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he Triangle today reminds me of Atlanta 20 years ago—there’s economic vitality, entrepreneurial spirit, new restaurants and retail popping up right and left, and a housing market that’s sprawling in every direction. When I come home to my wooded acre, I’m reminded why we moved from Atlanta’s suburban hustle to the countryside of Wake County. And when I read the stories in this issue about how to create a home environment that exudes calm and healthful serenity, I want to nest in and redecorate. One of my favorites in this issue is the Kaleidoscope column, page 82, which features the work of artist/ designer Susie Frazier and her book Designing for Wellness. If remodeling— or buying or building a new home—is on your horizon, you’ll want to preview the designs and décor in the homes features. I love all the embellishments to the ever-ubiquitous gray palette in the story on Casual Sophistication, page 50, and the focus on airy, bright kitchens. If that’s not enough to get your inner chef humming, the recipe for Almond-Coated Roasted Asparagus, page 28, along with the profile of cookbook author Sandra Guiterrez,

page 36, will start you thinking of what you’d like to be cooking next. Or maybe you’re hungry for a kitchen renovation, like the one on page 56. Here’s an invitation for you: If you have favorite foods or home projects you’d like to share, please email photos to Brittany, who manages our social media platforms (brittany@ caryliving.com) Show us what you’re planting or painting, what’s brand new or recently refreshed. We all like to learn from one another’s success stories, and we’d love to post your pictures in our Instagram or Facebook community, just tell us your preference. Speaking of community and getting to know one another better, I want to introduce a couple of folks you’ll be hearing more from: Cindy Huntley, who was the very first creative director at our sister publication, Midtown, is back leading the design team. She served as our copy editor in recent years when she reduced her day-job hours in deference to being mom. With both of her boys in school, she’s increased her involvement and is working alongside Jennifer (our senior graphic designer), to perfect the visual presentation in every issue. Jordan Beard recently joined our team, bringing his expertise in graphic and advertising design. He bravely walked in two weeks before our press date, and already all of us—especially our business partners—are loving the energy and creativity he’s added to our pages. Join me in celebrating spring, and all the newness it brings!

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CONTENTS

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Culinary Queen

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Local cookbook author Sandra Guiterrez gains national acclaim.

Plant for a Better World Visit the JC Raulston Arboretum.

Com-Con Comes to Town Conventions of fantasy fun and superheroes appeal to all.

Interior Design and DÃ©cor Casual sophistication defines easy living.

Renovation Magic

Celebrate spring surrounded by flowers, right here in Raleigh.

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Food Scene

Recovered produce is trending hot.

Community

Celebrate Arbor Day in downtown Cary.

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Entertainment Virtual Reality gets real.

Candid Conversation Karen Bluth, PhD, discusses parenting with mindfulness.

Giving Back The race is on to foster a greyhound friend.

Home Cooking Seasonal and savory—almond- coated roasted asparagus.

Sister Cities

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Easy day trips to Pinehurst Brewery or Chapel Hill’s vegan market.

Spring Style Fashion blooms in shades of Living Coral.

Sponsored Content

Social Scene

Home Styler

Out & About

Home & Garden Special Report

Events

Raising the Bar

Dining Guide

Sightings

Kaleidoscope Living

Cover photo by Joe Reale.

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SOCIAL Scene

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connect! BY BRITTANY MURDOCK

Beer lovers rejoice! Cotton House Craft Brewers is now open in downtown Cary. This historic home has been renovated into a tap house serving beer, cider, and wine.

Feeling adventurous? Take a day trip to one of our sister cities. The Parlour in downtown Durham is home to a scrumptious ice cream sandwich. Here we have warm chocolate chip cookies sandwiched between homemade cookies and cream ice cream.

We decided to have some fun with the #10yearchallenge. Take a look at our January/February cover 10 years ago alongside our first issue of 2019.

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FOOD scene

The Deliciously Unwanted BY BRITTANY MURDOCK P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y O F

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UNGRADED PRODUCE

COURTNEY BELL

How one Duke Graduate is fighting food waste with recovered produce. Since Courtney Bell graduated from Duke University in 2017, she has been on a mission to create simple solutions to reduce our environmental impact—all through our eating choices. What started out as a passion for food sustainability has now grown into a produce delivery service, with hundreds of customers here in the Triangle. But things were much different in 2015 when she started her business while still in school. With just 15 customers, one product, and two suppliers, she was delivering product straight from her car. After competing in the Duke Startup Challenge, a hands-on program designed to give students experience in starting a company, she ended up winning the “Shark Tank”–style competition—taking home $50,000. From there, her company, Ungraded Produce, took flight. Ungraded Produce recovers fruits and vegetables that are considered “ugly” or in excess supply. The ugly produce is high in quality but happens to be misshaped, too big or too small, or has some type of imperfection that causes it to not be sellable. “Grocery stores have very strict standards for what they put on their shelves. If they receive orders that have imperfect product, whether it’s due to quality or just appearance, they will reject those orders,” Bell explains. Due to their imperfections, much of the produce

remains left in the field. If it does get picked, it is often re-inspected at some point along the supply chain, and eventually gets plucked out before heading to the supermarkets. And where might it go after that? Straight into the dumpster. “We work both with farms that are not picking this produce as well as the distributors who are tossing this produce, [and we] source as much ugly produce as possible. We are sourcing a combination of local and non-local products, but everyone we work with is here in North Carolina,” Bell says. She and her team pack fruit, vegetable, and mixed produce boxes ranging anywhere from five to 15 pounds and deliver it direct to your front door. What’s best of all? Their boxes are priced, on average, 30 percent cheaper than what you would find in your local grocery store. And as many companies opt out of selling smaller produce boxes simply because they’re considered low-margin products, Bell believes it’s important to keep small-box options available for all her customers. “What makes us different from a lot of other companies is that we offer small fruit and vegetable boxes so that young professionals in particular can take advantage of fresh produce without having to worry about paying a lot of money for produce they might not finish,” she explains. Oh, and did we mention seasonal produce and add-on options? That’s right: Many customers can expect to find seasonal fruit and vegetables in their boxes along with breads, nut butters, and spices as possible add-on items. They’re currently experimenting with day-old pastries from local bakeries here in the Triangle. And the good work doesn’t stop there. Ungraded Produce also donates two to five pounds of produce for every pound sold. Just last year they donated 54,000 pounds of produce to local food banks. They’re fighting hunger, keeping produce out of landfills, and putting a little extra change in your pocket, all by rescuing and rehoming quality produce. MAR/APR 2019

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COMMUNITY Scene

Plant it Forward Celebrate Arbor Day in downtown Cary. B Y C H E RY L C A PA L D O T R AY L O R

