Out & About TV: March 2017
TO OUR URBAN FARM.
A MICRO GREEN IS IN OLD HERB OR
VEGETABLE, IT IS ONLY A TINY
LITTLE BABY.
A TINY LITTLE PLANT.
THIS IS WHAT GOT ME INTO THIS
BUSINESS.
IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE BIT
NUTRITIONALLY AND FOR FLAVOR.
A TABLESPOON HAS THE SAME
NUTRIENTS AS A FULL SERVING AS
A VEGETABLE.
IT IS EASY TO TOP A SALAD, EGGS,
WE TRY TO PUT A TABLESPOON ON
EVERYTHING WE EAT HERE.
THIS WILL GROW 82 TONS OF A
MICRO GREEN PER YEAR, WHICH IS
A REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF FOOD IN
A SMALL, SMALL SPACE.
IT IS JUST THE THING THAT
INSPIRES ME.
I GET UP THINKING WE CAN SOLVE
OUR OWN PROBLEMS LOCALLY,
ESPECIALLY ABOUT FOOD.
YOU CAN FIND THE MICRO GREENS
AT MANY OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH'S
RESTAURANTS.
WE ARE IN THREE FARMERS
MARKETS.
WHAT WE WANT TO TELL PEOPLE IS
YOU CAN GROW FOOD IN UNEXPECTED
PLACES, THEY ARE COST EFFICIENT
FOR GETTING A GOOD POP OF
FLAVOR AND NUTRITION.
>>> IS AN ARTIST COLLECTIVE AND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
>> IT IS A PLACE OF ENERGY AND
LIGHT.
>> ALL OF THE ARTISTS ARE LOCAL
ARTISTS.
THE SHOWS CHANGE EACH MONTH BUT
EVERY MONTH WE HAVE MORE ON
DISPLAY.
YOU DON'T FIND THAT ALL THE
TIME IN GALLERIES.
>> WE DO HAVE GREATLY SKILLED
CURATORS SO WHEN YOU WALK INTO
THE GALLERY YOU ARE ALWAYS IN A
BEAUTIFUL GALLERY, I MEAN I
FEEL LIKE WE ARE A RADIANT PART
OF DOWNTOWN CHAPEL HILL.
>> THE PAINTINGS SPEAK TO YOU.
VERY OFTEN THE ARTIST WILL BE
HERE AND WILL STEP THROUGH WITH
USE THE STEPS THAT PRODUCED
THIS PIECE OF WORK.
>> TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT
YOUR WORK, THAT IS PRETTY NICE.
>> WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM TO
MEET ONCE A WEEK TO CREATE ART
AND WORK ON PROGRAMS THAT HELP
THE VETERANS, THEIR LIVES AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
>> WE WERE ONCE REFUGEES AND
HAVING TO FOCUS ON EDUCATION
THERE IS NOT TIME TO EXPRESS
OURSELVES.
WITH THIS GROUP WE HAVE A SPACE
TO EXPRESS OURSELVES AND LET GO
OF THINGS THAT WERE STRESSING
IS OUT AND FOCUS ON THINGS WE
LOVE.
>> EVERY ONE OF THE KIDS HAVE A
DIFFERENT AESTHETIC.
SOME ARE ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHERS
AND PAINTERS, OTHERS ARE
REALISTS, EVERYONE HAS A THING
THAT THEY ARE REALLY INTERESTED
IN AND WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
PURSUE THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
>> IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE
BE PUBLISHED THIS BOOK AND YOU
CAN FIND IT HERE AT THE FRANK
GALLERY.
>> ART IS IMPORTANT IN THIS
COMMUNITY AND EVERY COMMUNITY.
>> ART GIVES A KIND OF
INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL DEPTH
THAT IS JUST SIMPLY BASIC.
>> IT IS A CRITICAL PART OF WHO
WE ARE AS HUMAN BEINGS TO SEE
AND APPRECIATE THINGS AND BEING
A PART OF THAT
AND SUPPORTING A PART OF THAT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> THE GALLERY IS OPEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, IT IS
ABSOLUTELY FREE.
ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE
IS FOR SALE.
EVERY APRIL THE BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION IS THE BIGGEST
PARTY AND BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF
THE YEAR.
IT SUPPORTS ALL THE PROGRAMS
THAT WE DO.
COME SHOP FOR YOUR NEXT PIECE
OF ARTWORK AT FRANK GALLERY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
>>> WE ARE FAMILY-OWNED AND
OPERATED.
WE HAVE BEEN IN RALEIGH SINCE
1958.
THE ORIGINAL LOCATION WAS ON
HILLSBOROUGH STREET.
I STARTED WORKING
AS A BUS BOY WHILE I WAS IN
HIGH SCHOOL AND I MET MY FUTURE
WIFE THERE.
>> GROWING UP IN THE RESTAURANT
TO ALWAYS THINK YOU WILL DO
SOMETHING ELSE.
WE NEVER DREAMED WE WOULD BE
HERE TODAY, BUT, 30 YEARS LATER
IN THE SAME LOCATION.
>> WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF THE
SAME TRADITIONAL DISHES THAT
WERE SERVED. THERE IS NO
BETTER SMELL THAN WHEN YOU WALK
INTO OUR KITCHEN, THE BREAD IS
FRESHLY BAKED.
>> OUR DESERTS ARE MADE FRESH.
OUR SAUCES ARE MADE FRESH.
>> WE TRIED TO COOK WITH THE
FRESH INGREDIENTS.
I KNOW THAT SEEMS TO BE A NEW
TERM BUT EVERYTHING IS HAS
ALREADY BEEN FRESH.
CHEESES, VEGETABLES, AND WE
HAVE ALWAYS PRIDED OURSELVES IN
SERVING NOTHING BUT THE
FRESHEST.
THESE WERE RECIPES THAT WERE
DEVELOPED BY MY FATHER AND MY
MOTHER, SHE IS THE ONE WHO
TAUGHT ME HOW TO MAKE ALL THE
DESSERTS.
>> I USED TO BAKE A LOT.
>> ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
DESSERTS WE USE A POUNDCAKE
THAT WE LAYER IT WITH CREAM, IT
IS COVERED ON THE OUTSIDE BUT A
CHOCOLATE ICING, I THINK MY
MOTHER IN LAW CAME UP WITH A
RECIPE.
PEOPLE WHO TRY IT FOR THE FIRST
TIME ARE AMAZED BY IT.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EATING IT
FOR 50 YEARS ARE STILL
OVERWHELMED BY IT ALSO.
THESE TRADITIONS WE HAVE TRIED
TO MAINTAIN AND WE CONTINUE TO
MAINTAIN TO THIS DAY.
ONE THING WE HAVE ALWAYS TRIED
TO CULTIVATE IS A VERY FAMILY
ORIENTED, FAMILY AT THIS FEAR,
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE
DONE SO MANY REHEARSAL DINNERS
OVER THE YEARS AND NOW THESE
FAMILIES THAT STARTED OUT AS A
COUPLE NOW BRING THEIR CHILDREN
IN, THEY USE TO COME TO THE
RESTAURANT WHEN THEY WERE KIDS
NOW THEY ARE BRINGING THEIR
CHILDREN IN.
>> WE ALSO HAVE A MORE INTIMATE
SETTING WERE A LOT OF COUPLES
COME IN FOR DATE NIGHT.
>> THE FOOD AND THE ATMOSPHERE,
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE RESTAURANT
IS THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN MY
MOTHER IN LAW AND FATHER IN LAW
RAN THE RESTAURANT.
SO, IF WE CAN DUPLICATE THAT ON
A REGULAR BASIS WE ARE DOING
ALL RIGHT.
>> WE FEEL LIKE WE OWE IT TO
THEM TO DO OUR VERY BEST.
TO CONTINUE THE TRADITIONS THEY
STARTED.
