North Carolina food icon 'Mama Dip' passes away

Posted May 21, 2018
One of North Carolina's most beloved chefs and restaurant owners, Mildred Cotton Council aka "Mama Dip," has died. Council, who turned 89 last month, was known for her southern cooking and boisterous, warm laugh. Council opened Mama Dip's in November 1976 on West Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill with the help of local real estate agent George Tate. (WRAL.com)

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