Eats & Drinks
Latin Cuisine that Tastes like Home: Sofrito Latin Street Food
Comfort foods around here often look like a big plate of corn-breaded, pork-filled, and cheese-topped goodness. Lucky for High Point, South American comfort foods are much the same. At Sofrito Latin Street Food, you can expect hot corn arepas, savory chorizo, and queso-covered nachos. Sofrito’s unique offerings of Colombian and other Latin dishes came to…
Read MoreAuthentically Smoked: Biscuits Brisket & Beer
What happens when you transplant a Connecticut boy to North Carolina pork barbecue country? You get Biscuits Brisket & Beer! While the combination is a “no-brainer” to Biscuits Brisket & Beer owner and lead smoker, Chris Ryker, the restaurant has a rather roundabout genesis, leading to its place now in Stock+Grain Assembly, High Point’s food…
Read MoreThe Spice of Family Life: Odeh’s Mediterranean Kitchen
Born in Nazareth, Mahmoud Odeh’s (“Odeh”) journey to owning and operating Odeh’s Mediterranean Kitchen has been anything but straightforward. Odeh moved to Greensboro in 1997, originally coming to the United States to play soccer. After an injury cut his soccer career short, Odeh was left working a variety of jobs, including coaching soccer, security, and…
Read MoreSugar, Spice, & Everything Nice: Sweet Dough Bake Shop
What baking scents take you back to cozy days in the kitchen? Is it cinnamon, caramel, vanilla, or all of the above? Learning to bake for Traci Thompson lives in her fond memories of older, wiser women guiding her young hands to make cookies, cakes, and everything else delicious. Now, after years of homemade goodness,…
Read MoreDogs that Dare to be Different: Damn Good Dogs
Jaquay and Diamond Williams, owners of Damn Good Dogs at Stock+Grain Assembly. It’s been almost a year since Damn Good Dogs opened their stall at Stock+Grain Assembly, High Point’s food hall, to start serving up gourmet hot dogs with surprising toppings like their signature Damn Good Sauce, blue cheese crumbles, caramelized onions, and more. But…
Read MoreFood that Finds Family: Bistro 1605
Alexandria Coombs stops mid-sentence to stand up and hug a customer on his way out the door. The two older gentlemen who have just finished lunch at Bistro 1605 smile and chat with the owner, Alexandria, as she asks them questions that only a friend would know to ask. “Tell the girls I said…
Read More4 Delicious Places to Honor Hispanic Heritage Month
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from High Point Discovered! We are celebrating all the impacts on culture, food, arts, business, non-profits, education, and more that those in our High Point Latino population have brought to our city. Specifically today – we want to highlight just a few of the many delicious Latino eateries that are owned…
Read MoreCoffee that Leads to Conversation: Demhaj Poetry Lounge
Bridgette Williams, owner of Demhaj Poetry Lounge, once described herself as just a “little country gal.” After growing up in High Point and graduating from High Point Central High School, she didn’t know where life would take her. And while she started out in criminal justice, her quick smile, easy laughter, and kind voice made…
Read MoreRolls, Bowls, and Boba: Yumi Sushi
The Triad’s getting a brand new place – or PLACES! – to gnosh, and it’s right here in High Point! Stock+Grain Assembly, the new food hall, is bringing all types of cuisine to our city! And behind each of the yummy spots to grab a drink, a dish, or a dessert, are new neighbors who want to…
Read More5 New Spots for Summer Eats in High Point
What’s new in High Point this summer, you might ask? Plenty! One of our favorite activities this summer has been exploring one of our stellar new businesses to visit each week. While so much good stuff is happening in High Point (like did you miss our last article on the Social District?) – we want…
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