L ET TE R F R O M TH E E DI TO R
Savor the Season
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am not one of those people who sets out pumpkins, tombstones and cobwebs the moment the Fourth of July fireworks show is over. But I’m married to one. Each year, I ask if we can please wait till after my mid-July birthday before diving into the Halloween decorations. I blame seasonal creep. The rush to move on to the next holiday has made it possible to slip a bag of candy corn into your shopping basket next to your watermelon and blueberries. It’s why backpacks and crayons appear in stores two weeks after the ink on student report cards has barely dried. Let’s not cut short the time of farmers market tomato sandwiches and a peaches and cream ice-cream float at Maple View Farm. (Pumpkin spice people, I promise it will be your turn soon enough!) At the very least, let’s make it a seamless transition into autumn. Danny Vacca and Chuck Jones have the right approach. The executive chef duo at Market and Moss are adding their popular crispy duck entree to the fall menu. Read about the dish on page 28. I admit our cover shoot for this 15th annual food and drink issue featuring the small-batch creations of Aliesha Vinar did put me in the autumn mindset. Photographed in her Hillsborough kitchen, the former mill space with its large windows was made even more cozy by candles ablaze and a misty rain. The cover rings true to early September decadence, a time when pears are plentiful, apples are nearly at their peak, and we procure the last bit of figs. Here’s to the last three weeks of late summer, and then I say, bring on fall! CHM
DRINK UP!
Search our directory of area breweries, wineries, distilleries and more for your next night out.
DELIGHTFUL DIGS
Show off your home or garden in our pages, or nominate your neighbors’ fantastic abode.
SWEATER WEATHER ’Tis the season for fall festivals, exhibits and more.
jessica.stringer@chapelhillmagazine.com
THE COVER Photo by J ohn Michael Sim pson
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