A Chinese proverb teaches: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago—but the second best time is now. Trees play an important role in the ecosystem. They provide shelter and food for wildlife, and shade from intense heat. They filter pollution and absorb carbon dioxide. And, they beautify our residential landscapes and public spaces. In short, trees make our lives more bearable. The Town of Cary takes tree protection seriously through many programs, one of them being an official Arbor Day celebration. Founded in Nebraska by J. Sterling Morton, Arbor Day is an annual observance that celebrates the importance of trees and promotes tree planting and care. During the first National Arbor Day, observed on April 10th, 1872, over 1 million trees were planted. On Cary’s inaugural Arbor Day in 2010, a group of Boy Scouts came together and planted several to mark the occasion. While National Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April, individual states observe the holiday on dates closest to optimum planting times for their area. In North Carolina, Arbor Day is celebrated on the first Friday following March 15th. Cary has the distinction of having been named a Tree City USA Community for more than 36 years. This designation is awarded to communities based on a variety of factors, including the management of urban forests and volunteer commitment to landscape-based environmental practices. “Cary has always had 18 | CaryLiving.com

strong commitment to parks, greenways, and areas around streams,” says Sarah Justice, Cary’s Environmental Outreach Program Coordinator. Not only do Cary’s elected officials place a priority on protecting the environment, its citizens do as well. The Town of Cary’s Spruce Program launched in 2009, serving as a volunteer group to protect and preserve the environment. Since its inception, volunteers have planted more than 10,000 trees, shrubs, and plants in the community. Justice, who says Cary is always willing to think differently about development, cites ordinances that are in place to protect the environment, including a Champion Tree ordinance, which protects large specimens from being cut down. Rules are also established to ensure trees are preserved in large enough groups so that nature can perform critical ecosystem services.

Celebration 2019 This year’s family-friendly Arbor Day event will be held March 16th, from 1 to 3 PM, at Cary’s Downtown Park. It will open with a tree dedication ceremony honoring Cary’s Hometown Spirit Award winner. Other activities include free craft projects for kids, music, and a native tree give-away to the first 200 attendees. Food and drink will be available for purchase. New this year, Mayor Harold Weinbrecht will launch the Mayor’s Monarch Challenge by proclaiming 2019 the Year of the Monarch Butterfly. “While trees are always at the root of the celebration, no pun intended, sustainability and environmental education is a comprehensive subject,” Justice says, adding that people are excited about the environment for a variety of

reasons, all of which are related. This year’s focus is on saving the monarch butterfly, whose populations have declined by 90 percent in the last 20 years, primarily due to the eradication of native milkweed both in agricultural areas and landscapes. Without milkweed, which is the primary food source for monarch butterflies, they cannot complete their life cycle and this results in waning numbers. Cary’s town arborist, along with environmentally focused groups—including the Carolina Wetlands Association, Sierra Club, North Carolina Native Plant Society, Repair Cafe, and the National Audubon Society— will be on hand to speak with attendees. More information can be found at TownOfCary.org.

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ENTERTAINMENT Scene

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At VR Junkies, we can all discover our inner gamer. BY LIPSA SHAH There is only so much enjoyment you can get out of sitting in front of your television playing a video game. Granted, in recent years the effects have peaked and the possibilities are nearly endless in many of the games. The excitement reaches a certain point, but you are never able to fully immerse yourself into the setting of the game. This is where virtual reality comes into play. Recently, we stopped by VR Junkies, a virtual reality arcade and storefront where you can experience gaming a bit more hands-on (literally). VR Junkies, which opened in Cary during Thanksgiving week of 2017, offers guests the opportunity to become a three-dimensional character in any of the 90 available games. Using their controllers, gamers have the chance to see their hands physically taking part in the game while also tracking each movement. The experiences range from the simple—such as Google Earth, where you can zoom into different places around the world—to roller coaster rides (for those who refuse to sit on an actual roller coaster), to more intense games with zombies. The 20 | CaryLiving.com

selection includes games that are suitable for all ages, children to adult. VR Junkies also has access to titles that are not available in other arcades or to the general public. On our day of virtual play, I spent the afternoon trotting around the globe while my colleague competitively chopped fruit to win first place. VR Junkies started as a traditional gaming venue, with multiple television sets and consoles where guests could rent the games. Fast-forward to present day, and now this space makes the perfect setting for individuals, groups, dates, or corporate team-building and parties. Coming alone? Perfect, because VR Junkies occasionally holds tournaments. What a great way to make friends! It is worth mentioning that at first this experience can cause slight dizziness, but the quality of the games keeps 95 percent of players from becoming dizzy. The experience at VR Junkies is based around time—whether your playing time is 10 minutes, 30 minutes, or even two hours, the more time you play, the more time you have to switch through games. $10 gets you 10 minutes of

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playing time, $25 gets you a half hour, and going up, the more you play, the less you pay. Our advice: Know the most popular games before you go. Job Simulator is the most popular game for kids. In it, there was a world before society was automated by robots and Job Simulator allows kids to step into that world, learning what it is like to actually do a specific job. Their options range from simulating a day in the life of a gourmet chef to that of a convenience store clerk, and more! For children, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a time for fun, but they are also learning valuable lessons. While the kids are in their own world, what can the adults enjoy? Superhot, the most popular game for adults, is a standing game that does not require much movement, but when you do finally decide to move, it may be the most empowering feeling of control. Hundreds of red figures come charging towards you, and in real life you probably would not stand a chance. But here, you have the ability to stop time by stopping your movement and devising a plan for how you will kill these bright-red enemies. My explanations do no justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you will just have to go, play, and experience your hidden super powers for yourself. Where else can you face the zombie apocalypse, build your own universe, find your way out of a rainforest, and play baseball with your friends all in one night? VR Junkies is the perfect place to immerse yourself in the gaming world and lose track of what is real. MAR/APR 2019

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CANDID Conversation

Parenting with Mindfulness Coping with anxiety is particularly difficult for teens. Advice from a

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Karen Bluth was 17 years old and searching for a topic for an independent study assignment. That was in the 1970s, and a sign for transcendental meditation caught her eye. She picked up some brochures, and took the first step in what has become her life’s work. Today, Karen Bluth, PhD, is Research Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Research Fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, she works with teenagers, focusing on how self-compassion and mindfulness promote well-being in adolescents. She has adapted an adult self-compassion program to co-create the curriculum “Making Friends with Yourself: A Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens.”

