‘Making Waves’
Areli Barrera and Leon Grodski Barrera arrived in Durham and turned a bicycle cart into three thriving cafes and an award-winning microroaster. At the heart of it all? Community.
Spots To Explore
Sip and taste your way through Durham, where award-winning dishes, international specialties, eclectic flavors and farm-to-table restaurants set the scene for your vacation.
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Visit North Carolina is proud to present the work of filmmaker Pilar Timpane, who’s telling the inspiring and community-centric story of award-winning microroasters Areli Barrera and Leon Grodski Barrera. This film was produced as part of Visit NC's Firsts that Last Film Series.