Andrea Reusing, owner/chef of Lantern in Chapel Hill, is featured in the October issue of Gourmet magazine, which just hit newsstands. The lavishly illustrated 14-page article praises Reusing's support of local farmers and artisans, and notes that "Her food remains true to those (Asian) traditions, yet is distinctly modern and distinctly hers." The article also includes more than a dozen recipes - enough to create a Lantern-at-home feast, starting with salt and pepper shrimp and ending with caramel pecan cakes with five spice ice cream and poached tangerine slices.
Meanwhile, the October issue of Saveur shines the spotlight on Durham's Counter Culture Coffee in an article entitled "9 Great Coffees." Counter Culture's Karaba, an heirloom variety grown in Rwanda, tops a list that also includes the Italian roast from Rome roaster Caffe Sant'Eustachio and Major Dickason's Blend from Peet's Coffee & Tea in Berkeley, California.
Add these two items to the fact that Durham-Chapel Hill is singled out as "America's Foodiest Small Town" in the current issue of Bon Appétit (see my post of September 16), and the Triangle has been featured in three major national foodie publications, all in the same month.
Does that mean we've hit the big time?
Comments
I think that it means that
Fri, 09/26/2008 - 09:06 — Anonymous (not verified)I think that it means that Durham and Chapel Hill have!
Good point, Varmint. Now
Wed, 09/24/2008 - 11:59 — gregcox (author)Good point, Varmint. Now that you mention it, Phoebe's Carolina peanut pie is one of the featured recipes in the Bon Appétit article, so she scored a double on her own.
One More -- Make it a Grand Slam
Wed, 09/24/2008 - 09:27 — Varmint (not verified)One other local place got a mention in the October Gourmet -- Phoebe Lawless's "Community Supported Pie." I totally missed that when I skimmed through the magazine. So you're right, Greg, I think we are hitting the big time!