FOOD

7/10/2019 1:02am

Brian foard makes biscuits at the sunrise Biscuit Kitchen on Tuesday. The kitchen’s fried chicken biscuit was named best breakfast in the state.

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen aims to reopen later this month following June fire

David Allen and the employees at Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen are eager to get back open, but first, the store must address rewiring issues caused by an electrical surge.

7/2/2019 12:30am

Dunkin' customers stood in line for hours on Friday, June 28, for the grand opening of the Chapel Hill's Stancell Drive location - and for the chance to win free coffee.

Chapel Hill residents run on Dunkin' for a year following grand opening

By Jamey Cross

Chapel Hill's newest Dunkin' location held its grand opening on Friday, June 28, with dozens of customers lining up before sunrise for a chance at free coffee.

6/27/2019 11:21pm

Smitty's Homemade Ice Cream will open a location at Blue Dogwood Market at the end of the summer. Photo courtesy of Blue Dogwood Market.

All up in your business: Ice Cream, barbeque and biscuits

By Meredith Radford

As the times are changing, so are businesses in Chapel Hill. Check out what's new with your favorite local restaurants!

6/24/2019 12:05pm

AUIYB: Blue Spoon is cooling things down as talk about a Chapel Hill Dame's heats up

By Dylan Lamphier

Businesses are ever-changing in Chapel Hill. Check out some of the new, innovative local businesses and chains that are coming to the area.

6/10/2019 8:22am

Debbie Horwitz, one of PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro's co-founders, is packing lettuce into PORCH’s fresh food bags. Photo courtesy of Mary Solis.

Column: The other side of summer

Later this week, school lets out for over 12,000 students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Most of these students eagerly await leisurely summers dotted with s’mores, sprinklers, and sidewalk chalk. But, for the nearly 3,500 CHCCS students receiving free or reduced price meals, there can be a very different anticipation to summer.

6/9/2019 11:11pm

All up in your business: Carrboro gastropub closes, Shanghai Dumpling condemned

By Marin Wolf

Here's the latest on local businesses in and around Chapel Hill.

Feeling overwhelmed by the mass of restaurants on Franklin? We picked some for you

By Sophia Wilhelm

Looking for some food? Can't decide from the growing list of restaurants on Franklin Street? Look no further than our guide with the restaurant for your mood or activity:

4/14/2019 9:57pm

Epilogue: Books Chocolate Brews, an independently owned bookstore and coffee shop with a Spanish-inspired twist, is coming to 109 E. Franklin St. this summer.

All Up In Your Business: Epilogue will be 'a place for locals, by locals'

By Diane Adame

UNC students and Chapel Hill community members alike are excited about a new bookstore/coffee shop coming to Franklin Street.

4/14/2019 9:03pm

Troy Coll, operations manager of Ungraded Produce, delivers fresh produce from the Raleigh State Farmers Market to Piedmont Food & Agriculture Processing Center, Nov. 29, 2018.

Hillsborough-based produce delivery service aims to tackle food waste

By Aislinn Antrim / Aislinn Antrim

4/11/2019 8:20pm

Michael Teasley (left) and Deb Aronin (right), both employees of Mad Hatter's Cafe and Bakeshop in Durham, say their job is to deliver smiles to all the customers. Mad Hatter's is expanding to Chapel Hill and hopes to open a new location on South Campus during the summer of 2019.

All Up In Your Business: Mad Hatter's is coming to Chapel Hill

By Jonny Cook

A Mad Hatter's Cafe and Bakeshop will be coming to UNC this summer. Many students are excited about the addition because they will no longer have to drive to Durham to enjoy the restaurant's food.

4/4/2019 8:38pm

Rise Biscuits, a local chain of breakfast restaurants, is rebranding.

All Up In Your Business: Rise’s rebranding brings biscuit-based desserts

By Jamey Cross

While donuts will still be available at Rise, they're moving out of the spotlight to make room for new biscuit recipes.

3/29/2019 3:21pm

“It’s definitely a lot better organized than a lot of the non-profits I’ve worked with before,” Warner Lamar said. Lamar is a sophomore majoring in computer science at UNC-Chapel Hill and volunteers at IFC on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He says a lot of places operate more by an improvisational method and don’t have nearly as good as a system in place as IFC (Inter-Faith Council) does. Shot on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018.

IFC's food pantry is temporarily moving to Historic Town Hall

By Julia Masters

The IFC plans to eventually co-locate the community kitchen and the food pantry, which are currently in two different buildings.

3/26/2019 11:01pm

(Left to right) Dominika Goazdazinka, Ashley Heger and Allison De Marco make a list of the crowd's causes at the Carrboro Century Center. The goal of Monday's workshop was to educate community members how to make a difference in society.

Orange County residents and organizations discuss food security, homelessness

By Sofia Lesnewski

At the Charity and Justice Community Workshop held at the Carrboro Century Center on Monday, community members explored the ways to respond to human need, especially efforts that can be contributed in the Orange County community.

3/25/2019 9:45pm

The Chapel Hill Town Planning Commission is considering changing the sidewalk dining ordinance to expand seating. Adam James, David Alki, and Aditi Patel sit outside of Ben and Jerry's on Franklin Street Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Want to enjoy your Franklin Street favorites outdoors this spring?

By Aislinn Antrim / Aislinn Antrim

Outside seating in the town of Chapel Hill will now be more spacious for your outdoor dining desires.

3/21/2019 10:17pm

UNC first-year student and Cosmic Cantina employee Samuel Finlay makes a burrito on Thursday, Mar. 21. Starting Apr. 2, Cosmic will increase its prices by 9% in order to support rising food costs and employee wages.

Let's 'taco-bout' Cosmic Cantina raising their prices

By Samantha Perry

Cosmic Cantina is raising its prices by 9 percent. The restaurant is known for being open until 4 a.m. and serving quality food at a reasonable price.

3/21/2019 10:05pm

Bob Nutter moved Maple View Farm, known for its milk and ice cream products, from Maine to North Carolina in 1963. On Nov. 13, 2014 he was be honored for his dedication to Orange County.
Courtesy of Mike Carwile

'Farmer Bob' Nutter, founder of Maple View Farm, dies at 90

By Jonny Cook

Every UNC student knows about Maple View Farm. Since moving to Hillsborough, the farm's founder Robert Nutter's hard work led his farm to success. He received several awards for his contributions to the community.

3/20/2019 10:44pm