Cultured Grub Recommends Cocoa Cinnamon

"I did have truly good hot chocolate in a U.S. café last year, however. I was living in Durham, North Carolina and popped into Cocoa Cinnamon, a shoebox of a joint specializing in “drinking chocolate”—their version of Spanish chocolate. I drank a deliriously good (and remarkably tiny) cup of dense single-origin Kallari chocolate from Ecuador. I think I was floating two feet off the ground from the sheer pleasure of it all—not to mention the caffeine—when I left."

"Spicy Hot Chocolate with Orange Zest and Whipped Cream," Cultured Grub

Our State Highlights Durham Sandwiches

Our State Magazine highlighted the Fried Catfish Sandwich from Saltbox Seafood Joint, the Grilled Cheese from American Meltdown in its Southern Sandwich Travel Guide.

Our State Profiles American Tobacco Revitalization

"After falling into a state of disrepair, American Tobacco Factory has been revitalized as American Tobacco Campus, a center of culture in Durham."

—"American Tobacco Factory Revitalized," Susan Stafford Kelly, Our State

Virgin Atlantic Profiles Seth Gross from Bull City Burger and Pompieri

"A new restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, is turning up the heat on pizza pies by taking a fine-dining approach to this oft-believed-to-be-anything-but cuisine. Pompieri Pizza, under the guidance of Chef-Owner Seth Gross, make everything they use on their pizzas in-house, using locally sourced ingredients from farmers, ranchers, food purveyors and mills as close to home as possible."

—"Seth Gross: Durham's Locally Sourced Chef," Jason Frye, Virgin Atlantic Blog

CityLab profiles Durham's Organic Transit

"Rob Cotter sits in his small office on a side street in Durham, North Carolina...Two years ago, Cotter launched Organic Transit, a startup that designs, builds, and sells the ELF, an "electric, light, and fun" vehicle that's essentially an enclosed recumbent tricycle."

— "In-Between a Bike and a Car" Iza Wojciechowska, CityLab

Eater Buzzes About Upcoming Durham Restaurant and Hotel

"Over a year ago, James Beard Award-winning North Carolina chef Andrea Reusing dropped the bombshell news that...she would finally be opening a second restaurant — in downtown Durham, North Carolina...Durham's food scene has been steadily growing. In the city once known for its textile and tobacco mills, a boom of new, locally-focused restaurants have caught the eyes of major publications like the New York Times and Bon Appétit."

— "Lantern's Andrea Reusing Is Creating the 'Community Living Room' Durham, NC Needs," Hillary Dixler, Eater

Business Inside Profiles "Awesome" American Tobacco Campus

"Durham, North Carolina has long been a center for innovation in tech, thanks in part to the universities of the Research Triangle. But now the city of 286,000 is becoming a hub for young companies looking to get their ideas off the ground."

— "Check out the awesome campus that is transforming Durham, North Carolina into a startup hub," Madeline Stone, Business Insider