
{"id":3602,"date":"2008-10-09T08:01:38","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T16:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2008-10-09T08:01:38","modified_gmt":"2008-10-09T16:01:38","slug":"the-eater-10908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/10\/09\/the-eater-10908\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eater 10\/9\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Slow Food chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are still tickets left for Sunday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s big all-farm-raised chicken dinner, with pastured poultry from Castle Rock Gardens and Castlemaine farms, plus farm-raised sides, local bread, some bluegrass pickin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and a guest chef from the acclaimed Asheville restaurant Table.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe event is a fundraiser to help local farmers attend this fall\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Slow Food Terra Madre conference in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Joanne and Brian Gallagher from Castlemain and Ristin Cooks and Patrick Walsh from Castle Rock are farmer delegates to the conference.<\/p>\n<p>All tickets are $25 per meal and are sold in advance. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re available at the farms\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 booths at farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 markets in Carrboro and Durham or you can call Castle Rock Gardens at 636-0832. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Brunch hideaway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The folks at Citrus in Southern Village probably would rather we not describe them as tucked away in Southern Village, but they are down the hill a bit from SoVo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commercial center. That said, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth seeking them out, especially on Sunday. An eater reports that the huevos rancheros were dandy. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the description from the menu: Abuela\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Chef Marc\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s grandmother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s huevos rancheros. Two eggs poached in homemade salsa and layered on corn tortillas with charro beans and queso blanca. Garnished with sour cream and avocado.<br \/>\nJust $7.85, ranch hands. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Aww, shucks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah, the months with \u00e2\u20ac\u0153r\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not talking like a pirate here.<br \/>\nOyster season is upon us. Please be careful with those knives. The main trick to not stabbing yourself is to not be in too big a hurry. It also helps to set your beer down first.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to see the champions at it, and want to satisfy your oyster cravings in a big way, you may wish to head down to Brunswick County, specifically to Ocean Isle beach on Oct. 18 and 19 for the 28th Annual<br \/>\nNorth Carolina Oyster Festival.<\/p>\n<p>A few years back, The Eater stumbled upon this event, which is kinda like a county fair with an unlimited supply of oysters. There are shucking championships and an oyster stew cook-off. The smell of a dozen or so steaming stations first thing in the morning is incredible.<\/p>\n<p>For what it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth, North Carolina oystering is making a bit of a comeback since an all-time low harvest of only 38,000 bushels in 2000. In 2006, the harvest was up to 85,000 bushels. Still quite a bit down from the heydays in the late 1800s when harvests annually approached half a million bushels.<\/p>\n<p><em>So, in celebration of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153erster\u00e2\u20ac\u009d season, let us know your favorite ways to consume this slipperiest of all bivalves. 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