It’s a special event when you run into an all-day eatery with excellent food in North Carolina — especially in the heart of Black Mountain. This restaurant opened in December of 2022 offering some delightful cuisine. But the most interesting feature of the historic building turned restaurant in North Carolina is that it once was a Pure Oil Station. While those memories are gone, the community spirit in this saved building is intact. Read on about The Pure & Proper.A Pure Oil Station that opened in the 1940s was the beginning of a bond with the Black Mountain community.The cool,…

A national Listeria outbreak involving contaminated deli meat might have contributed to two deaths in South Carolina, the state Department of Public Health said Wednesday in a news release.As a result, South Carolina health officials are urging residents to avoid recalled Boar’s Head deli meat, according to the release.Information about the victims, and where they lived was not available, but the S.C. Department of Public Health said the deaths happened in the state’s Lowcountry region.“Unfortunately, an outbreak of Listeria has reached our state, and is potentially the cause of two deaths here,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said in the…

Neurospora intermedia, an orange mold, turns day-old bread into a cheesy treat when toasted (left). The mold transforms sugarless rice custard into a sweet dessert served at the Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen (right). Credit: Blue Hill at Stone Farm and Alchemist Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a passion: to turn food waste into culinary treats using fungi. One of his collaborators is Rasmus Munk, head chef and co-owner of the Michelin two-star restaurant Alchemist in Copenhagen, who serves a dessert—orange-colored Neurospora mold grown on rice—inspired by Hill-Maini. For the past two years, Hill-Maini has worked with a team of chefs at…

The Biloxi location of Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar is closed for good after five years in business, the restaurant announced in a Facebook post Monday. Located on along U.S. 90, Lucy’s was situated in a two-story raised building just steps away from the water. It was one of several dining spots along “Restaurant Row,” a small stretch of the highway dotted with eateries with direct beach access. The restaurants, including The Reef and Shaggy’s, are popular among tourists.  Lucy’s, whose flagship restaurant just underwent a multi-million dollar expansion in the New Orleans Warehouse District, opened in Biloxi just before summer 2019. …

Abt Electronics (1200 N. Milwaukee) has announced that their Annual Pizza Cook Off will be returning in 2024. On September 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., five chefs from some of Chicagoland’s pizza restaurants will compete for a chance to win a donation to their charity of choice on behalf of the Abt Family Foundation. Chef Jesse Harris from Giordano’s, Chef Jeff Smyl from Pizzeria Portofino in Chicago, Chef Tony Dezutter from Paulie Gee’s in Chicago, Chef Giovanni Oriente from Pizza di Farfalla in New Lenox and Chef Anthony John Scardino from Professor Pizza in Chicago will all throw down the gauntlet using Ooni pizza ovens to showcase their pizzas for a cause. The judging panel, will…

Before sitting, you place your order at a tablet on the front counter. The choices start with either hot or cold soba, plus the option to add sides. The most uncommon offering is warabimochi. The Japanese wagashi, or confection, is made from a large fern called bracken and, like buckwheat, has the benefit of being naturally gluten-free. Coated in toasted soybean flour called kinako, it’s almost flavorless but delicately sweet and nutty. Other accompaniments include shrimp or vegetable tempura and deep-fried vegetable fritters called kakiage. By the time you’ve settled in, scanned the QR code on the table, and read the…

Aug. 29, 2024Police in Houston, Texas are on the lookout for three suspects who killed a man in an altercation at a food truck in the Gulfton area. Three suspects approached the food truck and asked for $20 from a man standing by the food truck. He said he would get the money but instead retrieved a gun and pointed it at the three men, leading to a shootout, according to a report by ABC 12.An employee of the unnamed food truck said her mother was cooking inside the truck and hit the floor when she heard the gunshots.The victim…

National Black Business Month in the Triad: Food Showcase tonight Updated: 10:31 AM EDT Aug 29, 2024 START YOUR MORNING. RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME BACK HERE TO THE LOCAL VIBE. AUGUST IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL BLACK BUSINESS MONTH. AND TO COMMEMORATE TWO LOCAL VIBE FAVORITES ARE TEAMING UP TO BRING A FREE AND FUN EVENT TO THE TRIAD TONIGHT. YEAH, EAT, DRINK TRIAD AND THE BUY BLACK GUIDE ARE HOSTING A LOCAL FOOD SHOWCASE. IT WILL BE AT THE HENDRIX BAR AND LOUNGE IN GREENSBORO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET’S SAY GOOD MORNING TO TAMARA JEFFRIES, THE OWNER OF THE BUY…

Mon, August 26, 2024 News Republished from WEKU. Decisions made at the grocery store come in various forms. While there has been a lot of discussion about the cost of food items, there may also be consideration given to the health impact. Anna Cason is senior extension associate for food and nutrition at UK. Cason said altering the placement of snacks and high-sugar products in stores may not be feasible, but raising nutrition awareness early on is. “Understand what options may support their health and what they can have most of the time and then also thinking about these delicious…

By Caroline HatchettFor The Washington PostHARDEEVILLE, S.C. — In late October, Marion “Rollen” Chalmers stood next to a rice field ringed by pines and palm trees. He pointed out roseate spoonbills as the birds launched from their perches, trails left by alligators’ tails as they crisscrossed a dike, and, with clear satisfaction, to new growth sprouting from Carolina Gold rice stems. The farmer had harvested the field more than a month earlier, but he did not uproot the plants. So after re-flooding and fertilizing, a second crop, known as the ratoon, had started to emerge.“These fields are just like they…