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35. Durham, N.C.
A downtown turnaround means food worth a trip.
A decade ago, downtown Durham was a place best avoided after sundown. But as revitalization has transformed abandoned tobacco factories and former textile mills into bustling mixed-use properties, the city has been injected with much-needed life. In the heart of downtown, a crop of standout restaurants and cafes has recently sprouted around West Main Street, where low rents have allowed chefs and other entrepreneurs to pursue an ethos that skews local, seasonal and delicious.
The farmers’ market favorite Scratch Bakery has a brand-new storefront for its seasonal homemade pies that include chestnut cream pie and buttermilk sweet potato pie. At the cafe-grocery Parker and Otis, the menu features sandwiches made with freshly baked bread from nearby Rue Cler and locally roasted java from Durham’s Counter Culture Coffee. And at the sophisticated Revolution, squash tamales, mascarpone gnocchi, and tuna with wasabi caviar rotate through the seasonal menu.
Yeah, but did you read the rest of the list? Zanzibar, Algeria, Washington state, Uraguay, Chile, Morocco and, tops on my personal list: Kurdistan!How bizarre!
What a bunch of weird places. Washington state - seriously??
Um... what's so bizarre about those places? If you're well traveled, the list doesn't look so bizarre or strange. Personally, I'd love to go to Iraqi Kurdistan. It looks incredibly beautiful and it has such a rich history.
(I don't think Washington state is on the list. I think it's the San Juan Islands, WA)
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Durham in the news again!