First, explain the kind of work you do. We recruit youth from the community, and I teach them mindfulness and self-compassion practices. I measure how they do before and after. What I’m particularly interested in measuring is emotional well-being: things like anxiety, depression, stress, and resilience. Sometimes we’re funded through various studies or private foundations. You also teach the curriculum. What kind of teachers do you teach? Educators, counselors, therapists— our requirement is that you have to have had experience working with teens, and you have to have taken the adult mindful self-compassion course. What does mindfulness mean? Mindfulness is being aware of what you are feeling and what you are experiencing in the current moment, without judgment. Noticing feelings, thoughts, and sensations that you are experiencing without saying, “This is horrible; I shouldn’t feel this way.” It seems like all of us would be mindful naturally. We’re all aware of what we’re feeling to some degree, right? I would say most of the time we’re not. If you drive from one place to another, how often do you arrive and you

have no awareness of how you got there? Often when we’re doing one thing, we’re thinking about something else. We know from research studies that about 47 percent of the time our minds are wandering when we’re doing anything. Sometimes we resist feelings because we don’t want to feel them; they’re too difficult. Sometimes we get caught up in a spiral of anger and we keep retelling ourselves the same story. When you do that, physiologically you keep generating this feeling of anger. If you’re mindful, you would notice the anger and just have a certain distance from it, without getting caught up in the story. The next step is noticing the feeling in your body. Maybe there is a tightness in your throat or a heaviness in your chest. What does “self-compassion” involve? Basically, it’s treating yourself the way you would treat a good friend when they’re struggling. You’d be kind to them. [But] if you had a bad day or felt inadequate or had a difficult situation with the boss, [you may not be so kind]. People tend to be really hard on themselves and have a strong inner-critic. Usually they will tell themselves, “You’re such an idiot.” Seventy-seven percent of us treat other people more kindly than we treat ourselves at difficult times. There are three components to self-compassion. One is the mindfulness component, just being aware of what you’re feeling. The second is common humanity, which means understanding that what you’re experiencing is really part of the human condition. Often we feel very alone, but this is part of being human, part of life. The third part is self-kindness, where we take an active step in being kind to ourselves, asking ourselves: What do I need at this moment? What can I do that would soothe me? It might be going for a walk; it might be petting the dog. MAR/APR 2019

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Celebrating our 60 year Diamond Anniversary by winning another Midtown Magazine Diamond Award! What issues do teens face today that you can address with mindfulness and self-compassion? I would say the biggest issue these days is anxiety and stress. Teens feel really overwhelmed. We hear this all the time. They feel like there is a lot of pressure on them to be successful. Some of this, I think, comes from social media. As we know, people post themselves doing the best parts of their lives; there’s this constant comparison with others. This is the biggest issue, the feeling of anxiety. What self-compassion teaches us is that we really are okay just as we are. We don’t have to compare ourselves with others. We don’t succeed when we’re trying to be somebody else. Who have you identified as the most at-risk group? I think LGBTQ teens are very much at risk, also teens with eating disorders. But I don’t know if I could say one group is more at risk than others. Teens in general are very much at risk. It’s practically daily that I hear about or read about a teen who has suicided. What is the profile of the teenagers you work with? I work a lot with kids in Chapel Hill with academic anxiety. That’s in this area and in high-achieving areas. But I also mentor teachers who are teaching this program, and they have talked about cultural anxiety and poverty. How do you measure success? We teach an eight-week class. We do measures before and after, so we see how much they have changed with things like anxiety, depression, and stress. Within the class itself, they will talk about what has worked for them and how their view has changed.

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What can parents do if they have a teenager who is under a lot of stress? A parent can take the [adult] course, and the adult program has a workbook: The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. Often, when a parent is not compassionate toward themselves, they may be harder on their kids.

Editor’s Note

Dr. Bluth has authored ”The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are.” The workbook includes guided practices, mindfulness, self-compassion, art activities, music meditations, and games. Dr. Bluth describes it as “very teen-friendly.” Both workbooks are available on Amazon.

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GIVING Back

Foster A Friend The Triangle Greyhound Society helps retired greyhounds find new homes. BY CHANAH L. WIZENBERG

Greyhound racing has been a popular sport in Florida for decades. But last year, voters there approved a ban on the controversial sport, electing to eliminate greyhound racing by 2020. As a result, thousands of greyhounds will be out of jobs and in need of homes. Stepping in to help is the local nonprofit Triangle Greyhound Society (TGS). Founded in 1995, the organization’s mission has been to educate the public about the care of retired racing greyhounds. Today, it remains committed to bettering the lives of these special dogs by supporting families who are new to the world of greyhounds, helping to finance other greyhound adoption programs, and hosting community events such as their popular “Meet n Greet” events. “TGS has found that meet and greets 26 | CaryLiving.com

are the best way to get the word out about the need for foster and permanent homes,” says Charlotte Eby-Peinert, president and foster coordinator for the Triangle Greyhound Society. The events, held at locations in the Triangle area such as Bass Pro Shop, Panera Bread, and Animall at Cary Towne Center, enable visitors to interact with the retired racers, mingling among a sea of greyhounds who are tethered to their owners and foster parents. Fostered dogs are available for adoption, and—if they are lucky—the Meet n Greet participants may experience the famous greyhound “lean,” a full body press that is just one of the ways that greyhounds express affection. Owners and volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge of greyhounds with the public, explaining, for example, that

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greyhounds are the oldest purebred dog, dating back to ancient Egypt. (Guinness World Records names the oldest purebred dog as the Saluki, a clear ancestor of greyhounds dating to 7,000 BC.) Greyhounds have unique characteristics: They don’t sit, preferring instead to stand or lie down. Greyhounds also enjoy sleeping on their backs with their paws sticking in the air, a position known as “the cockroach.” The first step to re-homing retired greyhounds is finding good foster homes. Potential foster parents must understand that these animals, which are bred to race, were raised on farms. They were kept with their mothers for the first three months and moved with their litter to be course trained for 12 to 18 months. At that point, the animals were ready for the track, and resided in kennels until it was time to retire. As a result, many retired greyhounds have never before set foot in a house. They have no experience with stairs or slippery floors, and appliances are a mystery to them. It’s the job of foster parents to acclimate their four-legged charges to living in a home around people. There can be challenges for owners as well, such as the fact that greyhounds typically require two 30-minute walks per day. This may be problematic for time-limited individuals. “Greyhounds are sprinters—they can get up to 45 miles per hour in three strides. That’s why they must be leashed,” EbyPeinert explains. Today, they are fondly known as “40 mile-perhour couch potatoes” because, despite their speed and agility, they actually prefer a sedentary life of lounging around. They are also known for their sweet, calm temperaments and affectionate nature. Greyhounds make great pets and like to be part of the family as they are quite social, especially around other greyhounds. Want to help? Visit TriangleGreyhound.org and consider fostering or adopting a new friend.

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HOME Cooking

Healthy, seasonal, and easy foods to fix in your own kitchen.

Almond-Coated Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Tahini Sauce RECIPE AND PHOTOGRAPH BY GINNY WILLIAMS

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Ingredients ½ cup ½ tsp ½ tsp 8 oz ½ ¼ cup 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 4 tsp

almond meal salt, separated black pepper, separated fresh asparagus (ends cut off) a lemon tahini Dijon mustard cashew milk fresh lemon juice pure maple syrup

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Directions 1. Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl combine the almond meal, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper. 3. Place asparagus on a large plate and squeeze the lemon juice all over. Add a few asparagus stalks to the almond mixture and coat evenly. Transfer to the baking sheet, leaving space between each. Repeat with the remaining asparagus. 4. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until tender but still firm. May need a few extra minutes depending on how thick your asparagus is.

Lemon Tahini Sauce 1. In a small bowl, combine the tahini, mustard, milk, lemon juice, syrup, and remaining ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper. 2. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. 3. Serve on the side with the roasted asparagus.

