As the heat outdoors dies down, we bumped up the temperature in the kitchen this issue with some local restaurants that aren’t afraid to Spice It Up.

We liked the restaurants so much that we visited one for this month’s Editor Video. Join Tara and Emily at Taipei 101, and put an old wives’ tale to the test.

New for this issue, Cary Magazine has merged with its sister publication, Triangle East. In the special section, find out about what’s going on in the eastern side of Wake County.

The Women of Western Wake are a yearly hallmark for Cary Magazine, and a sisterhood of some of the most driven and influential women in our community. Five new women join their ranks this year. Find out who they are, read their stories and be inspired.

Previous honorees haven’t stopped doing great things, so we’ve also checked back with a few Women from years past in our Where Are They Now? online extra.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest-ever Cary Smile Makeover as winner Heather Shields reveals her new pearly whites in a special video with Dr. Allan Acton.

And if a wedding’s in your future, consider Saying I Do at one of our alternative venue suggestions.

Fall fashion, ghost tales, a walk through Downtown Apex and much more are in store this issue, too, so pick up the September/October issue today and see what’s new.

Happy reading!

Emily Uhland & Tara Croft

Editors