THEY WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD A
BUSINESS.
THE FACT THAT WE GREW UP IN IT,
AND WE LOVE IT, ENHANCES THE
EXPERIENCE.
>>>
>>>
IT IS ALMOST BASEBALL SEASON, I
AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE AT THE BULLPEN TODAY
RIGHT NEXT TO THE
DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK.
NOW, THEY HAVE GOT A REALLY
COOL SPOT CALLED "THE BULLPEN."
THEY HAVE A BOTTOMS UP PINT
GLASS, UNDERNEATH IS A MAGNET
THAT YOU GET TO KEEP.
POURING A PINT CAN SOMETIMES
LEAD TO EXCESS BUT WITH THE
PERFECT PINT YOU PUT IT DOWN,
BOTTOMS UP, YOU ALWAYS GET A
GREAT FOR.
I WOULD ARGUE THE EXCESS MIGHT
BE COMPENSATED WHEN SOMEONE,
LIKE MYSELF, PUTS THEIR FINGER
ON THE BOTTOM AND SPILLS THE
BEER ALL OVER THEM.
THIS IS BRAD, THE GENERAL
MANAGER.
YOU ARE SERVING THE USUAL.
>> IN THE FALL WE DID A HONEY
BEER, SO, WE HAD 18 POUNDS OF
HONEY THAT THE BREW IS USED AND
WE GAVE ABOUT FIVE POUNDS OF
THAT TO MAKE A SPECIAL HONEY
SAUCE.
>> WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS THAT
TAKES YOU OVER THE TOP?
>> WITH THE BRAND ITSELF WINGS,
YOU KNOW, BUFFALO WINGS.
>> BUFFALO WINGS AND BEER GO
HAND AND CAN'T.
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND THAT IS
WHAT YOU HAVE.
BUT, IT GOES BEYOND WINGS AND
BEER, YOU ALSO HAVE A VERY COOL
PINBALL SET UP IN THE BACK.
>> WE DECIDED WHAT ELSE COULD
WE DO TO MAKE THIS PLACE MORE
AWESOME.
THE BEST PINBALL MACHINES WE
COULD GET.
>> YOU GUYS HAVE A VERY SPECIAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH "THE
BULLPEN."
TELL US WHAT YOU DO?
>> WE WANT TO KEEP SOUTHERN
TRADITIONAL MUSIC ALIVE.
WE WORK WITH MUSICIANS
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AND HAVE
THEM PERFORM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> YOU ALSO HELP WITH THE MUSIC
YEAR.
>> IN ADDITION TO THE BULLPEN
GIVING A DOLLAR FOR EVERY PINT
OF BEER THEY SELL THEY ALSO
HAVE US BRING IN MUSIC.
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
STARTING AT 7:00 P.M.
WE HAVE THREE LIVE BANDS.
>> THANK YOU.
PSA WHEN YOU ARE DRINKING BEER
AT THE BULLPEN DON'T TOUCH THE
MAGNET.
WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE FINISHED
WITH THE BEER AND THEN YOU CAN
TAKE THE
>> REPORTER: AT HOME.
-- AT WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE
FINISHED WITH THE BEER AND THEN
YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU.
CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT WRAL.COM.
>>> I WORKED IN RESTAURANTS FOR
12 YEARS.
PHILADELPHIA HAS AMAZING FOOD
CULTURE.
PHILADELPHIA IS KNOWN FOR A
PORK SANDWICH.
IT HAS A 12 MONTH AGED SHARP
PROVOLONE AND GARLIC.
IT IS KIND OF LIKE A JALAPENO
SPICE.
SOME REALLY AMAZING TALENTED
PEOPLE HERE BEING ABLE TO
EXECUTE YOUR OWN IDEAS AND YOUR
OWN FOOD, BASICALLY YOU TAKE
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE LEARNED AND
BE ABLE TO FORM YOUR OWN IDEAS.
