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📖 Put on your chef’s hat

Get culinary inspiration from must-have local cookbooks
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Learn to make Poole’s delectable homegrown tomato pie from home. | Photo by Johnny Autry
We recently came across The Raleigh Cookbook from 1907, and while we love digging through Raleigh’s past, we’ve been relishing cookbooks from current local chefs, restaurateurs, and community members.

These 10 local cookbooks will make you want to take more whisks in the kitchen.

“Cooking in the Moment: A Year of Seasonal Recipes” by Andrea Reusing | Experiment with seasonal flavors with recipes by this James Beard Award winner and talented restaurateur who established Lantern in Chapel Hill.

“Homes in the Hometowns” from Got to Be NC | This down-home recipe handbook features dishes from small NC towns submitted by farmers, agribusiness owners, and staff from the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

“Latinísimo” by Sandra Gutierrez | This book celebrates Latin American home cooking, and believe us, you’ll want to dig into dishes by this Cary-based food writer like Arepas Clásicas and Pastel de Tres Leches.

“Meals She Eats” by Tom and Rachael Sullivan | This New York Times best-selling lifestyle book includes over 25 recipes to help take control of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), one of the leading causes of female infertility.

A propped-up cookbook by Chef Ricky Moore.

Ricky Moore’s cookbook was found in the wild in Manteo, NC.

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"Poole’s” by Ashley Christensen and “It’s Always Freezer Season” by Christensen + Kaitlyn Goalen | Read stories and whip up comfort foods as seen in Christensen’s iconic Poole’s Diner, or take your pick from 100 make-ahead recipes for easy dinners.

“Saltbox Seafood Joint Cookbook” by Ricky Moore | Steering the ship at Saltbox Seafood Joint in Durham, Moore won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast in 2022 and dives into 60 coastal recipes in his cookbook.

“This Will Make It Taste Good” + “Deep Run Roots” by Vivian Howard | Make simple food exciting and explore recipes with this award-winning author, TV personality, and chef. Pro tip: Watch this Southern chef work her magic on “A Chef’s Life” on PBS.

“Whole Hog BBQ: The Gospel of Carolina Barbecue” by Sam Jones | Featuring recipes from Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ, become your own pitmaster and read stories from Jones’ barbecue lineage in this handbook featuring 20 family recipes.

PS: Don’t miss our recipe box to make other delicious dishes from local chefs, bartenders, and readers.
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Events
Monday, Oct. 9
  • Monday Night Trivia | Monday, Oct. 9 | 6:30-8 p.m. | West Street Dog, N. West St., Ste. 110, Raleigh | Free | Bring your pooch to play in the indoor dog park while you test your knowledge of random things.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
  • Zumba | Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 7-8 p.m. | Drive Shack, 6901 Play Golf Way, Raleigh | $10 | Move and groove to this dance class at this golf hub.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Thursday, Oct. 12
  • Top Tips for Photographing Fall Color | Thursday, Oct. 12 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh | $30-$40 | Practice your photography skills with nature photographer Mary Louise to get ready for the season and foliage change.
  • 2023 State of Midtown: Living Your Best Life in Midtown | Thursday, Oct. 12 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Cardinal East at North Hills, 320 St. Albans Dr., Raleigh | $75-$130 | Enjoy a true red carpet affair featuring live music from Irresistible Groove, locally curated bites, specialty cocktails + special guests.
Friday, Oct. 13
  • Foodie Friday | Friday, Oct. 13 | 5-8 p.m. | Flowers Field at Dix Park, 2105 Umstead Dr., Raleigh | Free | Bring your appetite to grab bites from Crave Food Truck and Jacked Penguin Ice Cream while listening to Joe’s Cousin One Man Band.
  • Village District BOO-ze Halloween Wine Walk | Friday, Oct. 13 | 6-8 p.m. | Village District, 2068 Clark Ave., Raleigh | $25 | Grab the fam or your ghoul-friends to shop, stroll, trick-or-treat + sip wine as you go (costumes and dogs welcomed).*
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Tech

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Plus, our readers can now snag an Incogni annual plan for 55% off with the exclusive discount code 6AMCITY.
Less spam, more life
News Notes
Open
  • Winston-Salem-based Incendiary Brewing Company is now open at Bloc (83). The 2,300-sqft downtown taproom had its soft opening over the weekend and offers specialty IPAs along with other craft brews. The new spot is open Monday through Sunday at 612 W. Morgan St.
Coming Soon
  • The couple behind the popular foodie Instagram account RaleighFoodTrap will open NC’s first The Yard Milkshake Bar in the new Seaboard Station development. With a grand opening projected for 2024, sweet tooth enthusiasts can expect over-the-top specialty milkshakes with over 32 flavor choices.
Development
  • The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Hillsborough Street is in the process of being demolished to make room for residential housing near NC State. Plans for the 12-story luxury complex include the use of 1.1 million sqft with a 692-space parking deck and will provide housing for up to 2,000 students. (The News & Observer)
Open
  • This news is caffeinating. Last Friday, The Optimist Raleigh debuted a coffee cart inside of PNC Arena. The next time you’re there to cheer on the Canes, grab a hot coffee from this local roaster at the west entrance next to the priority lounge.
Sports
  • The Savannah Bananas will dance back into Bull City for three nights. The exhibition games are slated for April 12-April 14, 2024. If you want to secure tickets, we suggest joining the banana ball ticket lottery list.
Announced
  • Mark Oct. 5 as “North Carolina Courage Day” on your 2024 calendar, because Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin made it official last week. She even got her own “Baldwin” jersey.
Try This
  • Sir Chance’s, a downtown thrift and gift shop, is hosting its first flea market on Sunday, Oct. 15 in the Little Blue Bakehouse parking lot next to Alamo Drafthouse. Featuring 30 vendors, snacks, and drinks + tunes by DOUGISH. Don’t miss your chance to pop some tags.
Theater
Wellness
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Development

🏗️ Moore Square is goin’ through changes

New plans for the Moore Square historic district have been approved
A rendering of what some of the Moore Square development will look like.
Artspace is looking pretty in this new rendering. | Photo by City of Raleigh
Last week, Raleigh City Council approved expanded mixed-use plans for the Moore Square development with a goal to draw more people downtown.

With focus on the east and south ends of Moore Square, Loden Hospitality plans to bring street-level retail, restaurants, housing options, coworking space from Raleigh Founded, and two swanky hotels to the historic property.

The plan includes an apartment complex fitted with up to 590 units, where around 400 of the units will be rented at market rate and the rest to be held for affordable housing.

Developers will construct a new 30,000 sqft Raleigh Rescue Mission building, and two hotels, including a boutique stay with up to 160 rooms.

Plans also call for a 22,000 sqft grocery store — the third in downtown — with retail parking, room for retail + restaurants, and developers intend to incorporate space on Blake Street as storefront + studio space for Artspace.

Local restaurateurs Cheetie Kumar and Paul Siler are expected to add their own flair to the district with an eatery and karaoke concept as well.

By spring of next year, these plans are anticipated to be refined for the east and south redevelopment projects.
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The Wrap
 
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Last weekend’s weather was so perfect. I grabbed coffee from Lucky Tree + strolled through the NCMA park on Saturday, then I played golf (read: caddied) at Pine Hollow Golf Club on Sunday. Here’s to hoping that false fall is behind us and cooler days are here to stay.
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