating some excellent...
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Big Spoon Roasters – Nut Butters Handcrafted in Durham!
Big Spoon Roasters Peanut Butter & Apples I love peanut butter so much that I think of it as its own food group. I eat it pretty much everyday so I am happy to know we have locally made nut butters...
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Whisk Grand Opening Celebration in Cary ~ Nov. 1st-3rd
Whisk ~ Cary, NC Back in September a cool new kitchen & bakeware store opened in Cary’s Waverly Place (map). I hear from my foodie friends that it is a home cook’s paradise with just about...
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Wine Authorities To Open in Raleigh! Residents Hunt for Wine Cards!
Wine lovers take note, Craig Heffley, the Founder of Wine Authorities in Durham has been working tirelessly these past few months as he prepares to open a second Wine Authorities location in downtown...
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Buy Local ~ Triangle Holiday Gift Guide
With the holidays right around the corner here are my suggestions for locally made products and locally owned shops to consider when doing your holiday shopping. Each suggestion includes a link to the...
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A Home Chef’s Paradise – Learning to Cook at Whisk in Cary
Cooking Class at Whisk Earlier this month I attended a soup making demonstration class at Whisk, a new locally-owned cookware & bakeware shop located in Cary’s Waverly Place shopping center. Whisk...
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Wine Authorities in Raleigh – Open House January 11th
Yesterday founder Craig Heffley opened the doors to Raleigh’s newest wine store – Wine Authorities – located downtown at Person Street Plaza (211 East Franklin Street). To celebrate the opening of...
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Top of the Hill Distillery – Chapel Hill
Top Of the Hill Distillery – Chapel Hill, NC Did you know you can buy vodka, gin, and whisky that is made right here in the Triangle? I didn’t either until earlier this year when I visited Top of the...
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Arrow Haircuts – Cameron Village
I’ve lived in Raleigh for almost nine years now and have found the Triangle to offer almost everything I need. Yet, in all that time calling Raleigh home the one thing that has eluded me is finding a...
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O2 Fitness Shape Up Downtown 2014
As you know I am getting ready to run in the Rock-n-Roll Raleigh Half Marathon next week. A big part of my preparation includes cross training at O2 fitness, the largest locally owned fitness company...
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