
{"id":4584,"date":"2009-01-15T07:59:32","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T15:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2009-01-15T07:59:32","modified_gmt":"2009-01-15T15:59:32","slug":"the-eater-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2009\/01\/15\/the-eater-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Inaugural eats<\/strong><br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re starting to get word of openings and special meals and events surrounding the Jan. 20th inauguration. <\/p>\n<p>Quite a variety already \u00e2\u20ac\u201d everything from the return of the Obama Dog (Chicago style with a little pineapple for the Hawaiian connection) to a semi-formal gala at the Siena Hotel with a five-course dinner followed by drinks, hors d\u00e2\u20ac\u2122oeuvres and dancing. The event, co-sponsored and to be broadcast by WCHL, is a benefit for the Foundation for a Sustainable Community.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nCheck The Citizen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s MILL blog for more announcements on the subject.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoop dreams<\/strong><br \/>\nWe note that hoop cheese is on sale at Cliff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s for $4.99 a pound. But what exactly is hoop cheese? The generic answer is pressed cheese curds, meaning it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like a cottage cheese with the water pressed out. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also a bit like farmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Consistency and style vary. Here in North Carolina, the term refers to cheddar curds pressed into molds and topped with a wax coating.<\/p>\n<p>There is probably no truth to the legend that eating hoop cheese during basketball season has a positive effect on one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s favorite team. But, hey, it couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hoit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of the Ox<\/strong><br \/>\nIn case you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re wondering when the fireworks start, this from Francis Chan: Jade Palace is pleased to announce the celebration of Chinese New Year on Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24.<\/p>\n<p>Help usher in the Year of the Ox at 5 p.m. on both evenings, with the traditional Lion Dance and a special menu. For the children, there will be fun prizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inaugural eats We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re starting to get word of openings and special meals and events surrounding the Jan. 20th inauguration. Quite a variety already \u00e2\u20ac\u201d everything from the return of the Obama Dog (Chicago style with a little pineapple for the Hawaiian connection) to a semi-formal gala at the Siena Hotel with a five-course dinner followed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4585,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4584\/revisions\/4585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}