IT IS REALLY THINKING ABOUT
EVERY SINGLE STEP OF THE
PROCESS.
THE TOP SELLER RIGHT NOW IS THE
BRISKET, 12 HOUR BRISKET, IT IS
LIKE A ROCHESTER BEEF CLASSIC.
THAT IS 12 HOURS IN THE OVEN.
BEING ABLE TO BRING IN
DIFFERENT CUISINES FROM OTHER
AREAS AROUND THE COUNTRY OR THE
WORLD AND TO SHOW, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE THAT IT IS NOT ALWAYS
ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING FOR
EVERYBODY BUT SEARCHING OUT A
SPECIFIC THING.
WHENEVER YOU CAN CHECK US OUT
SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE
LOCATED.
WE HAVE A CALENDAR ON THE FRONT
PAGE.
YOU CAN COME AND EAT SOME
AMAZING FOOD.
>>> OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS
RUNNING HAS BECOME A SPORT THAT
IS NOT JUST FOR ELITE ATHLETES.
IT CAN BE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS
TO GET IN SHAPE, WHO WANTS TO
MOVE, I AM JACOB, THE MANAGER
HERE, SO WE CATER TO RALEIGH'S
RUNNERS, WALKERS AND ANYONE WHO
IS INTERESTED IN WORKING OUT
AND GETTING FIT.
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE
HAVE SEEN SO MANY RUN CLUBS
START IN RALEIGH.
RUNNING WITH OTHER PEOPLE MAKES
IT FUN AND GIVES YOU MOTIVATION.
A PUBLIC RUN IS WHERE A GROUP
OF PEOPLE WILL GET TOGETHER AT
A LOCAL BAR AND GO FOR A RUN
THEN COME BACK TO HAVE TIME TO
HANG OUT AFTERWARDS AND GET A
DRINK.
I THINK THE PUB RUNS ARE A
UNIQUE WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN GET
A LITTLE TASTE OF THE SPORT
WITHOUT FEELING THE PRESSURE OF
HAVING TO RUN FAST TO REALLY
FOCUS ON THE RUNNING. MOST OF
THESE GROUPS CATER TO A WIDE
VARIETY OF RUNNERS, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BE RUNNING FIVE-MINUTE
MILES, THERE ARE PLENTY OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO DO THE
WALK, RUN.
REALLY WHAT WE TRY TO
ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GET OUT
THERE AND MOVE.
THE BEST WAY TO JOIN IS
HONESTLY JUST TO SHOW UP.
YOU CAN FIND
THESE GROUPS ON FACEBOOK, IF
YOU COME IN WE HAVE A LIST OF
LOCAL CLUBS.
THE GOAL IS REALLY TO SUPPORT
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE TRIANGLE
AREA. WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF
ACCESSORIES THAT MIGHT HELP YOU
RUN MORE COMFORTABLY.
WE ALSO HAVE TRAINING PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IN THE SPRING WE HAVE A
BEGINNER PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE JUST KIDDING STARTED
RUNNING.
WE HAVE GOT ANOTHER PROGRAM
THAT IS A BEGINNER 5 K PROGRAM.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO WILL COME
OUT JUST TO DO IT FOR THE FUN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT PLACES
TO RUN IN RALEIGH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE TO RUN IN
THE TRAILS.
IF YOU ARE NERVOUS TO GO ALONE
GRAB A FRIEND AND YOU WILL HAVE
A GREAT TIME.
WE DON'T CARE HOW FAST YOU ARE
WE ARE JUST HERE TO RUN WITH
YOU.
GET OUT AND RUN.
>>> I AM OWNER OF THE ANGUS
FARM RESTAURANT IN RALEIGH.
WE ARE GOING DOWN TO THE WINE
CELLAR, WE WON THIS AWARD IN
1989 WHICH REALLY PUT US ON THE
MAP.
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THEY WERE THE FIRST GROUP THAT
THEY SERVED IN THE WINE CELLAR.
