Black-owned Bites in Bull City

February is Black History Month – a month to honor and celebrate the great achievements and strides that Black Americans have made throughout generations of adversity. Though we should all be intentional about shopping at local, Black-owned businesses throughout the entire year, it’s especially important to support them and spread the wealth throughout our communitiesContinue reading “Black-owned Bites in Bull City”

6 New•ish Food Spots in the Raleigh-Durham area that I love

Hey foodies! The first half of 2023 has flown by, but if you’ve been following me on Instagram or TikTok then you know that I’ve been eating GOOD! There has been a lot of great food places that have opened since the end of last year that I’ve just gotten around to trying that IContinue reading “6 New•ish Food Spots in the Raleigh-Durham area that I love”

Summer 2022 Round-up

Hello, hello! I am trash at posting consistently, but I am back to tell you about my summer. As always, it was hot as hell in North Carolina for the duration of summer, but I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. My Instagram page has grown quite a bit in the past fewContinue reading “Summer 2022 Round-up”

My 2022 Juneteenth Foodie Meetup

Okay, so I’m going to need for y’all to act like the publishing date for this blog June 20th! I had big plans to use my Monday off to write about how much fun I had on Juneteenth weekend, but instead I decided to Netflix and nap. But anyways, I hosted my second annual JuneteenthContinue reading “My 2022 Juneteenth Foodie Meetup”

My Favorite Triangle Food Trucks

If you follow me on social media, you know that food trucks are my jam — I am a food truck fanatic! Putting together a list of my favorite food trucks has been on my to-do list for literal years now, but it’s finally done! I will likely have to do a part two becauseContinue reading “My Favorite Triangle Food Trucks”

7 Black-owned Businesses I visited during BHM

Ever since I began food blogging in 2020, I’ve had the goal to be intentional about support Black-owned and other minority-owned businesses. I am and will remain super unapologetic about this focus because Black and other marginalized communities need as much free exposure as they can get. These businesses have to overcome funding and opportunityContinue reading “7 Black-owned Businesses I visited during BHM”

Finding a Healthy Balance

How is January about to be over already? As I reflect on this month, I can’t help but be happy with how it has gone. If you read my last blog, you know that one of my goals for this year is to shed some of those pandemic pounds. I am good at consistently movingContinue reading “Finding a Healthy Balance”

My first Trader Joe’s experience

Okay, I will admit that I was one of those people that thought Trader Joe’s was all hype. For years, I refused to believe that their frozen foods and snacks could really be that much better than the stuff I get from other grocery stores. Prior to my first real shopping experience here, I hadContinue reading “My first Trader Joe’s experience”

My 5 favorite Raleigh-Durham coffee shops

If you follow my foodie Instagram, you know that I am serious about my coffee! Fortunately, there is no shortage of local coffee shops and carts in Raleigh-Durham (and surrounding areas). I literally have to stop myself from going out and buying a latte from any of these locally-owned coffee spots every single day. OutContinue reading “My 5 favorite Raleigh-Durham coffee shops”