Food Republic Recommends Nana's and Watt's Grocery

"Old school meets new world at Nana's in Durham, where diners have been feasting on the kitchen's take on European classics featuring native North Carolina ingredients for over two decades...At Watts Grocery, Amy Tornquist has brought her experience working under the iconic North Carolina chef Bill Neal of Corner Grocery in Chapel Hill back to her hometown of Durham."

"The Research Dinner Triangle: Where To Eat Well In Raleigh, Durham And Chapel Hill," Chris Chamberlain, Food Republic

AARP - Durham, NC

"This one-time Tobacco Road warehouse town has plenty of genteel charm, but its farm-to-table restaurant renaissance and cutting-edge cultural offerings make it quite worldly. The beneficiary of tobacco barons, Durham is where Wall Street hedge-funders retire early to grow heirloom vegetables on riverside farms. It’s also home to prestigious Duke University and the nearby Research Triangle, which give it a kinetic energy. Throw in the sun-dappled North Carolina climate, perfumed by honeysuckle and pine, and you have a winning U.S. destination. Stroll Duke’s neo-Gothic campus and admire the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Cheer on the Durham Bulls, the minor league baseball team featured in the 1988 movie Bull Durham. Downtown, eateries in former tobacco warehouses serve Southern classics with contemporary twists. Try shrimp and grits at Watts Grocery or southern French cuisine at Vin Rouge. The Magnolia Grill and Nana’s also put Durham on the culinary map."

- Great U.S. Destinations for 2012, AAPR