TerraVITA is the brainchild of Colleen Minton, who planned this big tent event to help promote better and more natural food and drink movements. The first was held this past Saturday at Southern Village in Chapel Hill and brought in regional restaurants with similar philosophies and wine and beer distributors from further afield. In line
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Neal’s Deli 100 East Main Street Downtown Carrboro Website $5.75–$8.50 Hours: M-Sat, 7:30 to 4 On a whim after my writing group, I stopped at Neal’s Deli for lunch. They’ve gotten loads of press lately, most notably in the recent New York Times’ article on the Triangle’s local food culture. I’ve always eyed the inviting
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This past weekend, I was able to attend Farm to Fork for the first time, an event I’d heard a lot about in the past couple of years. It’s basically a celebration of the restaurant-farmer relationships of the fantastic food scene we are blessed with in the NC Piedmont and of course, a fundraiser, too. 
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