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Sister CITIES

Short Drives,

Easy Day Trips Nearby neighbors Chapel Hill and Pinehurst have new food and beverage offerings to visit.

Golfing Great Adds On-Site Brewery The Pinehurst Resort opened its Brewing Company in September, complete with smokehouse barbecueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a pairing that makes for great food and brew to top off every golf outing. Led by renowned brew master Eric Mitchell (formerly of Heist Brewing in Charlotte), the brewery is housed in the original Village of Pinehurst steam plant that was built in 1895.

Vegan Market Opens in Chapel Hill The Coco Bean Vegan Market recently opened inside the family-owned Coco Bean Coffee + Tea. The market offers a wide variety of plant-based products, including foods, artisan chocolates, essential oils, and gifts. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a natural complement to the eco-friendly cafe, which serves an assortment of vegan baked goods, pastries, and fresh farmers market selections like grain bowls, salads, tamales, and soups.

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SPRING FASHION Style Handmade in North Carolina, this GiGi & Sugar necklace, embellished with coral, touts adjustable leather tassels and real pearls.

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Goodbye winter and hello spring, as the world’s leading authority on color— Pantone—names “Living Coral” as the Color of the Year for 2019. In addition to representing one of the earth’s most essential and magnificent ecosystems, the orange-pink hue appeals to the importance of connection as our world continues to immerse itself

in the digital world. The nurturing color that appears in our natural surroundings feels earthbound and welcoming, optimistic and intimate. Contrasting pinky-coral to bright luminous orange, the shade is described by Pantone as “evocative to a diverse kaleidoscope of color.” And with a range of diverse options, there’s really no reason not to wear coral in 2019. Pair it with some of our local picks, and you’ll be ahead of the curve this spring!

DIY coral! Put Pantone’s color of the year on all your home projects.

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A gold Nikolas Frangos necklace, handmade in Greece and adorned with the mythical dragonfly.

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First Signs of Spring... The first daffodil blooms, blossoming cherry trees, warm March breezes blowing fresh air in the home. The first signs of spring spark excitement and give inspiration to brighten up the space in your home and usher in the new season. Add vibrant pillows on the sofa, place bathroom soaps with floral prints in the powder room, and pop fresh flowers in a colorful vase and place on a beautiful side table in the living room. Sprinkle color and flowers around the home to celebrate spring! 34 | CaryLiving.com

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Culinary Queen BY DON VAUGHAN PHOTOS BY HANS ROSEMOND

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Maybe you remember her local foodie columns, but today you’re more apt to find Sandra Guiterrez signing her books in prestigious venues like the Smithsonian.

andra Gutierrez believes dinner should always be much more than just a meal. Breaking evening bread with friends and family, she says, also provides the perfect opportunity to share our personal selves, to get to know others better, and to have a good time in the process. Gutierrez should know. The Cary-based cooking expert has decades of kitchen experience under her apron, and four bestselling cookbooks on store shelves—three of which focus on Latin cuisine. The fourth, Beans & Field Peas, is her nod to the Southern culinary experience, which Gutierrez has embraced with gusto since moving to North Carolina. Born in Philadelphia, Gutierrez spent her childhood in Guatemala. Her maternal grandmother often hosted grand parties, but rather than mingle, Gutierrez preferred to hide out in the kitchen, where the staff put her to work doing whatever needed to be done. “I was 5 or 6 years old when they taught me how to shell peas, make tortillas, and mix flour and butter to make pastry,” Gutierrez recalls. “I started cooking when I was little, but I was really just doing it because I was shy.” Another family influence was her father’s aunt, a professional caterer who also wrote a society column for the local newspaper. “She was French-trained, so she showed me how to hold a knife and other kitchen skills,” Gutierrez says. “I became a creative cook through my grandmother and a trained cook through my aunt.” Gutierrez and her husband, Luis, settled in Durham in the 1980s, moved briefly to Canada, and then to Cary in 1994. Bored and unsure of what to do with herself, Gutierrez learned that The Cary News was looking for a food columnist, so she submitted a sample and landed the job the same day. A few readers were uncomfortable with a Hispanic woman writing about Southern cooking, but Gutierrez’s editor supported her, and soon Gutierrez was penning five different columns for the newspaper’s food section. An interview with popular television chef Emeril Lagasse dramatically raised her professional profile. Gutierrez left The Cary News in 2004 to pursue freelance writing and advance her

reputation as a culinary expert, which included offering cooking classes at places like Williams Sonoma and A Southern Season. In 2009, The University of North Carolina Press approached her regarding a cookbook. The New LatinoSouthern Table: Recipes That Bring Together the Bold and Beloved Flavors of Latin America and the American South dropped in 2011, and was quickly followed by three more volumes. “I felt I had to become an expert in Southern food before I started writing,” Gutierrez says. “I spent hours in the library reading the most obscure Southern cookbooks you can imagine. I also met authors, talked to cooks, and asked readers to teach me how to cook their favorite recipes. They were amazing.” The success of her cookbooks has brought Gutierrez national acclaim. She won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Single Subject Book in the U.S. for her volume on empanadas, and in 2017 she was awarded the prestigious M.F.K. Fisher Award for excellence in culinary writing. In addition, Gutierrez’s life story was part of a culinary exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, and she currently is involved in a second exhibit slated to run at the National Museum of American History. The highlight of that experience, Gutierrez says, was a book signing at the Smithsonian Institution that placed her right next to Julia Child’s kitchen. Gutierrez’s philosophy about cooking is simple: Food should be seen as a catalyst for bringing people together. “Food makes people happy, and is a way of loving people no matter how different they are,” she observes. “All of my work has been about sharing what I know through education and history, and good, practical recipes—but with a desire to bring people to the table and start conversations.” When Gutierrez first moved to Cary, she says, the town was a culinary wasteland. But today, the entire Triangle has become a national culinary destination. “This region has a lot of female chefs, such as Ashley Christensen and Andrea Reusing, who own their own restaurants and have made the Triangle a place to visit,” Gutierrez says. “In addition, we have an influx of incredible new restaurants, and the farmers market movement is huge. It’s a very exciting time for food in the Triangle.” MAR/APR 2019

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Sandra’s Cream Biscuits with Jalapeño Ham Salad Ingredients for Ham Salad:

Ingredients for Cream Biscuits:

1½ cups ½ cup ¼ cup 1 large 1 tsp

2 cups ¼ cup 1 cup

ham, finely chopped and cooked (about 8 ounces) celery, minced mayonnaise (Duke’s preferred) jalapeño pepper (seeded and deveined for less heat) brown mustard black pepper, freshly ground

self-rising flour lard or shortening, chilled well whipping cream melted butter

Yield: 16 to 20 small biscuits

Instructions for Ham Salad: 1. In a medium bowl, combine the ham, celery, mayonnaise, jalapeño peppers, and mustard. 2. Stir to combine and season with ground black pepper to taste. 3. Chill until ready to serve. Note: This can be prepared up to two days ahead. Instructions for Biscuits: Preheat the oven to 475˚. 1. Place the flour and lard in a large bowl. Using a pastry cutter (or your fingertips), cut the fat in until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 2. Blend in the cream with a fork, until the dough leaves the sides of the bowl. Do not overwork. 3. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and fold gently, 2 to 3 times only. Pat the dough (or roll it out) until it is ½ inch thick. 4. Cut with a round 1-inch biscuit cutter. (Do not twist cutter or biscuits will not rise.) 5. Place the biscuits on an ungreased aluminum (shiny) cake pan, sides touching so that biscuits are tender, or separate if you prefer them crusty. 6. Indent tops slightly with your knuckles and brush with melted butter. 7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until tops are golden. To Serve: Slice the warm biscuits in half, top with ham salad, and replace tops. Serve immediately.

