Ladybug Creamery Opens North Raleigh Ice Cream Shop
The artisan creamery serves 12 rotating flavors on Thursdays through Sundays at Glenwood Place.
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Would you visit a new locally owned ice cream shop in your neighborhood?
Raleigh Food and Drink News
Across Raleigh, coverage here takes in restaurant openings and closings, food safety recalls, local chefs, culinary trends and the city's drinks scene. Stories follow the kitchens, bars and food businesses that shape how people eat and drink in the city.
Dining Out
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Do you think local independent restaurants in your area are doing well?
Fiction Kitchen to Close Permanently Nov. 14
The Raleigh vegan restaurant will serve its final Sunday brunch on Nov. 8 before closing for good.
Desserts
Millie's Homemade Plans Downtown Raleigh Location
The ice cream chain will open its first North Carolina store at 325 Blake St. near Moore Square before the end of the year.
Coffee
Live Poll
Do you think local coffee shops in your area are getting better or worse?
Raleigh Coffee Shops Face Closures, Displacement
Village Coffeehouse closed after a fire, while Parallax Coffee and Bad Brain Coffee Co. face relocation or closure in the Triangle area.
Healthy Food
Live Poll
Do you feel responsible for helping neighbors who are struggling in your own community?
Raleigh Resident Honored for Community Meal Program
A local woman earns national recognition for her weekly efforts to provide homemade meals to her neighbors.
Barbecue
Live Poll
Would you travel specifically to eat at a Carolina-style barbecue restaurant?
10Best Names The Pit Best Carolina-Style Barbecue
USA Today's 10Best ranked the downtown Raleigh smokehouse first among Carolina-style barbecue spots across the country.
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Regular subjects here include new restaurants and the chefs behind them, closures and ownership changes, food safety alerts that reach local shelves, and the breweries, distilleries and coffee roasters working the city. Coverage reaches across Raleigh and into the surrounding communities wherever a dining story crosses the city line. Restaurant turnover is constant, so openings and closings get as much attention as the menus themselves. Growth in the region's population and the pace of new development keep pushing food businesses into new neighborhoods and along new commercial corridors.