Food Issue -

At the FedEx Global Center on Monday night, students in the Arabic Program hosted a friendly cooking competition and shared a large spread of both traditional Arabic dishes and other miscellaneous treats.

Cook-off immerses students in Arabic culture

By Nicole Booth | April 24

The Arabic program hosted its first ever cooking competition Monday night..

The campus organization, Q for the Kids, put on a fundraiser to raise funds for the “No Kid Hungry” project which is striving to alleviate hunger across North Carolina.

Eats 101 continues barbecue event to fight food insecurity

By Paige Nehls | April 21

One in four kids face food insecurity in North Carolina, according to No Kid Hungry North Carolina. To educate and help solve this issue, the Eats 101 ...

Protesters arriving at Wendy's on-campus location.

Protesters march against Wendy's for fair food and farmworkers rights

By Madeleine Fraley | March 27

Students, farmworkers and activists for workers’ rights marched through campus to the beat of guitar music and “boycott Wendy’s” chants Monday ...

Kristen Wagner, the co-chair of the event, paints on one of the blocks in the pit in hopes of publicizing for the The Great Carolina Cook-Off.

'Great Carolina Cook-Off' aims raise awareness for food insecurity

By Danielle Bush | March 22

On March 30, Hope Gardens is hosting The Great Carolina Cook-Off, in which eight student organizations will showcase their culinary talents in the hopes ...

Laura Mindlin, Edible Campus Initiative Coordinator.

UNC focuses on 'food for all' for third year of campus-wide theme

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | March 22

For a third year, the UNC pan-university theme, “Food for All: Local and Global Perspectives,” will bring initiatives and activities to campus — ...

Handling hunger in Chapel Hill-Carrboro: 'PORCH filled the gap for us so well'

By Erik Beene | March 9

Mai Mai was two months pregnant when she fled a military regime in Burma in 2008. writer's notes

Winner, winner, chicken… festival?

By Rebecca Ayers | February 22

A bill proposed Feb. 14 would make Fayetteville the host of North Carolina's official fried chicken festival — though the city has yet to hold a fried ...

Vimala's hosts community lunch for refugees and residents

By Hannah Wall | February 12

The Refugee Community Partnership co-hosted a community lunch on Sunday to welcome refugees with Love Chapel Hill church at Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe ...

Construction of Carolina Square, a mix of apartment buildings and retail and office spaces, should be completed before the start of fall semester.

New Target could change Chapel Hill's food desert classification

By Lidia Davis | February 6

It only takes a quick stroll to Franklin Street for Chapel Hill residents and University students to find snacks at CVS or Walgreens to stock up on for ...

Sophomore Erin Hoover (left), Senior Emily Milkes (center) and Senior Keagan Trahan work in the Carolina Cupboard in the basement of Avery Residence Hall.

Food insecurity challenges undergraduates at UNC, nationwide

By Bailey Aldridge | February 1

A 2016 survey by the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness reports that 22 percent of around 3,800 undergraduate respondents experienced ...

Jasmin Mediterranean, The Bookshop, and Sweet Frog on Franklin St. are closing. Benny Cappella's and Linda's are killing it.

Lotsa Stone Fired Pizza will fill Jasmin's old spot on Franklin Street

By Kiana Cole | January 26

Franklin Street’s 10th pizza shop — Lotsa Stone Fired Pizza — will likely open this spring, replacing the Jasmin Mediterranean Bistro that closed ...

Edible Campus, with one site in front of Davis Library, works to help students know where their food is coming from.

Edible Campus initiative plans for more growth in spring

By Eva Ellenburg | January 18

A demonstration garden, student internships and academic course collaborations are just a few of the Edible Campus plans for this spring semester.

New UNC club starts conversations with bacon

By Allie Mobley | January 17

Junior Jack Joyce founded Bacon of the Month Club at UNC in the fall of 2016 in hopes of providing a space for other students passionate about bacon.

UNC MBA recipient's food app billed as positive alternative to Yelp

By Ari Sen | January 17

A passion for food and technology brought around 70 people together Friday to launch a new restaurant recommendation app, CurEat.

Mediterranean Deli owner Jamil Kadoura laughs with a guest at the dinner and silent auction event in support of Syrian refugees.

Med Deli, Vimala's help community come together for Syrian refugees this holiday season

By Savannah Britt | December 1

The Chapel Hill community and Syrian refugees are coming together through fundraising events put on by local restaurants this holiday season.

Chapel Hill Farmer's Market hosts a pie competition.

Farmers' market celebrates Thanksgiving with tasty pie competition

By JP Gemborys | November 20

On a crisp November morning, a procession of voters lined up to cast their ballot for the candidate they thought was best, only this was a short line ...