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Five BIPOC-owned restaurants that have defined the Chapel Hill dining scene


The granddaughter of an enslaved person, had been working in the food industry for decades when Chapel Hill’s first Black real estate agent approached her in 1976 about taking over a failing restaurant. In the 1980s, Mama Dip's diner attracted , , and other big names who spread the word about the Southern cooking. (WRAL.com)

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Five BIPOC-owned restaurants that have defined the Chapel Hill dining scene