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for a Through the N.C. State University arboretum that bears his name, J.C. Raulston created a gardening vision that has changed the landscape across our state.

t is a place to enjoy beautiful blooms, delightful fragrances, and a variety of garden designs— features offered by most arboreta. Despite the uncommon beauty that surrounds you wherever you go in this 10 acres of flora splendor, it is also a place for quiet solitude where you can leave troubles of a frenetic world behind. I have a unique appreciation of the JC Raulston Arboretum because I’m the beekeeper. The 6,000 different plants are a bonanza for honey bees. It is, in my opinion, the best bee yard in the world. Unlike the rest of the world, where the typical honey flow exists for only a few weeks, something is in bloom every day of the year, even during the heart of winter. What sets this arboretum apart, however, is the role it has played in changing North Carolina’s horticultural landscape during the past four decades. “The JC Raulston Arboretum’s policy of sharing plants and propagation material to nurserymen and green industry professionals has had a profound impact upon commercial and residential landscapes throughout North Carolina and much of the Southeastern United States,” says Mark Weathington, director

of the Arboretum. This was the goal of founder J.C. Raulston: to diversify the American landscape. Plants from more than 50 countries adorn this diverse flora and test their potential for adapting to local and regional landscapes. While others guard their plants like the gold at Fort Knox, Raulston invited growers to come to the arboretum and make propagation cuttings of the woody plants that might flourish in their markets around the state. Since its modest beginning, the JC Raulston Arboretum has distributed millions of plants among the state’s nursery industry. The results of that generosity are evident in neighborhood landscapes all across North Carolina and throughout the Southeast. Among the many plants introduced by Raulston and now common throughout the region are Leyland cypress, arborvitae, ‘Emerald Pagoda’ snowbell trees, ‘Chindo’ viburnum, and others. “J.C. Raulston is widely credited with introducing more plants into culture than any other person in the world,” wrote Tom Monaco, then head of the N.C. State University Horticulture Department. At the time, he was making an endorsement

for renaming the arboretum for Raulston, following Raulston’s untimely death in a 1996 automobile accident. Annual sales of the North Carolina horticultural industry were just $75 million in the mid 1970s when Raulston began the policy of sharing plants. Now the sales exceed $1 billion a year. More than a dozen themed gardens, each a unique display of floral excellence, exhibit a diverse landscape of horticulture seen nowhere else in the eastern United States and not many places on the planet. So you prefer white blooms? The White Garden presents a favorite place for weddings. Are you considering creating a garden with sandy and arid conditions? You might want to spend time in the Xeric Garden (the name xeric indicating desertlike conditions). If you have a preference for oriental plants, you might linger in the Asian Valley or the Japanese Garden, with its hundreds of showy specimen. Other gardens include Winter, Scree, Southall, Rooftop, and the Magnolia Collection. Each of the gardens offers a unique perspective of how plants survive and flourish in different parts of the world and in extreme climates, elevations, and other MAR/APR 2019

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Weekend Gardner program on WPTF and long-time arboretum volunteer, is profuse in her praise of J.C. Raulston. “I had the pleasure of meeting J.C. Raulston at a party for new faculty in 1976,” she says. “His enthusiasm for students and plants was contagious, and did not diminish during the 20 years he was at N.C. State. In those early days, his favorite plant to promote was the Prunus mume, the flowering apricot. The one he gave me flourishes in our front yard, but I still remember hearing nurserymen at the trade shows saying, ‘Here comes Raulston with another [pausing for implied expletive] Prunus mume.’” She goes on to explain that the research from his trips around the world was “shared with plant geeks everywhere, and the palate of plants available in North Carolina nurseries expanded greatly with his efforts.

Photo courtesy of J.C. Rauslton Arboretum

diverse growing conditions. The compactness of this arboretum is also an advantage. Where else can you stroll across such a diverse display in a half hour and enjoy such a wide variety of the planet’s most magnificent flora? Here, for example, you may explore the world’s most extensive collection of redbuds—one of which is named for the late Kay Yow, N.C. State’s legendary women’s basketball coach. You’ll also find nandinas and various ground covers, and the only collection of dwarf loblolly pines found on planet Earth. The arboretum’s 450-foot perennial border, which hosts native wildflowers, common perennials, and rare exotics, was once described by noted British landscape architect and author Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe as “an epic border, a heroic event in landscape architecture.” Master Gardner Anne Clapp, co-host of the popular

“Fantasy,” the giant Japanese crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia fauriei), stands 50 feet tall near the Beryl Road entrance to the JC Raulston Arboretum. Planted from a seed in the mid 1950s, Fantasy is believed to be the tallest crepe myrtle of its type in the U.S. Fletcher Powell, 5, and sister, Linde, 6, can’t reach even halfway around the huge trunk.

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While I enjoy and appreciate the plant collection we have inherited from him, I appreciate the students he mentored even more. Some are running nurseries of their own and others lead botanical gardens throughout the world. As J.C. said, plan and plant for a better world.â&#x20AC;? Some 50,000 visitors come to the arboretum each year. Some schedule their weddings here. Some bring their cameras, hoping to find a beautiful scene to capture. Others attend workshops and meetings in the education building. Most, however, come to enjoy the flowers and fragrances of plants gathered from disparate places around the world. The arboretum, open from sunup to sunset every day of the year, is on Beryl Road (about a half mile east of Dorton Arena). Admission is free of charge.