>>> A WAY -- WELCOME TO DEEP
RIVER BREWING COMPANY.
WE TAKE A BROAD BRUSH APPROACH
TO BRING BEER.
ANYONE CAN COME TO FIND A BEER
THAT THEY LIKE.
WORKING IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
DECIDED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION.
DECIDED TO OPEN A BREWERY AND
TAKE LIFE SAVINGS AND PUT IT
INTO THE BUILDING.
IN THE BACK RIGHT NOW WE ARE
FILLING WINE BARRELS WITH OUR
BELGIAN BEER.
WE LET IT AGE FOR ABOUT 12
MONTHS.
IT GIVES YOU THE QUALITIES OF
THE WINE, MAKES IT REALLY QUITE
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WOULD BE
. THE SEASONAL FOR THE SUMMER
IS A WATERMELON LOGGER, WE DO
THAT EVERY YEAR.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE SUMMER TIME
SUNSHINE IN A GLASS TYPE OF
BEERS THAT REALLY CAPTIVATES A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
IT IS AN EXCITING BEER TO MAKE
TOO.
COME DOWN TO CHECK US OUT AT
THE BLUE RIVER BREWING COMPANY.
>>> MY HUSBAND AND I STARTED
THIS BUSINESS FOUR YEARS AGO.
WE ARE IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
WHAT WE LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT THE
TAP ROOM IS WE BROUGHT JOHNSON
COUNTY FROM THE OUTSIDE IN.
WE TOOK A BOND A PART AND PUT
IT BACK UP.
JUST A LITTLE UNIQUE TAPROOM
THAT WE BUILT OURSELVES.
WE ARE FAMILY OWNED AND
OPERATED.
WE SIT AROUND
AND HOME BREW AND ALL OF THESE
RECIPES WERE DEVELOPED THEY ARE
NOW HAVE STORIES BEHIND THEM.
THIS ONE IS NAMED FOR ME, MY
HUSBAND MADE MY BEER.
SPARKY IS A GOOD FRIEND OF OURS
-- SPARKY IS A GOOD FRIEND OF
OURS SO WE NAMED IT AFTER HIM.
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE THERE AT
THE RIGHT TIME AND RIGHT PLACE
TO GET A BEER NAMED AFTER YOU.
I GAVE MY HUSBAND A KEG FOR MY
40TH BIRTHDAY.
I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD
HAPPEN.
>> NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE TWO
CRAFT BREWERIES WE HAVE WINERIES
AS WELL AS A DISTILLERY NOT TOO
FAR AWAY.
IT MAKES IT LIKE A DAY TRIP.
YOU COULD SPEND A WEEKEND OUT
HERE WITH ALL THE STUFF WE HAVE
GOING FROM PLACE TO PLACE.
WE ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER,
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF COOL THINGS
PLANNED.
ONE IS OUR ANNIVERSARY PARTY,
WE WILL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS, A LOT
OF FUN STUFF GOING ON.
>> FOR BEER MONTH WE WILL BE
DOING A LOT OF SMALL BATCHES.
COME ON OUT AND VISIT US IN
JOHNSON COUNTY.
IT IS NOT THAT FAR AWAY.
>>>
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BY ELECTRONIC MUSIC.
SINCE 2004 IT IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY
EVENT IN THE U.S. FOUR DAYS
AND THREE NIGHTS, 40,000 TOTAL
ATTENDEES FROM 44 U.S. STATES
AND 21 COUNTRIES.
IT ORGANIZES MORE CONVERSATIONS
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5 MILLION LIVE STREAM VIEWERS,
7 MILLION
SOCIAL IMPRESSIONS.
1.3 BILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS.
THE FESTIVAL IS DESICCATED TO
THE INVENTOR, THE PROGRAM TODAY
EXPOSED THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY
AND ALL ITS MANY FORMS.
THE FESTIVAL IS MORE THAN JUST
A FESTIVAL, IT IS A GLOBAL
COMMUNITY.
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF MUSIC AND