Chapel Hill Magazine

Dec 20, 2024 | chapelhillmagazine.com | Nancie McDermott

Hoppin’ JohnAccording to Southern culinary tradition, setting yourself up for a new year filled with good fortune is as easy as savoring a spoonful of this rice-and-peas dish known as Hoppin’ John. Whether you cook the long-grain rice and field peas together in one pot, or combine cooked rice and peas in the serving bowl, partaking of this simple dish and a serving of long simmered greens assures you an on-going serving of good luck all through the coming year.

Nov 19, 2024 | chapelhillmagazine.com | Jessica Stringer

From sides to sweet potato cupcakes, we’ve got you covered on everything but the turkey for the ultimate Thanksgiving spreadBy Jessica Stringer | Photography by James Stefiuk Dick Barrows, former chef at the now-shuttered Kitchen “Growing up in suburbia in the 1950s and ’60s, I came home from school and could smell my mom’s good cooking wafting out from dual exhaust fans that my dad had installed. She had “The Joy of Cooking” and other cookbooks, but most of her recipes were in her head.

Apr 8, 2024 | chapelhillmagazine.com | Sydney Ross

By James Dupree | Photography by John Michael Simpson“Tucked Away Treasures” is the theme for this year’s Chapel Hill Garden Club’s biennial garden tour. The 14th annual Chapel Hill Garden Tour, held April 27 and 28, will showcase five private gardens and the North Carolina Botanical Garden. “We anticipate more than 1,500 visitors,” says Catherine Schwab, co-chair of the 2024 garden tour. “We have supported the Botanical Garden with more than $250,000 over the years.

Feb 29, 2024 | chapelhillmagazine.com | Jessica Stringer

It’s a pity I don’t remember my first visit to The Carolina Inn. It was the late ’80s, and the paint was barely dry in the Smith Center when my grandparents, Luke and Elaine, and my parents snuck a small toddler into a game. We ran into the late Coach Dean Smith in the inn’s cafeteria during our stay, and he signed an autograph – made out to Elaine and Jessica – on the hotel’s stationery.

Aug 10, 2023 | chapelhillmagazine.com | Brooke Dougherty

From pet sitting and walking to puppy courses and safety training, Jenn Tidrow’s at-home business is on a mission to build relationships – with you and your petsBy Brooke DoughertyOver the past decade, Jenn Tidrow has worked to create lasting bonds with the people and pets in the community through her business, Laughing Dog Pet Care. In the past, she’s focused more on pet sitting, walking and training.