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Grilled Organic Carolina Gourdseed Grits at the Roadhouse

Slices of cooled and cut grits grilled with an array of terrific toppings Having just written a bunch about Angela Duckworth’s inspiring insights in her books Grit and Situated, it was too hard to pass up the chance … Continued

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Fundraising Dinner for Southern Smoke at Miss Kim on Oct. 6

Helping support restaurant folks in need across the country In 1902, the same year that Rocco and Katherine Disderide decided to build what we now lovingly know as “the Deli’s building,” the Russian-born, British-dwelling anarchist … Continued

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We Do Our Best Work When We’re Part of Great Organizations

Getting situated, Situationists, the ’60s, and sustainable hog farmers In the first week of December 1967, philosopher and author Raoul Vaneigem published his now-classic work The Revolution of Everyday Life. Born in March 1934 in the small … Continued

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Cheese Coins from Rustic Bakery in California

Small bites of super tasty excellence on the Deli shelves When you think about paying bills, I’m pretty confident that what comes to mind for you will not be cheese. There was a time, though, … Continued

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Goin’ Coco-Nutz Comes to the Candy Manufactory

A limited-edition coconut chocolate bar (available through September, while supplies last)! The first on the list of historian Timothy Snyder’s 20 “lessons”—i.e., things we can each do to push back against attempts to impose an … Continued

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The Breakfast So Tasty It Inspired a Poem!

The Smothered Burrito at the Roadhouse This one’s not new, but it still remains a bit of a “secret” for those who aren’t already in the know about breakfast at the Roadhouse.  The bottom line … Continued