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Barbecue. Barbeque. Bar-b-que. BBQ. No matter how you spell it, we can agree on one thing: with a plate of barbecue in hand, all is right with the world. While restaurants are battling tough times due to COVID-19, many in the Raleigh area have been serving the community through takeout and delivery

Chef-musician-small business owner Cheetie Kumar was named a James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef: Southeast on Mon., May 4, for her work at Garland, an Indian- and Asian-inspired restaurant in downtown Raleigh. She's also an ambassador for Raleigh, N.C., to an international audience in a...

Note, April 22: Due to COVID-19, restaurant dining rooms are currently closed, and many celebrations—birthdays, graduations, anniversaries and more—have been missed. But that doesn't mean they need to be canceled, just postponed. When it's safe to do so, we encourage you to...

Note: During our current COVID-19 crisis, restaurant dining rooms are closed, but Angus Barn is offering drive-up takeout meals between 4-8pm every day. Call 919.781.2444 or see the menu and order online here. You can also support the restaurant by purchasing gift certificates for later use here.

Note, April 13: During our current COVID-19 crisis, Shorty's Famous Hot Dogs is open for takeout orders, offering burgers, dogs, pimento cheese sandwiches and more. Orders can be placed from outside the front door or by calling 919-556-8026. This information is subject to change so please...

This recipe was published in Ashley Christensen's first cookbook, Poole's: Recipes and Stories From a Modern Diner (purchase a signed copy here). Since opening the flagship Poole's Diner in 2007, chef Ashley Christensen's work—both in the kitchen and the...

Raleigh, N.C., is a place where entrepreneurial spirit and creative grit thrives, a place where the community collaborates for the greater good and where a people-first mindset has created such a high quality of life. The small business owners below—and many others like them—are...

The hospitality industry needs your help. In Raleigh and Wake County, the hospitality industry employs more than 67,000 people—chefs, hotel workers, retailers, tour operators, event planners, caterers, museum staff and many, many others—who make a living serving both visitors and local...

The James Beard Foundation announced its list of chef and restaurant semifinalists for their 30th annual James Beard Foundation Awards (often referred to as the "Oscars of the food world"), and the Raleigh area is well represented! Below are the nominees, and here is a reminder that...

Fresh off the Raleigh area's best year ever for food, the restaurant scene has big plans again in 2020. Spoiler alert—it's going to be a BIG year for barbecue! Wyatt’s Whole Hog Barbecue Folks went absolutely “ham” when it was announced that Wyatt Dickson,...