Category Archives: Restaurants

Carolina Moments: Eat, Read, Listen, & Watch

EATING: LUNCH IN CARRBORO Last week, our Abroad at Home outing was to Pizzeria Mercato, a Carrboro pizza place favored by my sister and brother-in-law.  Some local folks may well remember Magnolia Grill, an all-time great restaurant in Durham.  We would dine there every time we visited family in North Carolina.   Ben and Karen Barker won numerous awards …

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Interlude: Philadelphia & More

MOVIE THERAPY Love Actually (free on Amazon Prime) After a week that left many of us sad, disappointed, bruised, angry, and scared about the future, I decided that we needed a movie that would be fun and take us a bit out of ourselves.  On Friday night, the Chief Penguin and I watched Love Actually, a film from 2003. …

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Carolina Comments: Novel, Play & Dinner

In this post, I share my thoughts on Elizabeth Strout’s latest Maine novel, report on seeing a powerful and timely play, and share a tidbit about dinner at a very local eatery. MAINE LIVES Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout Sharing individual’s stories and lives through the seasons, Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel, Tell Me Everything, returns to …

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