About me
I used to live in Brooklyn, NY. In 2008, my husband and I moved to Chapel Hill, NC. I miss NYC lots. I think about food constantly and talk about it lots. If you like any of that stuff I just mentioned you might like my site. Fingers crossed.You liked that? Read this.
-
I just said…
Twitter Updates
Error: Twitter did not respond. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page.
Category Archives: Slow Food
It’s not you. It’s me.
No, you look great! You’ve still got that twinkle in your eye and that sweet, eager face. This isn’t about you. It’s me. Me looking tired, looking stressed, forehead wrinkling like so many creases in a chinese bitter melon. I’m … Continue reading →
Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Crazy food items in the Marketplace, Daily Specials, Durham locavore, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, North Carolina food, NYC, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Asheville, baked goods, Bargains, Beer, booze events, Brooklyn, Carrboro, celebrity, Chapel Hill, cheese, Chicago, Chocolate, cocktails, David Chang, Durham, Homemade, New York City, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, Restaurants, Seafood
|
Leave a comment
Now serving: Milkshake
My inbox is the sad proof that I’m a sucker for email giveaways. Dinner for two at a fancy restaurant in NYC, a weekend getaway to some mountain retreat, a book. I’ve entered hundreds of these things. I’ve never won anything. … Continue reading →
Posted in Crazy food items in the Marketplace, Daily Specials, Events, Food and Booze, Gadgets & Gear, NYC, Recipes, Slow Food, Travel
|
Tagged arty things, baked goods, Bargains, Brooklyn, Carrboro, celebrity, Chapel Hill, cheese, Chicago, Chocolate, cocktails, David Chang, dessert, Durham, Homemade, New York City, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, recipe, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
Top of the Vic Pop: the weekend’s best bets
Pink wine pink wine everywhere and not a drop for me. This heat has clearly inspired wine folks around the Triangle to break out bottles of Vic Pop’s seasonal summer beverage of choice, Rosé. Even though I won’t be able to … Continue reading →
Posted in Daily Specials, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore
|
Tagged Bargains, booze events, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, cheese, cocktails, Durham, Homemade, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
Discount code for TerraVITA Food & Wine Event
‘Cause I love you, I think you’re pretty, and I want you to attend the amazing celebration of sustainable food and beverage that is TerraVITA, here’s a little reason for you to break out the AmEx before 10:00am. Vic Pop … Continue reading →
Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Crazy food items in the Marketplace, Daily Specials, Durham locavore, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, North Carolina small business, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore
|
Tagged Asheville, baked goods, Bargains, Beer, booze events, Carrboro, celebrity, Chapel Hill, cheese, Chocolate, Durham, Homemade, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, Restaurants, Seafood
|
Leave a comment
Terra Vita Update – September 24, 2011
Fret not if you weren’t able to snag tickets to the Farm to Fork fundraiser at the end of this month. I have some serious inside scoop on the Triangle’s other amazing sustainable food and wine event, Terra Vita. Vic Pop just … Continue reading →
Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Daily Specials, Durham locavore, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, North Carolina small business, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Asheville, baked goods, Bargains, Beer, booze events, Carrboro, celebrity, Chapel Hill, cheese, cocktails, Durham, Homemade, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
So much to eat and drink, so little time [to exercise]
Bless my heart. While the Upcoming Triangle Food Events calendar is looking goo-ood, the forecast for a shrinking Vic Pop’s chubby little tummy is not so sunny. The only thing getting smaller these days seems to be my bank account. … Continue reading →
Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Durham locavore, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, North Carolina small business, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore
|
Tagged baked goods, Bargains, Beer, booze events, Brooklyn, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, cheese, Chocolate, Durham, Homemade, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
American Craft Beer Week, May 16-22
Look, people change. In college, my idea of the perfect afternoon snack consisted of beef jerky and Diet Mountain Dew. Obvs I still love beef jerky, but the neon green soda thing, not so much. At that time, I felt … Continue reading →
Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Crazy food items in the Marketplace, Daily Specials, Durham locavore, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, North Carolina small business, Recipes, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Asheville, baked goods, Beer, booze events, Brooklyn, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Chocolate, cocktails, Durham, Homemade, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
Lots of boozing and a little snacking in the Triangle this weekend
Bell’s Oberon is the draft special at Milltown in Carrboro this month, $5 for a 16 oz pour all day every day in May. 3 Cups in Chapel Hill is hosting a big FREE Beaujolais tasting on Saturday featuring 10 wines … Continue reading →
Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Crazy food items in the Marketplace, Daily Specials, Durham locavore, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, North Carolina small business, Recipes, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore, Uncategorized
|
Tagged baked goods, Bargains, Beer, booze events, cocktails, Durham, Homemade, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
This ain’t Charlie’s Chocolate Factory
You may recall that Vic Pop moved to Chapel Hill, NC from Brooklyn, NY in October 2008. As a result, whenever a friend or a friend of a friend or the kid who is going with the girl who saw … Continue reading →
Posted in Crazy food items in the Marketplace, Daily Specials, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, NYC, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel
|
Tagged Asheville, awesome tv/movie trivia, Bargains, Brooklyn, Carrboro, celebrity, Chapel Hill, Chocolate, Durham, Homemade, New York City, North Carolina, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
Now serving: Cinco de Mayo in the Triangle
Sometimes the old fiesta at your local cantina gets a little dullsville. The same basket of chips and salsa and watery Micheladas feels ho hum year after year. No me gusta. Triangle revelers in need of an excuse to commemorate … Continue reading →
Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Crazy food items in the Marketplace, Daily Specials, Durham locavore, Durham small business, Events, Food and Booze, Locavore, North Carolina food, North Carolina small business, Recipes, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore
|
Tagged baked goods, Bargains, Beer, booze events, Carrboro, celebrity, Chapel Hill, cheese, cocktails, Durham, Homemade, New York City, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, Restaurants
|
Leave a comment
