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If you think the only thing Wilmington’s Indochine has over Ruby Tuesday is its food, you’re a dummy. Or a philistine.
You can now sign up for 2008 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) produce boxes through Black River Organic Farm. Pay by Feb. 15 and get a $20 discount. Check it out at the following link (click on “CSA Brochure” on the homepage to sign up):
http://www.blackriverorganicfarm.com/
While acknowledging that eating local food has gained significant “momentum” and “is all the rage,” a Sunday New York Times article cites a report by a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, posing provocative questions about the environmental impact of those who choose to eat this way.
Check it out:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/business/yourmoney/09feed.html
Yesterday at Tidal Creek, grocery manager Craig Harris peered into my basket and spotted the bottle of 2005 Excelsior Cabernet Sauvignon from South Africa I was buying then suggested I try a Cabernet from Washington State with a price tag of $6.99 ( half the cost of the Excelsior). I am delighted […]
You heard it here first: Lazeeza Mediterranean Grill, barely hanging on with everybody else in the moribund, basically empty shopping center across from New Hanover County Hospital, is apparently moving downtown to the corner of Princess and Front, where the bar Sin Sin is biding its time. The owners of Sin Sin, who also own […]
I think I lost a little tread from the sole of my shoe when I skidded to a stop to check out the freshly opened Gourmet Market on Front Street downtown. I have lived in Wilmington for three years and have been absolutely dumbfounded by the lack of a grocery store downtown. Rationales I’ve […]
Interesting business notice in the Stars News yesterday:
RALEIGH | In its infancy, Burt’s Bees served as a niche developer for the earth-friendly consumer. Now, courted by household goods giant Clorox, it’s going mainstream with nearly a billion-dollar price tag.
Clorox, the maker of its namesake bleach, Brita water filters and other grocery-store name brands, said Wednesday […]
I’ve been checking out a local/national service after hearing an interview with one of the founders on netsquared: freecycle.org is “a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.”
The stuff changing hands is interesting. So is the dialect that springs up around the quick […]
Several times during my visit with Paul D’Angelo of the Wilmington Wine Shoppe (google map), I had to resist the urge to reach over the counter and pinch him just to make sure he was real. Paul is now the solo owner of the store and he is absolutely charming. With a background in the […]
Riverfest is going on this weekend, so no Water Street Farmer’s Market. Too bad — Rachel and I are trying to buy a bigger, more real portion of our food from the local vendors there each week — eggs, greens, cheese — and kind of stockpile our needs for the market.
I think we.re going […]