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Comic ventions come to town BY CORBIE HILL

PHOTOS BY TASHA THOMAS

Between presiding over two North Carolina Comicons annually and owning three Ultimate Comics shops—four if you count the secret/not-secret Morrisville warehouse location— Alan Gill’s influence threads through North Carolina nerd culture like adamantium through Wolverine’s bones. Appropriately, when NC Comicon Raleigh hits the Raleigh Convention Center on Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, it signals the de facto kickoff of the Oak City’s increasingly busy con season. NC Comicon boasts impact, visibility, and a history of impressive guests such as legendary rapper Daryl “DMC” McDaniels and Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, yet Gill explains that the con remains a labor of love for himself and his team. “No one in my organization is getting rich. They are doing it for the passion, because they love the show, and most of them take very serious financial hits to be able to put the show on,” Gill says. “No matter how big people think we are, we’re still the local guys.” In increasing numbers, local guys and gals are flocking to the comic conventions and, in recent years, the fan culture has become really diverse. Even when he opened his first store 15 years ago, Gill was surprised by the diversity. “You might have a preconceived notion of what your customer is, and it was completely shattered. There are way more women readers coming into comics now…Maybe it was the comic book stores themselves that needed to

change. At least with Ultimate Comics we have done a good job on doing that.” How he creates that diversity is quite simple: He hires his customers. “It was something I never even thought about. It was something that just happened, because I hire my customers.” And he adds, “The publishers are printing stuff that is more diverse, which is awesome.” Even with three brick-and-mortar stores, surviving in the age of Amazon and digital commerce can take near superhuman powers, or perhaps it’s more about knowing how to play the powers that be. “While Amazon certainly is our competition for some things, we utilize Amazon just like we use eBay and our own website,” Gill explains. “How that all balances out, I don’t know. We would probably be doing better if Amazon didn’t exist, but that’s like a fairy tale. The one good thing about Amazon is when people go there to purchase things, if it’s something that mass-market Amazon doesn’t stock, then that’s an opportunity for a small business.” It also bodes well for comic book stores that readers inherently prefer to hold the book. Unlike books that are entirely prose, comics present as a very visual story. “If you want that physical copy, you probably want to go in and look at it before you buy it. If you buy a comic online, you can’t check it for the condition or flip through it. Comic book stores definitely still have a place because of how comic book readers think,” Gill says. MAR/APR 2019

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The growing popularity of movies like Into the Spider-Verse or Aquaman also helps to promote interest in comic books and conventions like NC Comicon. “There are lots of good comic book stores in North Carolina, whether it’s Fight or Flight in Raleigh (those guys are really good) or Ssalefish Comics in Greensboro,” Gill says. NC Comicon has found its niche among the many conventions that serve various fandoms, and Gill highlights others of note: “There’s Animazement, which has been around forever, and a couple of video game conventions. Playthrough Convention is a video game convention that hits the weeks after the Raleigh Comicon in March. Of course, the 800-pound gorilla is Supercon. They are a big chain convention, just like Wizard World. That level we can’t compete with, so we don’t try to. They tout themselves as a pop culture festival with a big emphasis on meet and greets and photo

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ops, which we try not to get into. We bring creators.” Ultimate Comics also helps host a charity event, Comics for a Cure 5K, created by one of its customers, Neil Ellis, and held on Free Comic Book Day (this year on May 4th). Gill says they assist with the event, but it’s Ellis’ baby and he picks a different charity each year to support. In addition to hosting the event, Ultimate Comics allows race participants the first opportunity to go through the line for the free comic book table.

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Casual Elegance U Ubiquitous in its adoption across every living space, every surface, gray reigns supreme as the universal shade of living well. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living well as suggested by its upscale polished presentation, suggestive of aspirations achieved. And wellness as defined by calm, serene settings. The understated nature of gray lends itself to intricate patterns and a range of finishes, from subtle cues flowing across a table top to the nuanced cabinet surfaces to the dramatic display of geometric florals in the floor covering.

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new with this magically soft palette? Pops of color that introduce energy and playfulness. Greens and blues that call to mind forests and oceans, emeralds and sapphires. But the boldest accent colors of 2019 just might be citrus in origin: Think lemon bright and orange glow.

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Kitchens rule every roost, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be hard pressed to find a design that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include a central gathering place, complete with comfy seating, for guests to watch the chef in action and sample the results. While cabinetry maintains fresh cream, white, or gray complexions, floors are becoming focal points in themselves. Look for weathered finishes, driftwood motifs reminiscent of walks on the beach, or dark, walnut hues that create a distinctive contrast in the setting. Fixtures veer minimalist and contemporary, with a focus on streamlined hardware and uninterrupted illumination. Light and bright being the essential complements to an intrinsically open and airy spaciousness.

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Whether fieldstone or stacked river stone, fireplaces have fully evolved into the retro world of rock facades, and with this as a roomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focal point, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no mistaking that the outdoors have become an integral part of every interior design. Trending to rave reviews is the funkiest new element to enter the home space: Traditional barn doors are sliding into placeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes as a functional working door, sometimes just a decorative conversation piece. Either way, the barn door is an unexpected throwback to pastoral calm and earthiness. All good vibes for an overarching theme of serenity.

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Events Kite Festival March 16, 12:30–2:30pm 801 High House Road, Cary Bond Park’s annual Kite Festival is a great place to enjoy music, concessions, and kite-flying fun. Participants in the free kite-flying contest are eligible for certificates and special awards in a variety of categories for all ages and experience levels. TownOfCary.org

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Art in Bloom March 21–24 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh The North Carolina Museum of Art hosts its fifth annual Art in Bloom fundraiser, a four-day event featuring more than 50 floral masterpieces created by world-class designers, with each arrangement inspired by a different piece of art from the museum’s collection. Participants can also attend presentations and workshops, dine at Iris, and find one-of-a-kind gifts at the museum store. NCArtMuseum.org

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PEAK-TIQUE Antiques and Collectibles Festival April 5–7 3458 Apex Peakway, Apex The PEAK-TIQUE festival is celebrating its third year and anticipates 25 antique dealers will be in attendance with antiques and collectables made before 1975. The festival raises funds to support and promote Historic Downtown Apex. Cost: $5 per person. ApexPeaktique.com

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Brewgaloo April 26–27 400 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh Brewgaloo features over 75 North Carolina breweries, 50 food trucks, and dozens of local vendors and bands. ShopLocalRaleigh.org

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AVIATOR SMOKEHOUSE 525 E Broad St (919) 557-7675 | aviatorbrew.com

TASU ASIAN BISTRO 525 New Waverly Pl (919) 977-4037 | tasuwaverly.com

PHO 919 3504 Davis Dr (919) 377-0318 | pho919.com

AVIATOR TAP HOUSE 600 E Broad St (919) 557-8826 | aviatorbrew.com

THAI LOTUS 3450 Kildaire Farm Rd (984) 229-7333

TAIPEI CAFE 9825-G Chapel Hill Rd (919) 380-8568 | taipeicafemorrisville.com

TRIPLE BARREL TAVERN 2221 N Grassland Dr (919) 762-0940

THAI SPICES & SUSHI 986 High House Rd (919) 319-1818 | thaispicessushi.com

TASTE VIETNAMESE CUISINE 152 Morrisville Square Way (919) 234-6385

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TERIYAKIN’ 10970 Chapel Hill Rd (919) 443-2279

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BASS LAKE DRAFT HOUSE 124 Bass Lake Rd (919) 567-3251 | basslakedrafthouse.com

YBA LITTLE TOKYO 1401 SE Maynard Rd (919) 467-5011 YOHO ASIAN BISTRO 8204 Tryon Woods Dr (919) 859-8081 | yohoasiancary.com

ZENFISH POKÉ BAR 9924 Chapel Hill Road (919) 234-0914 | zenfishpokebar.com

YURI JAPANESE RESTAURANT 1361 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 481-0068 | yurijapaneserestaurant.com

