NC MADE Blog

NC Made's Food & Drink Guide to The Bull City

We've put together a comprehensive list of all the best places to eat, drink and see in Durham, NC. Whether you're planning a trip to Bull City or consider yourself an "in the know" local, there's something tasty for all.

View article »

June 22, 2017 by Cathleen Cueto

Tags: alley twenty six american tobacco trail bar guide bar virgile bull city chubby's tacos city guide cocoa cinnamon dame's chicken and waffles drink durham durham bulls athletic park durham farmers' market eat el cuscatleco eno river state park fullsteam brewery geer street garden gocciolina guglhupf johnson family BBQ king's sandwich shop la guanajuato loaf mami nora's mateo bar de tapas monuts motorco nc food nc food road trip parker & otis piedmont pizzeria toro pompieri pizza restaurant guide rise rose's meat market and sweet shop saltbox seafood joint sarah p. duke gardens scratch southern food taqueria la vaquita vin rouge

Num Num Sauce

Michael Lloyd, founder of Num Num Sauce, is a Durham-based scientist who reformulated an old family recipe to start his sauce enterprise after being laid off from a pharmaceutical job in 2008.

View article »

May 06, 2014 by Nicole Bogas

Tags: artisan spotlight durham grilling sauce piedmont

White Whale Cocktail Mixers

Every cocktail enthusiast loves to nail a complicated new recipe whether that may involve infusing simple syrups, acquiring heirloom citrus, or burning cinnamon sticks with a blowtorch. The folks at White Whale realize you don't always have time for all that, so they created three signature cocktail mixers featuring high-quality ingredients -- organic when possible -- some exotic, some grown close to home -- but always well-balanced, delicious, and easy to prepare.

View article »

April 27, 2014 by Nicole Bogas

Tags: artisan spotlight cocktail mixers cocktails durham piedmont

Big Spoon Roasters Nut Butters

Mark Overbay, founder of Big Spoon Roasters, tasted fresh-ground peanut butter while serving in the Peace Corps in Zimbabwe, where locals there roasted nuts over an open fire and ate the butter alone with a bit of honey and salt.

View article »

April 20, 2014 by Nicole Bogas

Tags: artisan spotlight durham nut butter piedmont