Ever since moving out to The Triangle area in North Carolina, I’ve been searching for good doughnut shops. The only places that I could find were the huge corporate chains like Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme, which are bearable and downright awful, respectively. I also found some regional chains, but they weren’t much better. The …
Tag: desserts
Aug 12 2012
Rise Biscuits and Donuts, Durham, NC – part II
Almost exactly two months ago, you might remember that I posted about having a great doughnut from Rise, which is an upcoming speciality doughnut and biscuit shop in Durham, NC. The new shop is the creation Chef Tom Ferguson of Durham Catering Company. Well yesterday, he decided to have another free sampling of some of …
Jul 23 2012
Greek yoghurts: Dannon Oikos versus Voskos
I’ve always been a big fan of yoghurt (or yogurt, if you prefer), but wasn’t ever really fond of the Greek yoghurt. I think that the primary reason that I don’t find like the majority of Greek yoghurt is due to its extremely thick, and sometimes dense texture. That being said, Greek yoghurt has some …
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