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1 1 Food can be understood as a social construct, whereby it is used to express identities such as class, nationality, ethnicity, and gender. Food behavior, such as what people eat, who prepares it, when and where it is eaten, and the reason for its consumption, are all expressions of shared cultural values.

2 2 Raleigh (a 20-minute drive from Durham) was on Amazon’s short list of candidate cities.

3 3 The data for this research are drawn from a series of twenty-six interviews with restaurant and bar owners, staff at these establishments, elected officials on the Durham city council, and leaders of nonprofit organizations, conducted during the spring and summer of 2017. These semi-structured interviews covered a wide range of topics and here I draw on information that focuses on the nexus of food-based entrepreneurship and Durham’s “revitalization” (here defined as the transition from a deindustrialized city to a “creative city”). I also draw on newspaper articles and websites that focus on the food culture of Durham. Data on food establishments, locations, and dates of opening were gathered from a City and County database. I also collected information from the menus of a random selection of restaurants located within the city center in order to determine prices and food offerings. Admittedly, these research methods were paired with my own extensive patronage of restaurants and bars.

4 4 A large suburban neighborhood known for its sprawling and homogenous built environment.

5 5 Durhamites often belittle Raleigh as being “corporate” and “conservative” and having a skyline dominated by glass and steel high-rise buildings.

6 6 In May 2017: East-West Partners sold Liberty Warehouse to an affiliate of Duck Pond Realty, located in Melville, New York. They own several other high-end apartment communities in the Triangle. At that time, the building was estimated to have 60 percent residential occupancy. The sale represents the increasing interest in Durham by developers located outside the region.