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WHERE TO EAT?

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For the next month, the Durham Performing Arts Center hosts the crown jewel of the arts world, the biggest show on earth, the toughest ticket in the universe. Welcome to Durham in the time of “Hamilton.” Getting tickets is the hard part. Now where do you eat? We’re here to help with that. Hamilton’s stop in Durham has attracted an audience from across the state. The good news for inand out-of-towners, downtown Durham is one of the best block by block dining cities in the South. The bad news, you might want to grab reservations now. Here are some bites to seek out before the curtain. ALLEY TWENTY-SIX 320 East Chapel Hill St., Durham Shannon Healy runs one of the area’s finest cocktail bars. There’s a frequently changing menu of seasonal drinks that’ll never steer you wrong, but bartenders can make anything you like with a

few choice adjectives. They also boast a kitchen to match the booze.

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BULL CITY BURGER 107 E. Parrish St. #105, Durham Proving that pasture-raised beef can be done on a high volume scale, don’t be disheartened if the counter-service line stretches to the door, it’s worth the wait. Bull City boasts a sign declaring, “Yes, we made that,” which applies to everything, from the pickles to the buns to the mustard. Even the beer. JACK TAR & THE COLONEL’S DAUGHTER 202 Corcoran St., Durham This modern diner on the ground floor of the new Unscripted Hotel goes from morning to night, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Colonel’s Daughter, the black box bar next door, is narrow and dark, usually with a movie on the lone television. There are more than dozen seats at the bar, but plenty of standing room along the wall, with a

The house specialty at M Kokko is KFC wings, the K standing for Korean as in that country’s famously extra-crispy twice-fried chicken. Juli Leonard wooden railing for drinks. M KOKKO 311 Holland St., Suite B, Durham This sister restaurant of M Sushi serves famous Korean chicken wings and sandwiches, but also excellent bowls of ramen. The waiting list can be staggering, like a certain global phenomenon musical.

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CHAMBER MUSIC RALEIGH SECU Auditorium at N.C. Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh 919-821-2030, chambermusicraleigh.org Individual concert tickets can be bought day-of, at ncartmuseum.org or at 919-7155923. • The Borromeo String Quartet, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. HALLE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER 237 N. Salem St. Apex 919-249-1120 or TheHalle.org • “Mostly Mozart” by the North Carolina Opera Chorus, Nov. 18 DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 2 E. South St., Raleigh 919-996-8700, dukeenergycenterraleigh.com • Celtic Thunder, Dec. 12, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium DUKE PERFORMANCES 919-684-4444 or dukeperformances.org • Calidore String Quartet, 8 p.m. Dec. 1, Baldwin Auditorium • Nnenna Freelon, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 3, Durham Fruit & Produce • Cécile McLorin Salvant, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 4, Durham Fruit & Produce DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (DPAC) 123 Vivian St., Durham 919-680-2787 or dpacnc.com • “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas,” Dec. 18-19 GARNER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 742 W. Garner Road, Garner 919-661-4602 or garnerperformingartscenter.com • Jazz Dinner featuring the John Brown Quartet, 7 p.m. Dec. 14

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Podcasts we’re listening to right now Glenn McDonald for Triangle Today With the holidays approaching, ‘tis the season of long car rides to visit family in exotic locales like Detroit and Pittsburgh and Cleveland. The noble podcast is here to help. Long trips are the perfect environment for checking out new shows or catching up on old favorites. In this edition of Podcast Picks, we recommend some recent releases, new season collections from some old favorites, and three terrific podcasts for hopeless history nerds. ‘SERIAL: SEASON THREE’

“Serial,” from NPR’s “This American Life,” is probably the planet’s most famous podcast, combining tireless investigative reporting with captivating storytelling. Creator and host Sarah Koenig is so good at what she does, it feels like she was genetically designed for this work. Season Three breaks from previous collections by focusing in on one specific location: the Justice Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Rather than tell one story, Koenig and co-host Emmanuel Dzotsi bounce through dozens of tales of justice gone wrong, gone sideways or just gone crazy. The team’s reporting is fair but tough, and there are details here which will infuriate any American citizen with even a passing interest in social justice. Starter Episode: It’s best to listen to the series in sequence, but if you’re in the market for instant outrage, try Episode Six on the utterly broken police department of East Cleveland. More: serialpodcast.org ‘The Bowery Boys: New York City History’

For more than a decade, The Bowery Boys – amateur historians Tom Meyers and Greg Young – have been excavating yesteryear stories of the Big Apple. The format is basic and familiar: Two guys research a topic, then talk for an hour or so, every other week. The difference is simple efficiency. Banter is minimal, and each episode is thoroughly researched and tightly focused. It’s clear that Meyers and Young put a tremendous amount of work into each show. In fact, they often burrow into the endless stacks at the New York Public Library to access primary sources. Topics bounce through the entire history of the city, from the city’s roots in Native American communities through the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to today’s headlines. Starter Episode: Browse the generous archives – 275 shows and counting – and see what catches your eye: Coney Island, the Chelsea Hotel, the Great Fire of 1776.

Episode 88, on Ellis Island, is a good representative episode. More: boweryboyshistory.com ‘MOVIE CRUSH’

Fans of the venerable podcast franchise “Stuff You Should Know” may already be familiar with this one. It’s a spin-off project from SYSK co-host Chuck Bryant dedicated to his various movie nerd obsessions. Each week, Bryant sits down with an invited quest – often a comedian or fellow podcast celebrity – and digs into one particular film. You might get comic John Hodgman talking about “The Avengers,” or podcaster Aaron Mahnke (“Lore”) on “The Village.” The vibe is loose and funny, but Bryant keeps conversation on the rails by preparing topics for each individual film. He really does love movies deeply, and it shows. Starter Episode: Dig back to June 14, 2018, for a killer conversation on “The Silence of the Lambs” with the hosts of the blockbuster podcast “My Favorite Murder.” Perfect match, really. More: moviecrush.show/podcasts ‘Revisionist History: Season Three’

Writer Malcolm’s Gladwell’s foray into podcasting has been one of the very best things to happen to the format. Gladwell, a master storyteller, can make the phone book interesting, and he’s got a top-flight production here from the podcast network Panoply. Like “Serial” and other blue chip podcasts, Gladwell’s series airs in season collections. Season Three dropped last summer. Gladwell’s general strategy with the series is to tackle historical topics that he believes have been overlooked or misunderstood. The series slogan: “Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.” But what he’s really doing is chasing down his own random obsessions. Season Three includes meditations on Elvis Costello, immigration policy and the nature of memory. Gladwell is so impossibly smart and interesting that he makes us all feel smart and interesting. It’s a public service, really. Starter Episode: Again, it’s better to listen in sequence. There are a lot of callbacks in the various narratives. But sports fans may want to start with Episode 3, concerning Wilt Chamberlain and the science of free throws. More: revisionisthistory.com