This salad is a surprising combination of warm, cool, sweet, sour and spicy. Quick sautéed spicy
chorizo tossed with cucumbers that have been left resting in a sweet and sour marinate. A perfect
blend of flavors sure to please!
Archives for July 2017
A Peek Inside Curds & Crafts
UPDATE: As of August 31, the festival is sold out. The Curds & Crafts Festival may already seem like a sweet deal: 16 artisan cheese makers from the East Coast, 11 NC craft brewers (and counting), plus 10 vendors sampling locally roasted and ground nut butters, handmade jams, small-batch crackers, fermented foods made from homegrown…
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Roasted Fromage and Herb Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
Make the most of our summer bounty with this terrific recipe! Roasted heirloom tomatoes make a delicious side dish for any meat, or just enjoy them by themselves. Roasted in the oven and then stuffed with a creamy, rich cheese and toasted bread crumbs. Simple and absolutely delightful!
Continue ReadingSave the Date: Eastern Triangle Farm Tour
Each April, we sponsor the popular Piedmont Farm Tour. Well, this September, we’re joining the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) for a SECOND tour of local farms: the Eastern Triangle Farm Tour! The Eastern Triangle Farm Tour features small family farms located throughout the eastern Triangle in Wake, Durham, Granville, Franklin, and Person counties. There…
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Wallace Farms: Pastured Pigs for Firsthand Foods
David and Melissa Wallace and their son, Darren, met us as we pulled into the driveway at Wallace Farms in Duplin County. The Wallaces have been raising hogs on their small family farm since 2012.
Continue ReadingDelivering Food for Summer Backpacks (Video)
This month, volunteers helped us sort and deliver groceries to TABLE. The bags of groceries will go in the “summer backpacks” that TABLE delivers to children in need. Watch a video of the event, below. Customers donated the money for the summer backpacks when they “rounded up” at the register in our stores. As of…
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Our Local Coffee Transformation
In the past, we had a large selection of coffee beans available in bulk bins. However, with so many varieties, the coffees didn’t sell fast enough, and we started to worry about the beans not being as fresh as we’d like. We want to represent our local coffee roasters as well as we can—they’re our…
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Wine Case Sale This Weekend
By Peg Todloski, Weaver Street Market Wine Merchandiser It’s our bi-annual wine case sale. Mix and match 12 bottles or more and get 20% off, Friday through Sunday! It’s a great time of year to stock up. We’ve got all your wine needs covered: terrific under-ten-dollar wines, perfect-for-summer whites, year-round rosés, and reds for all…
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Curds and Crafts Tickets on Sale This Week
UPDATE: As of August 31, the festival is sold out. It’s the third annual Curds & Crafts Festival. We’re celebrating southern artisan cheesemakers and North Carolina craft brewers with the natural and delicious pairing of cheeses and beers. Sample the wares and chat with cheesemakers and brewers about their craft. Tickets include unlimited samples of…
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The Rewards of Rounding Up
Thanks to the 40+ volunteers who came out Thursday morning to help us sort and deliver food to TABLE! We sorted food for 350 of the 460 backpacks TABLE will deliver this week—all made possible with your Round Up! donations. TABLE delivers food weekly to children in need. For the past three years, donations from…
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