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He owns two restaurants (with another on the way) and has trained in top-tier fine dining restaurants. But when it comes to his biggest influences as a chef, Jake Wood reaches back to his roots. The owner of Lawrence Barbecue and Lagoon Bar in Durham grew up shucking oysters, fishing, and hunting alongside his grandfather, who...

It was supposed to be a one-off. A weeklong event in 2021 that would highlight, and hopefully benefit, local businesses after their doozy of a 2020. But Duke’s Mayo diehards are, well, diehards, and Hot Tomato Summer is back for year two, this time with nearly triple the number of participating restaurants....

Located 90 minutes from D.C. down I-95, Hanover County, Virginia is widely considered the Napa Valley of tomatoes. From its ideal temperatures to fertile, loamy soil, all the right conditions converge to produce an abundance of top-tier, juicy spheres every summer. The tomato hotspot is a longtime source of pride...

Everyone knows Richmond loves it's Duke's Mayonnaise! Duke's has announced the return of Hot Tomato Summer, an event they started last year to help local restaurants bounce back from coronavirus pandemic closures. Hot Tomato Summer is a weeklong event (July 18 - 24) that sees Duke's teaming up with restaurants to...

It's officially tomato season in Virginia. That means it's time to get out the Duke's mayo, celebrate locally grown tomatoes and feast on the fruit that the Supreme Court legally declared a vegetable. What makes our local tomatoes special: Soil is the unverified lore. Central Virginia, and Hanover County soil specifically, with its...

RICHMOND, Va. — Hot Tomato Summer is back for another round. Duke's Mayo is heating things up for tomato season with the second year of its week-long event in partnership with Richmond restaurants. They will be offering up seasonal pairings of tomatoes and mayonnaise in unique dishes across town. The event will...

When you think about your first love and how might you communicate it through body art, what do you think of? Dolphins? Dragons? (both very popular choices, notes Pop Sugar!) What about Duke's?We don't mean the dukes up Fighting Irish tattoo you may already know and love. We're talking Duke's...

Hanover County is renowned for its tomatoes, and when the topic of heirlooms comes up, the plump orbs ranging from Cherokee Purple to Brandywine are discussed with a deep sense of reverence, the longing for their annual appearance rooted in the simple pleasures they spark, the first bite into their...

Black Business Owners Corp has landed Duke’s Mayonnaise as sponsor of a newly created food truck competition that will and end with the winner being crowned at Bank of America Stadium in September. Read the full article from Charlotte Business Journal here. 

If you live in Richmond, Virginia, you don’t fuck with Hellman’s—not publicly, at least. Nor do you deign to eat Heinz, Kraft, whatever the hell Sir Kensington’s is, or, god forbid, Miracle Whip. If you’re having mayo, you’re having Duke’s. To even consider doing otherwise borders on sacrilege.  Folks from...

Growing up, Matt Lardie hated mayonnaise. Originally from New England, he didn’t become a fan of the condiment until he moved to North Carolina and started spending more time with his husband’s family. “My evolution of coming around to enjoying mayonnaise and cooking with it coincided with my move to North...

You might not think that there's a lot of competition for the title of "Most Tattooed Brand of Mayonnaise," but Duke's isn't taking any chances. In order to build its lead over … whatever the second-most tattooed brand of mayonnaise is, it partnered with a tattoo shop near its Richmond, Virginia headquarters to offer free Duke's...