Ponysaurus Express: Ponysaurus in Durham

The half-pony, half-raptor tap handle has been spotted roaming about at bars and restaurants throughout Durham and the Triangle for the past few years. (You had one job, Phil! One job!) But hold on to your butts: Ponysaurus is now open with their own taproom on Hood Street in Durham. They started their soft launch the last…

G2B: Durham’s Hidden Gem

From 2006-2010, Virginia and I lived in Durham near the old South Square Mall and the most out-of-place building in the Triangle, University Tower. During that period, we watched as the area’s restaurant and retail scenes struggled to reinvent themselves. Target and Sam’s Club found success in the area, and not far from their plaza…

A Taste of Honey: Bull City Ciderworks

I’ve been putting off writing up some of my favorites (notably, Fullsteam, Mystery, Haw River, and Bull City Ciderworks). Bull City gets Durham kudos for finding a hole in the wall on a couple-block section of downtown that was not yet full of awesome businesses and made it cool.  Pre-renaissance, downtown Durham was apparently full…

Triangles Are My Favorite Shape: Triangle Brewing Company

We live in Durham-ish, so of course we’ve been to Triangle Brewing Company’s Pint & Plate at Brightleaf Square. But we revisited it again. Just for you. In fact, we’ll send you the bill. We typically pop in to Pint & Plate in the early afternoon or on weeknights, so it hasn’t always been busy, but…