We vetted top industry foodies and ate our way through town to deliver you the 25 best dishes in Raleigh of September 2021.
Cultural Comeback
Three Raleigh theater companies reflect on pivoting over the past year, and their plans for the future—plus, your local theater calendar.
’Grammable
We tapped local Instagram foodie influencers for their favorite Raleigh dishes. And here’s what they say you should be eating right now.
Farmland → Food Lab
Raleigh’s Community Food Lab was founded to seek local solutions to “wicked problems” (climate change, systemic racism) in our food system.
Call Us Old-Fashioned: Top Bourbon Picks
Looking for bourbon? We tap Raleigh bartenders and local aficionados for their favorite bourbon bottles right now.
Double Duty
Is it a shirt? A jacket? This shacket (a light denim button-down) does double duty as both shirt & a jacket, perfect for layering year-round.
Don‘t Worry, Be Hoppy
What is a cicerone? We chat up House of Hops bartender Frankie Frank on the distinctive certification—and love of beer and people.
Low on Liquor?
Here’s why you started to see a liquor shortage of some of your favorite bottles at North Carolina ABC stores and local bars and restaurants.
Whiskey Business
This fall, Olde Raleigh Distillery will be rolling out limited releases every other month to intro the Raleigh area to unique and rare spirts
Can It
Canned cocktails are the ”it” drink right now—ready-to-drink libations make life (& entertaining) easier and safer. Here’s our top 4.



