08/28/2018
Taste Carolina with these traveling culinary tours
A Daily Tar Heel Q&A with Taste Carolina’s owner previews the Culinary Carrboro Tasting and Market Tour and explains how the company’s guided walking food tours connect guests with chefs, local history, and new restaurants.
In this Daily Tar Heel interview, Taste Carolina owner Lesley Stracks-Mullem explains how Taste Carolina’s guided walking food tours work—typically a three-hour downtown experience with five or six restaurant stops, chef interaction, and storytelling around local history, architecture, and the culinary scene. The article spotlights the Culinary Carrboro Tasting and Market Tour, including a small-group Saturday format (often 15 guests or fewer), featured stops, and a visit to the Carrboro Farmer’s Market for tastings with farmers and vendors. Stracks-Mullem also shares how Taste Carolina started during her time at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler amid the 2008 recession and how tours help diners discover new restaurants and drive repeat visits that benefit local businesses.
The Daily Tar Heel
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