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This Friday, August 14, Saladelia begins a twenty-one day celebration of its 21st anniversary. Here's a sampling of what's in store the first week at the main location on University Drive:
* a homemade cookie or baklava will cost just 21 cents
* cup of coffee, also 21 cents
* the 21st customer of the day wins a $21 gift certificate
* any customer who contributes to Saladelia's food drive (canned, boxed or dried food) gets a free homemade lemonade, soft drink or iced tea
Greg Cox is the restaurant critic for The News & Observer. He was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in North Carolina on a diet of Southern fried chicken (the real thing, cooked up in a big, black cast iron skillet), fried okra, sweet sliced summer tomatoes and the best biscuits on the planet. He has cooked, catered, waited tables and dined in Europe, Canada, Mexico and much of the U.S. (especially the South, Southwest and Midwest).
