Food & Drink -

Time-Out hopes to bring food truck to campus

By Paige Ladisic | September 18

UNC students have been snacking on chicken and cheddar biscuits for almost 35 years. Soon, those biscuits will come on wheels. Eddie Williams, owner ...

BSki’s set to launch national franchises

By Jasmin Singh | September 13

Franklin Street favorite BSki’s will soon introduce its wraps and refreshments to college students along other parts of the East Coast.

Chapel Hill co-hosts town’s inaugural food truck rodeo

By Jenny Surane | August 30

Alycia Inserra gets a rush of excitement every time she sees a new customer at the window of her food truck.

Food truck restrictions may loosen

By Jenny Surane | August 27

Chapel Hill welcomed its first food truck about two weeks ago, and more meals on wheels could soon be on the town’s streets if the Chapel Hill Town ...

Help Scoot Food break Tarheel Take-Out's near monopoly

By Editorial Board | April 9

Scoot Food has brought a healthy dose of innovation and much-needed competition to Chapel Hill food delivery market.

Chapel Hill-based take-out company Scoot Food to expand offerings

By Chessa DeCain | April 8

A fleet of scooters bearing bright pink flags will soon take to the streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to deliver food from local restaurants to residents. ...

Parts of Orange County qualify as 'food deserts'

By Jenny Drabble | March 26

March is national nutrition month, but for Orange County officials and organizations, making healthy food more affordable and accessible is a year-round ...

Food trucks can apply for licenses March 1

By Jenny Surane | February 28

Rob Garner planned to sell sausages wrapped in French bread out of his food truck, Baguettaboutit, on the streets of Chapel Hill as early as Thursday. ...

Chefs get 'gritty' for a cause

By Katie Reilly | February 26

Bluegrass music and the scent of shrimp and grits filled a crowded Carolina Inn ballroom Saturday as chefs from seven Chapel Hill and Carrboro restaurants ...

'Food Lover’s Guide to Orange County' profiles local offerings

By Cheney Gardner | February 19

Moreton Neal will publish the second edition of her “Food Lover’s Guide to Orange County” later this year.

Food trucks gather in Carrboro for fundraiser

By Kathryn Trogdon | February 14

This Valentine’s Day, Carrboro residents showed their love for the town and local charities through food, fun and fundraising.

The Lodge Bar and Grill updates menu to include tapas

January 11

In a hard economy, downtown restaurants face tough competition — and some are updating their menus to keep up.

UNC debates 'Meatless Mondays' plan

By Katie Quine | December 5

UNC students are trying to save some of the 83 to 100 animals most people consume each year. Eleni Vlachos, a local advocate for veganism who has been ...

Donations from local businesses keep Occupy Chapel Hill alive

By Gayatri Surendranathan | November 30

After more than a month and a half, Occupy Chapel Hill is going strong — powered not only by their beliefs, but also by donations from local businesses. ...

Chapel Hill finalizes plan that could allow food trucks

By Caroline Watkins | November 28

The Chapel Hill Town Council finalized on Monday details of a plan, set to be voted on this January, that could allow food trucks in the town.

Chapel Hill Town Council will discuss food truck sanitation

By Helin Park | November 20

Food trucks differ from brick-and-mortar restaurants in many ways, from target clientele to their lack of permanent address. But there is one standard ...

Hillsborough passes ordinance permitting food trucks

By Chessa DeCain | November 15

Chapel Hill now stands alone in the county in its strict regulation of food trucks.

The history of homemade beer in NC will be up for tasting Saturday

By Joseph Chapman | November 9

Call them beer snobs and they’ll likely agree — craft beer and homebrew enthusiasts are known for their discriminating palettes and particular distaste ...

Chapel Hill’s Top of the Hill to open liquor distillery

By Kathryn Trogdon | November 3

Chapel Hill businesses have typically been big supporters of locally grown food, and now one of them is bringing that local appeal to its alcohol.

Working to provide holiday meals for homeless

By Maggie Cagney | November 2

With Thanksgiving approaching fast, Juan Tuset wants to make sure all Hispanic residents in need receive enough information to register for a holiday ...