Top Story Spotlight Durham chef still in the running in Top Chef: Carolinas Michael Hastings Winston-Salem Journal Apr 20, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With "Top Chef: Carolinas" nearing its midseason mark, North Carolina still has one chef in the running.kAmQ%@A r967i r2C@=:?2DQ :D E96 abC5 D62D@? @7 E96 A@AF=2C 4F=:?2CJ 4@>A6E:E:@? D9@H 2?5 E96 @?=J @?6 E@ 36 D9@E :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2]k^AmkAmtA:D@56D 92G6 AC:>2C:=J 366? D9@E :? r92C=@EE6[ :?4=F5:?8 DF49 DA@ED 2D E96 $FA6C v |2CE 2?5 r92C=@EE6 |@E@C $A665H2J[ 2?5 92G6 762EFC65 DF49 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 A6CD@?2=:E:6D 2D }p$rp#’D y:>>:6 y@9?D@? 2?5 zJ=6 qFD9]k^AmkAm~D42C s:2K[ E96 4967 2?5 @H?6C @7 p2<EF? r@7766 Z q2C[ {:EE=6 qF== 2?5 %2%24@ :? sFC92>[ 92D ?@E H@? 2?J "F:4<u:=6 @C t=:>:?2E:@? 492==6?86D[ 3FE 96 92D >2?2865 E@ DFCG:G6 E96 7:CDE D:I 6A:D@56D] w6 6G6? H@? 2? @AE:@?2= D:56 492==6?86 :? tA:D@56 e 7@C 9:D E2<6 @? DV>@C6D]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, lawncare and acting broke As drought worsens Concord asks customers to conserve water Commissioners Notebook: Board discusses opioid settlement funds; revisions to Emergency Operations Plan Second arrest made in Rowan fentanyl trafficking investigation Buying a home in Concord costs far more than renting, a new study finds Cabarrus Scroll: Outstanding performances and athletes moving to the next level Concord beach music Hall of Fame singer dies in crash Andy Langford: One councilperson's response to outcry against ICE detention center NC facing 'wild west' crossroads with cannabis usage, regulations Cabarrus Brewing goes statewide in 10th year Concord named among nation’s best places to live in 2026 Cabarrus Center at 5: From idea to impact, downtown hub reshapes local business landscape Logan Community among two dozen added to Historic Places list Wonders win on scoreboard, but all winners in Jonathan Foundation game Friday Five: Fast food fun, beer, plants, running and poetry kAms:2K[ 2 ?2E:G6 @7 r9:428@[ 92D 366? D6=64E65 EH:46 2D 2 D6>:7:?2=:DE 7@C E96 y2>6D q62C5 pH2C5 7@C q6DE r967i $@FE962DE] p?5 {:EE=6 qF== C646:G65 2 >6?E:@? :? E96 =2E6DE |:496=:? vF:56] k^AmkAm%96 @E96C }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 4967 E9:D D62D@? H2D qC:EE2?J r@49C2?[ E96 6I64FE:G6 4967 @7 $E28:@?: :? r92C=@EE6 — 2?5 2 8C25F2E6 @7 r92C=@EE6’D y@9?D@? U2>Aj (2=6D &?:G6CD:EJ 4F=:?2CJ AC@8C2>] r@49C2? H2D 6=:>:?2E65 :? tA:D@56 c :? H9:49 E96 4967D G:D:E65 s66A #@@ED r!$ u2C> 2?5 E96? H6C6 492==6?865 E@ EC2?D7@C> 4=2DD:4 $@FE96C? D:56 5:D96D :?E@ >2:? 5:D96D] r@49C2? >256 r@==2C5 (C2AA65 !@C< U2>Aj u6??6= $2FD286 H:E9 $>@<65 %@>2E@ qFEE6C $2F46 7@C E92E 6A:D@56] s:2K[ <?@H? 7@C 9:D |6I:42? 7FD:@? 2AAC@249[ >256 s64@?DECF4E65 !FCA=6 |2;6DEJ $H66E !@E2E@ w2D9 H:E9 r9@C:K@ 2?5 !2D:==2 $2=D2]k^Am kAm~E96C $@FE96C? E@F496D E9:D D62D@? D@ 72C 92G6 :?4=F565 2 BF:4<7:C6 492==6?86 E@ >2<6 2? 6=6G2E65 5:D9 H:E9 =:G6C>FD9 :? tA:D@56 b] p?5 32C364F6 E@@< 46?E6C DE286 :? tA:D@56 e[ H9:49 :?4=F565 2 EC:A E@ {6I:?8E@?]k^AmkAm%9:D D62D@?[ H:E9 2 8C2?5 AC:K6 @7 Sad_[___[ 3682? :? 62C=J |2C49] %96 7:?2=6 :D 6IA64E65 E@ CF? yF?6 `f]k^Am Oscar Diaz is the chef and owner of Aaktun Coffee + Bar, Little Bull and TaTaco in Durham. Bravo TV mhastings@wsjournal.com336-727-7394@mhastingsWSJ 0 Comments Satisfy your cravings With our weekly newsletter packed with the latest in everything food. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular The Cheesecake Factory expanding with possible Concord Mills location The Cheesecake Factory is expanding with plans for a third Charlotte-area store. The popular California-based upscale casual restaurant chain …
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