UNC dining halls seek food without factory
James West stands in the dark on a cold January morning. He has an old heater going as he smokes a cigarette. It is 7 a.m., and it’s time to feed the ...
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Community kitchen coming to Rosemary Street
Kathy Gunn knows better than most that no matter who someone is or where he or she comes from, everybody can agree on one thing: Food brings people together. ...
Read More »UNC, Duke join forces to push healthy eating
As millions of families on food stamps nationwide struggle to eat healthily, UNC and Duke University have launched a collaborative effort to educate these ...
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Skirting the health standard
Deems Wilson was surprised when, shortly after starting his job as manager of West End Wine Bar, he was told the business didn’t get inspected by the ...
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Sweet and spicy peppers attract locals to Amazing Pepper Festival
The Seventh Annual Amazing Pepper Festival returned to Chapel Hill Sunday with local, organic, pepper-infused food and drinks.
Read More »Orange County proposes food council
As a county that prides itself on eating locally grown produce and foods, Orange County agreed this week to join the growing trend of municipalities with ...
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Top of the Hill owner drafts bill to sell liquor after distillery tours
A Chapel Hill business owner is challenging the massive power of the N.C. Alcohol Beverage Control Commission — a group that marks up the cost of ...
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UNC's dining halls composted 539 tons of food waste in 2013-14 fiscal year
Every day in Top of Lenoir, hundreds of students line up at the conveyor belt to drop off plates piled high with unwanted pizza crusts, rejected pot roast ...
Read More »Q&A with "American Wasteland" author Jonathan Bloom
As part of The Daily Tar Heel's Projects and Investigations Team's Food Issue, Senior Writer Caroline Leland spoke to Jonathan Bloom, the award-winning ...
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Orange County restaurant inspection ratings to appear on Yelp pages
Restaurant inspections have long revealed the dirtier side of the food industry, including the restaurants frequented by residents of Chapel Hill.
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Local chefs try to support North Carolina fishermen
It’s about a three-hour drive to the nearest coastline from Chapel Hill — 162 miles to Wilmington, 178 miles to Atlantic Beach and longer to ...
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Carolina Dining Services debt burden to increase with upgrades
The debt Carolina Dining Services has sitting on its books is unusual for a University of its size, but that hasn’t stopped administrators from crafting ...
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Column: What do you mean, "toxic"?
If the intense competition for treadmills at the Student Recreation Center and the line for the salad bar at the Top of Lenoir have taught me anything, ...
Read More »Meals on Wheels food truck rodeo coming to Carrboro
Meals on Wheels drives around Chapel Hill and Carrboro every weekday, delivering food to senior citizens and people with disabilities. It also raises ...
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Hungry students find help at TABLE
Hundreds of Chapel Hill-Carrboro elementary school students do not have to worry about going hungry on the weekends, thanks to the nonprofit organization ...
Read More »Local restaurants celebrate veganism
A nonprofit is hoping a night out on the town will help educate people about the vegan diet.
Read More »All up in your business for Sept. 12, 2014
In celebration of its first anniversary, Al’s Burger Shack hosted a burger recipe contest and selected the cook-off winners on Wednesday.
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Co-op fair highlights community ownership
Weaver Street Market’s co-op structure can be a bit of a mystery to customers who aren’t sure exactly what a “co-op number” is.
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Franklin Street breweries help craft NC state beer
Two Chapel Hill breweries teamed up with 20 other members of the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild this weekend to create North Carolina’s first state ...
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Students are venturing into the world of mixology
UNC students bring Chapel Hill bars and clubs to life. And many of them are doing so from behind the counter.
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