Better cooking through chemistry
Food & Nutrition: Chefs apply molecular gastronomy methods to create delicious dishes.
Japanese, Korean sites debut
Epicurean: Payman Bazooband and Chan Ho, the restaurateurs who have given us Rio Churrascaria, Brasa, Baba Grill and Crazy Fire Mongolian Grill, are at it again.
Grandmother's cake draws response
Hot Stuff: A food lover's guide to the Triangle and beyond.
Yamaguchi earns a spot in the finals
The final three couples were chosen on Tuesday night's "Dancing With the Stars," and not surprisingly, partners Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas were included.
She (and he) will love this crab soup
Speciality of the House: North Seafood Bistro serves a fantastic She Crab Soup. I would love to make their soup when I visit my daughter for her birthday in May. Please, please see if the bistro might divulge the recipe for Raleigh's best She Crab Soup. -- J.F.W., Raleigh.
Greg's Hot List: Seafood Savor
Beach outings are still a couple of weeks away for many of us, but there's no reason we should have to wait for a taste of the shore.
Tastings
Anytime Wines Flight Nights: Taste three wines of the same varietal 4 p.m. Wednesday. Tasting 4 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday. (919) 303-9463. www.anytimewines.com.
Graham, in China, pledges aid
The Rev. Franklin Graham, who was in China during Monday's earthquake, has promised $150,000 to a Christian association there to help with disaster relief.
The wine list
A Triangle wine vendor recommends wines in three price ranges, $10 or less, $10-$20, and more than $20. This week's come from Daniel Lieurance at Great Grapes at 1237 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary.
Grandpa's wife wants grand title
Tell Me About It:Dear Carolyn: I married a man 31/2 years ago who has two adult children. The grandchildren are 3, 3, 1 and 4 months.
Indiana Jones and the Web of Doom
Studio tries to keep new film under wraps, but Internet critics are already weighing in.
'Heights' trumps revivals in Tony nominations
'In the Heights," a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show.
Tony nominations in key categories
Musical: "In the Heights," "Passing Strange," "Cry-Baby," "Xanadu."
Matters of death and life
Families & Relationships:A mother starts a Wake Forest support group to help other suicide survivors cope.
UNC to get ABC bureau
Media Mix:ABC News has chosen The UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication as one of five university programs in the U.S. that will open a mini-bureau for ABC News on Campus in September.
Some days are to mosey
Our Lives:On one of those unseasonably warm and unhelpfully dry days, we took a state-of-the-neighborhood walk.
Pull the plug on 'Hannah Montana'
Families & Relationships:Is this the beginning of yet another female child star trainwreck?
Free to be what she wants
TriangleMom2Mom, the N&O's new parenting blog, offers myriad takes on the challenges and joys of parenthood. Here's an excerpt of a recent post.
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- Airbus announces new delays to A380
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Food & Wine Wire
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- How Stuff Works: How beer works
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Family Wire
- Son's special need creates a bond tested by challenge, forged in love
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Weird News Wire
- Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies
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