Category Archives: Gadgets & Gear

Now serving: Milkshake

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Victus Populi

My inbox is the sad proof that I’m a sucker for email giveaways. Dinner for two at a fancy restaurant in NYC, a weekend getaway to some mountain retreat, a book. I’ve entered hundreds of these things. I’ve never won anything. … Continue reading →

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God loves the ugliest vegetables. And creatures.

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Victus Populi

Last night, I was trying to remember the name of the ugliest thing from God’s lovely earth that I have ever seen, the geoduck (pronounced gooey-duck). I finally remembered it, but not before my Google Images search for “ugliest vegetables” … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Victus Populi

I’ve got Mother’s Day on the brain this morning. While my fabulous mother deserves to be jetted off to some paradise like this for five days, my factory outlet wallet can only afford something more along the lines of this, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro cool stuff, Durham locavore, Durham small business, Food and Booze, Gadgets & Gear, Locavore, North Carolina food, North Carolina small business, Slow Food, Southern Food, Travel, Triangle Locavore | Tagged baked goods, Bargains, Beer, booze events, Brooklyn, Carrboro, celebrity, Chapel Hill, cheese, Durham, Homemade, New York City, North Carolina, Piedmont Farms, Pork, Restaurants | Leave a comment

Now serving: Vic Pop via Orange Zest on Chapelboro.com!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Victus Populi

Can’t get enough Vic Pop in your life? Starting this week you can find a whole new site with Victus Populi-style words of wisdom and good eating. 1360 WCHL has launched Chapelboro.com, a hyper-local news resource for all things Chapel … Continue reading →

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The short list: things that changed my life.

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Victus Populi

Smuggling bibles into China over Christmas break at age 9 in 1986; discovering Gino Severini’s Blue Dancer at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice in 1999; meeting my husband in 2005; all these things were sorta milestones in my life in … Continue reading →

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Sale sweep: Most wanted and unwanted items in the marketplace under $50

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Victus Populi

Browsing the gourmet sites today in my effort to discover the best in-between- significant-holiday overstock purchases from some of my favorite retailers. Here are a few things currently tempting my AmEx: Cuisinart flavored popcorn maker, $49.99 at Williams Sonoma. I … Continue reading →

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Food Writers Forum at A Southern Season

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Victus Populi

When I lived in NYC and needed a little mental pick me up from whatever issue troubled me, I often found myself walking into a food or candy shop filled with things I could never afford. When I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Keeping Gourmet alive

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Victus Populi

Gourmet is dead. Long live Gourmet! We may no longer have the glossy pages of Gourmet filling our post box each month, and that is a minor tragedy for the food-obsessed. The Gourmet Live blog does its darndest to keep … Continue reading →

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Jauntsetter.com Trip Pick of the Week – Durham-Chapel Hill: An Affordable Food Lover’s Jaunt

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Victus Populi

Doesn’t jauntsetter.com look a bit prettier today all dressed up in its current Trip Pick of the Week? Check out North Carolina’s Durham-Chapel Hill: An Affordable Food Lover’s Jaunt.

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Post-holiday deal round up: Because it is never too late to buy me a present.

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Victus Populi

Early January is such a great time for cheapos like me. So many deals, so much free shipping. A food loving girl with a few bucks left on her holiday Visa gift card can have a lot of fun on … Continue reading →

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