Bakery/Cafes/sweets

CARY AWAZÉ CUISINE 904 NE Maynard Rd (919) 377-2599

ABBEY ROAD TAVERN & GRILL 1195 W Chatham St (919) 481-4434 | abbeyroadnc.com ACADEMY STREET BISTRO 200 S Academy St (919) 377-0509 BRIGS AT THE VILLAGE 1040 Tryon Village Dr (919) 859-2151 | brigs.com

MY WAY TAVERN 301 W Center St (919) 285-2412 | mywaytavern.com THE MASON JAR TAVERN 114 Grand Hill Pl (919) 964-5060 | themasonjartavern.com

MORRISVILLE B.GOOD 1000 Market Center Dr (919) 916-5410 | bgood.com

THE CORNER TAVERN AND GRILL 1301 NW Maynard Road (919) 460 0088 cornertaverncary.com DAME’S CHICKEN & WAFFLES 1823 N Harrison Ave | (919) 234-0824 HERONS 100 Woodland Pond Dr (919) 447-4200 | theumstead.com LUCKY 32 7307 Tryon Rd (919) 233-1632 | lucky32.com WOODY’S SPORTS TAVERN & GRILL 8322 Chapel Hill Rd (919) 380-7737 | woodyssportstavern.com

APEX ABBEY ROAD TAVERN & GRILL 1700 Center St (919) 372-5383 | abbeyroadnc.com APEX WINGS RESTAURANT & PUB 518 E Williams St (919) 387-0082 | apexwings.com PEAK CITY GRILL & BAR 126 N Salem St (919) 303-8001 | thepeakcitygrill.com RUDY’S PUB & GRILL 780 W Williams St (919) 303-5061 | rudysofapex.com SALEM STREET PUB 113 N Salem St (919) 387-9992 salemstreetpub.wixsite.com/salemstreetpub THE PROVINCIAL 119 N Salem St (919) 372-5921 | theprovincialapex.com

FUQUAY-VARINA ABBEY ROAD TAVERN & GRILL 711 N Main Street (919) 762 7731 | abbeyroadnc.com

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TWO GUYS GRILLE 4149 Davis Dr (919) 462-9336 | twoguysgrill.com

Asian CARY ASIAN GARDEN 242 Grande Heights Dr (919) 462-8598 | asiangardencarync.com BANANA LEAF 1026 Ryan Rd (919) 468-9958 | bananaleafcary.com EIGHTY8 ASIAN BISTRO 1077 Darrington Dr (919) 377-0152 | eighty8bistro.com GENKI RESTAURANT & SUSHI BAR 3420 Ten Ten Rd (919) 363-6636 | genkirestaurantsushi.com GINGER ASIAN CUISINE 2048 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 859-8998 | gingerasiancuisine.com

APEX BAAN THAI 758 W Williams St (919) 629-6399 | baanthaiapex.com FUJI EXPRESS 2143 Ten Ten Rd (919) 367-8686 | fujiexpressapex.com SUSHI IWA 2026 Creekside Landing Dr (919) 387-7022 | sushiiwa.org YAMATO STEAK, SEAFOOD & SUSHI BAR 700 E Williams St (919) 303-8088 | yamatoofapex.com

FUQUAY-VARINA HIBACHI & COMPANY 708 Judd Pkwy | (919) 552-8899 KUMO SUSHI 2916 N Main St (919) 986-0983 | kumosushifv.com MEI WEI ASIAN DINER 1424 N Main St (919) 762-7128 | meiweinc.com NEW RAINBOW 3427 N Main St (919) 567-8272 | newrainbowchinese.com

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CARY ANDIA’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM 10120 Green Level Church Rd (919) 822-1866 | andiasicecream.com ANNELORE’S GERMAN BAKERY 308 W Chatham St (919) 267-6846 anneloresbakery.com BIG DOM’S BAGEL SHOP 203 E Chatham St bigdomsbagelshop.com CARIBOU COFFEE 109 SW Maynard Rd (919) 319-6265 | cariboucoffee.com CHANTICLEER CAFE & BAKERY 6490 Tryon Rd (919) 781-4810 | chanticleercafe.com CHOCOLATE SMILES 312 W Chatham St, Ste 101 (919) 469-5282 | chocolatesmiles.com COFFEE & CREPES 315 Crossroads Blvd (919) 233-0288 | coffeeandcrepes.com CREMA COFFEE ROASTER & BAKERY 1983 High House Rd (919) 380-1840 | cremacoffeebakery.com DICED GOURMET SALADS & WRAPS 1377 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 377-8572 | dicedsalads.com

GOJI BISTRO 100 Maynard Crossing Ct (919) 466-8888 | gojibistro.us

CHINA UNO 308 Village Walk Dr (919) 557-9888 | china-uno.com

KABUKI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE 220 Nottingham Dr (919) 380-8081 | kabukicary.com

KOBE HIBACHI & SUSHI 515 N Main St (919) 557-1437 | kobehollyspringsnc.com

DUCK DONUTS 100 Wrenn Drive (919) 468-8722 | duckdonuts.com

KASHIN JAPANESE RESTAURANT 309 Crossroads Blvd (919) 851-7101 | kashin.com

THAI THAI CUISINE 108 Osterville Dr (919) 303-5700 | thaithaicuisinenc.com

FRESCA CAFÉ & GELATO 302 Colonades Way (919) 851-8171 | frescacafe.com

LUCKY 7 906 NE Maynard Rd (919) 380-7550 | lucky7nc.com

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FRESH. LOCAL ICE CREAM 138 E Chatham St freshlocalicecream.com

RED BOWL ASIAN BISTRO 2020 Boulderstone Way (919) 388-9977 | redbowlcary.com SUSHI AT THE PARK 1163 Parkside Main St. sushiatthepark.com (984) 333-0198 SUSHI-THAI CARY 106 Kilmayne Dr (919) 467-5747 | sushithaicary.com

C&T WOK 130 Morrisville Square Way (919) 467-8860 | ctwokrestaurant.com DIM SUM HOUSE 100 Jerusalem Dr (919) 380-3087 | dimsumhousemorrisville.com HIBACHI BLUE 1500 Village Market Pl (919) 462-9899

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GOODBERRY’S FROZEN CUSTARD 2325 Davis Dr (919) 469-3350 | goodberrys.com 1146 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 467-2386 | goodberrys.com GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY 1240 NW Maynard Road greatharvestcary.com (919) 460-8158

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HAPPYCAKES CUPCAKERY 9958 Chapel Hill Rd thehappycupcakery.com

BBQ

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BREW N QUE 1222 NW Maynard Rd (919) 601-2430 | brewnquenc.com CITY BARBEQUE 1305 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 439-5191 | citybbq.com DANNY’S BAR-B-QUE 311 Ashville Ave G (919) 851-5541 | dannysbarbque.com RALLYPOINT SPORT GRILL 1837 N Harrison Ave (919) 678-1088 | rallypointsportgrill.com

