Camino shifts campus coffee landscape
Maddie Sa
September 24, 2020
Campus Grounds, located in Taylor Residence Hall, opened for the semester on Thursday, Sept. 10 and will be providing Wake Forest students and staff with brand new Bobby Boy Bakeshop pastries this fall. This year, however, it will face some fresh competition from a familiar face on campus as well. ...
Clutch Coffee opens new W-S location
September 17, 2020
Winston-Salem has a new coffee shop to add to the ranks of Krankies, Camino, Bobby Boy Bakeshop and many others. Clutch Coffee Bar just opened a new location on University Parkway, two lights past Target. One wonders how a new coffee shop could afford to open in an area where the coffee market is al...
Camino owner determined to give back to W-S
Emma Rieves
September 10, 2020
Community can make all the difference. In 2011 when local entrepreneur Cary Clifford, an artist and baker, needed to move everything from refrigerators to egg cartons from the basement kitchen at Krankies Coffee to a storefront on Fourth Street, a diehard group of friends made it happen. With that ste...
@Winston_Salem_Eats promotes a “shop local” initiative
September 3, 2020
Life Editor Catherine Regen interviews Caroline Osborn about her Winston-Salem food Instagram account. Osborn touches on the importance of supporting local and Black-owned businesses during COVID-19. She also reccomends some local eateries that Wake Forest students might not be familiar with. Can you i...
Mareesa Ahmad Tackles Nutritional Ignorance With Easy Cooking
Michelle Lazaran
April 16, 2020
“I eat my rainbow of colors every day — a packet of Skittles!” This response from a child about eating colorful food, generally referring to fruits and vegetables, prompted junior Mareesa Ahmad to take action. Then a high school freshman in Harlan, Kentucky, who loved to cook, Ahmad realiz...
Burrito Boys: Finishing This Search At The Porch
Micah Porter
February 20, 2020
Six months ago, I arrived on campus. The city, heavily influenced by the flavors and access of the South, offered virtually every culinary style a foodaholic could ask for, except for Mexican food, as it would seem. After talking with several locals, whose burrito-eating ambitions had never made it p...
Burrito Boys: Tequila Delivers On Taste And Value
Micah Porter
February 13, 2020
Thomas Cutting contributed to the writing of this article. Here with another review of the best burritos in Winston-Salem, the Burrito Boys test local dine-in restaurant, Tequila Mexican Grill. Contrary to the refined atmosphere of Mi Pueblo (issue 3), Tequila Grill offers a simple, yet impressive tak...
Burrito Boys: Mi Pueblo Ahead In The Ranking
Micah Porter
February 6, 2020
Back again with the newest take on the Mi Pueblo burrito, Burrito Boys are now ready to present the official top three burritos in Winston-Salem. Native to the city, Mi Pueblo has been serving up top notch mexican grill in their eight locations for decades - ever since its founders, Jesus and Maria Rui...
Burrito Boys: Chipotle Is A Fan Favorite
Micah Porter
January 30, 2020
Matt Motyl contributed to the reporting in this article. Continuing the journey of finding the best burrito in Winston-Salem, freshman Micah Porter, along with guest critic, freshman Matt Motyl, test out Winston-Salem’s very own Chipotle. Located near Hanes Mall in the Southeast part of town, Chip...
Burrito Boys: Moe’s Menu, Quality Disappoint
Micah Porter
January 23, 2020
Quint Shorr contributed to the reporting in this article. In its first critique on the road to finding the best burritos in Winston-Salem, the Burrito Boys try out the university’s very own Moe’s Southwest Grill. To obtain a fair, holistic review of each restaurant, we will be grading on the following: pr...
