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Sip and taste your way through Durham, where award-winning dishes, international specialties, eclectic flavors and farm-to-table restaurants set the scene for your vacation.

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Areli and Leon’s story is based on a true vacation – now find inspiration for yours.

Breakfast Is Served: 11 North Carolina Brunch Spots

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A Romantic Weekend in North Carolina’s Triangle

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A Food-Inspired Getaway to Durham

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15 Coffee Shops and Cafés You’ll Like a Latte

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Eat & Drink

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Raleigh, Durham & the Triangle

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Visit North Carolina is proud to present the work of filmmaker Pilar Timpane, who’s telling the inspiring and community-centric story of award-winning microroasters Areli Barrera and Leon Grodski Barrera. This film was produced as part of Visit NC's Firsts that Last Film Series.