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SUGAR BUZZ BAKERY 1231 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 238-7224 | sugarbuzzbakery.com

SMOKEY’S BBQ SHACK 10800 Chapel Hill Rd (919) 469-1724 | smokeysshack.com

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BUTTERCREAM’S BAKE SHOP 101 N Salem St (919) 362-8408 | buttercreamsbakeshop.com SWEET CHERRY BAKERY (919) 524-9132 | sweetcherrybakerync.com

FUQUAY-VARINA CULTIVATE COFFEE ROASTERS 128 S Fuquay Ave (919) 285-4067 | cultivate.coffee

DADDY D’S BBQ 1526 Broad St (919) 552-6464 | daddydsbbqnc.com

Breakfast/Specialty CARY BRIGS AT THE CROSSING 1225 NW Maynard Rd (919) 481-9300 | brigs.com

APEX DALLAS FAMOUS CHICKEN N’ BISCUITS 1101 E Williams St | (919) 362-0051

FUQUAY-VARINA BAGELS PLUS 100 Dickens Rd (919) 285-4980 | bagelsplusfuquay.com

NIL’S CAFE 513 Broad St (919) 567-0887 | nilscafe.weebly.com

EGGS UP GRILL 1436 N Main St (919) 285-4463 | eggsupgrill.com

PINTS ICE CREAM & BEER 512 Broad St | (919) 285-2952

JUS’ ENUFF HOME COOKIN’ 736 N Main St (919) 567-0587 | jusenuffhomecookin.com

STICK BOY BREAD CO. 127 S Main St (919) 557-2237 | stickboyfuquay.com

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HOLLY SPRINGS FAMOUS TOASTERY 304 Grand Hill Place (919) 552-3102 | famoustoastery.com

Burgers/Hot Dogs CARY BARRY’S CAFE 2851 Jones Franklin Rd, Raleigh (919) 859-3555 | barryscafe.com BUILT CUSTOM BURGERS 5033 Arco St (919) 377-2775 | builtcustomburgers.com REMINGTON GRILL 208 Crossroads Blvd (919) 233-1494 | remingtongrill.com

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APEX HWY 55 BURGERS SHAKES & FRIES 802 Perry Rd (919) 303-3533 | hwy55.com

Caribbean/Cuban MORRISVILLE CARMEN’S CUBAN CAFE & LOUNGE 108 Factory Shops Rd (919) 467-8080 | carmenscubancafe.com

Catering & food service APEX DONOVAN’S DISH 800 W Williams St, Ste 112 (919) 651-8309 | donovansdish.com

RALEIGH CATERING WORKS 2319 Laurelbrook St (919) 828-5932 | cateringworks.com ROCKY TOP CATERING 1705 E Millbrook Rd (919) 850-2340 | rockytopcatering.com

Eclectic CARY CHEF’S PALETTE 3460 Ten Ten Rd (919) 267-6011 | chefspalette.net

Greek/Mediterranean APEX VEGAN COMMUNITY KITCHEN 803 E Williams Street (919 372-5027 | vegancommunitykitchen.com

CARY BABA GHANNOUJ MEDITERRANEAN BISTRO 2468 Walnut St (919) 233-0907 | babaghannouj1.com JASMIN MEDITERRANEAN BISTRO 1109 Ledsome Ln (919) 469-1112 | jasminbistro.com LA SHISH MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE 908 NE Maynard Rd (919) 388-8330 | lashish.net SASSOOL 1347 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 300-5586 | sassool.com THE URBAN TURBAN 2757 NC-55 (919) 367-0888 | urbanturbanbistro.com TURKUAZ MARKET 203 N Harrison Ave #110 (919) 455-1890

HOLLY SPRINGS MEDITERRA GRILL 108 Grand Hill Pl (919) 762-7851 | mediterranc.com

CARY REY’S 1130 Buck Jones Rd | (919) 380-0122

GERMAN CARY DER BIERGARTEN 1080 Darrington Drive (919) 459-5874 | biergartencary.com

BAWARCHI GRILL & SPIRITS 800 W Williams St (919) 363-9000 | bawarchiapex.com

CARY BIRYANI MAXX INDIAN CUISINE 590 E Chatham St (919) 377-0346 | biryanimaxxindiancuisine.com BIRYANI XPRX (EXPRESS) 748-A E Chatham St (919) 377-1801 | biryanixprx.com CILANTRO INDIAN CAFÉ 107 Edinburgh S Dr (919) 234-1264 | cilantroindia.com HIMALAYAN NEPALI CUISINE 746 E Chatham St (919) 466-0550 | himalayannepalicuisine.com KABABISH CAFÉ 201 W Chatham St (919) 377-8794 | kababishcafe.com NAZARA INDIAN BISTRO 1945 High House Rd (919) 694-5353 | nazaranc.com TOWER INDIAN RESTAURANT 144 Morrisville Square Way (919) 465-2326 | towernc.com UDUPI CAFE 590 E Chatham St | (919) 465-0898

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Irish APEX DOHERTY’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT 5490 Apex Peakway | (919) 387-4100 dohertysirishpubnc.com

RUCKUS PIZZA, PASTA, & SPIRITS 101 Market Center Dr (919) 388-3500 | ruckuspizza.com

FUQUAY-VARINA

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BRAVO’S MEXICAN GRILL 208 Grande Heights Dr (919) 481-3811 | bravosmexicangrill.net

TRALI IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT 3107 Grace Park Dr (919) 651-9083 | traliirishpub.com

FIESTA MEXICANA CARY 2839 Jones Franklin Rd, Raleigh (919) 859-1303 | fiestamexicananc-cary.com

Italian APEX DANIEL’S RESTAURANT & CATERING 1430 W Williams St (919) 303-1006 | danielsapex.com MAMMA MIA ITALIAN BISTRO 708 Laura Duncan Rd (919) 363-2228 | mammamianc.com

RUCKUS PIZZA, PASTA, & SPIRITS 1055 Pine Plaza Dr (919) 446-6333 | ruckuspizza.com

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HYDERABADHOUSE | BIRYANI PLACE 3735 Davis Dr (919) 924-0503 | hyderabadhouse.net

NEOMONDE 10235 Chapel Hill Rd (919) 466-8100 | neomonde.com

MAXIMILLIANS GRILL & WINE BAR 8314 Chapel Hill Rd (919) 465-2455 | maximilliansgrill.com

TERRA BONUM SALAD CAFE 821 Bass Pro Lane (919) 234-6007 | terrabonumsaladcafe.com

MORRISVILLE

OSTERIA G 5160 Sunset Lake Rd (984) 229-7480 | osteriag.com

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TANGERINE CAFE 2422 SW Cary Pkwy (919) 468-8688 | tangerinecafecary.com

ZEERA INDIAN RESTAURANT 1311 E Broad St | (919) 762-6215

MORRISVILLE

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BROTHERS OF NEW YORK PIZZA 3450 Kildaire Farm Rd (919) 629-6000 | brothersofny.com

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