North Carolina New Year’s events include acorn drop, hockey – and pickles

By WNCN staff   –   WNCN Acorns will drop, as will pucks and pickles, as North Carolinians ring in the New Year Thursday night.In Raleigh, the popular First Night sprawls across downtown with a wide variety of acts and music. There’s everything from a Johnny Cash cover band to an Andy Griffith film festival […]

2015’s Best & Worst in Burgers

From burgerbusiness.com, by admin Another year, another unbelievable assortment of burgers. Are we running out of new burger ideas? Well, BurgerBusiness.com featured more than 600 different builds just in the Burger of the Month specials roundups this year. I like to say there are no bad burgers, but here are some of the more- and […]

A delicious and informative taste of Vietnam

The Banh Mi Handbook: Recipies for Crazy-Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches by Andrea Nguyen Autumn Turner Books Examiner Rating: 4 Stars Are you looking for a taste of Southeast Asia? Looking for something you can create in your own kitchen? Look no further! Grab a copy of The Banh Mi Handbook: Recipes for Crazy Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches […]

Secret to Michael Gbinije’s success: Syracuse basketball guard drinks pickle juice

By Mike Waters | mwaters@syracuse.com   –   Syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. — Michael Gbinije sat on the edge of a table in the Syracuse locker room and took a small sip out of a bottle of pickles. He didn’t do it on a dare. He didn’t lose a bet. About a month ago, after doing some […]

After victory, Syracuse basketball star Michael Gbinije drinks pickle juice

BY NIKO TAMURIAN   –   CNYCENTRAL.com After Syracuse’s win over Texas Southern and in several wins like it, the Orange’s leading scorer Michael Gbinije enjoys a nice glass of… Pickle Juice? Yes, pickle juice. The part of the jar you typically dump down the drain when the spears are gone. “I’ve been doing it […]