Vendors at the Duke Farmers Market are from local restaurants on campus or nearby. Many of them have ties to Duke.
Makus Empanadas
Website: https://www.makusempanadas.com
Owners: Hernan, Santiago, and Ricky
Location: Durham, NC
Credit Cards Accepted? Yes
Products: Handmade empanadas in the Argentenian style of Hernan, Santiago, and Ricky's family recipes. Offering meat, vegetarian, and vegan empanadas baked fresh, sides of cole slaw, beans and rice, spinach salad and house made sauces.
Production practices: Makus Empanadas' authentic recipes come from grandparents, passed down to the kids in their home kitchen. Makus Empanadas is built around the belief that good food doesn't have to be complicated and that the best memories can be built around something as simple as a pack of empanadas.
Awards: Best New Restaurant I Durham 2016 (by Durham Magazine). Best Latin/Caribbean Restaurant in Durham 2017 (Durham Magazine)
Nazara Indian Bistro
Website: https://www.nazaranc.com
Owners: Satnam Singh
Location: Cary, NC
Credit Cards Accepted? Yes
Products: Vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian cuisine from North Indian, South Indian, and Tandoor traditions.
Production practices: Nazara brings authentic home cooking of beautiful and taste-rich India to North Carolina. The English translation of the word Nazara is "beautiful scenery". Dining at Nazara will invoke the same feelings of happiness and contentment you would experience when gazing upon a beautiful scenery. At Nazara, we believe in doing things the Nazara way which means no compromises when it comes to freshness, quality, and service.
Soul Cocina
Location: Durham, NC
Website: https://www.soulcocinatriangle.com
Owner: Silvana Rangel-Duque
Credit Cards Accepted? Yes
Products: tamales, yucca pockets, salads, fresh juice; all vegan and gluten-free.
Production practices: Soul Cocina is plant-based company with a core focus on creating healthy, innovative and dynamic cuisine and products. By bringing together wholesome and nutritious ingredients, we honor age-old traditions and cooking techniques to create unique combinations. We believe in the concept of redefining and adapting dishes to respect sustainability and the availability of locally grown produce to create imaginative concepts. We can also be found every Saturday at the Durham Farmers Market!