Recipe: Southwestern Thanksgiving Stuffing

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Cary, NC – You’ve probably eaten a lot of Thanksgiving dinners and frankly, you’ve gotten bored. If that describes you, here is a way to mix-up your big meal with a spicy, Southwestern stuffing. Read more

Triangle Chili Challenge Returns Bigger Than Ever

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Cary, NC – With the Autumn temperatures starting to come in, now is the perfect weather to enjoy hot and spicy chili. This Sunday, everyone will have a chance to get some of the best chili in the region as the Triangle Chili Challenge returns to Downtown Cary. Read more

Western Cary Whole Foods with La Farm Bakery Now Open

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Cary, NC – Now open in Alston Town Center, a new Whole Foods is bringing its approach to produce and groceries to West Cary, including unique features such as a La Farm Bakery and a station for making your own growlers. Read more

Cary Student Wins First Place at State Fair Cooking Competition

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Cary, NC – While the North Carolina State Fair is famed for its giant turkey legs and deep frying anything that is edible, it also features cooking competitions for delicately crafted desserts. This year, in the youth competition, a student from Cary took home the blue ribbon as she won first place. Read more

Business Bits: Whole Foods Opening Date, New Restaurants and More

Cary, NC – This month in Business Bits, we got news on when the Whole Foods in the Alston Town Center is opening, plus more new offices and restaurants opening in town.

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Food Waste Activist Pedals from France to Cary to Raise Awareness

Cary, NC – According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, around a third of all food produced in the world ends up being thrown away or otherwise wasted. This week, an activist raising awareness for this problem came to Cary and spoke at Triangle schools as he worked to change rules around food expiration dates. Read more

Photos: Farmers Fall Festival

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Cary, NC – This past weekend was the 2017 Farmers Fall Festival in Downtown Cary, with local vendors, farmers, arts and crafts, music and more. Here are some photos from the event if you missed out or want to relive it. Read more

Photos: 2017 NC State Fair

Cary, NC – The North Carolina State Fair has come and gone, bringing its rides, attractions, food and much more. Brooke Meyer took photos at the year’s biggest event in North Carolina to help you relive the festivities. Read more

Cary’s Heritage: Early Restaurants

Cary, NC – In Cary’s early days, Chatham Street was also U.S. 1 and 64, plus U.S.70 and 54 also went through Cary. For a sleepy little town, there was traffic going through from New York to Florida. Even so, there were few restaurants or places to get food. Here are a few memories. Read more

Mayton Inn Brings on Well-Known Chef, Changing Menu

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Cary, NC – The Mayton Inn has made a name for itself in the nearly two years it has been open, as both a boutique hotel and through its restaurant The Verandah. That restaurant is going through a change now as Regan Stachler takes over as executive chef. Read more