Momoyama 8200 Renaissance Parkway Southpoint, Durham Website Entrees: $11–$18. Sushi Combo Dinners: $18–$87. Momoyama is an unassuming, Japanese restaurant with lots of good quality sushi options as well as the standard stir-fries, teriyaki, hibachi, udon, and tempura options. Japanese music played over the speakers and the walls were decorated with simple Japanese drawings. I liked
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A couple of weekends ago, I went to my first ever cat show, run by Coastal Paws Cat Club. It was held at the Raleigh fairgrounds, inside a smaller building that really could have used better ventilation, though the initial wham of litter box smell did fade pretty quickly. That was really the only unpleasant
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Sandwhich 407 West Franklin Street Downtown, Chapel Hill Website Sandwiches: $6.50–$9.50 Sandwhich is a lunch spot in downtown Chapel Hill that is known for their high quality, local ingredients and the price tag to go with it. At present, they are located in the Courtyard of Chapel Hill, right behind Penang. However, they are moving
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Just a quick blog with photos of the flowers up and blooming, and of Loki taking his proper place as lord of the manor. His throne, of course, is the top of the car. Mazu, of the pretty, pretty coat. Verdandi, checking out the mulch I put beneath the Bradford Pear. The flower garden waiting
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Hawaiian Orchard My Place 2 shots vodka 1 shot triple sec Juice of ½ lemon 1 shot pineapple juice Shake all the ingredients together and pour into a martini glass. I loved the color of this drink, yellow as you might suspect. It was really pretty and spring-like, with the cloudiness of the pineapple juice
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Black Opal Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Southeastern Australia Nose: Plum and spice—most notably, paprika. The spice definitely comes to the forefront when tasting, but it’s much more peppery, though the paprika is still there. For fruit, there’s raspberry and prune, with some of the dense molasses-type of sugar that comes with that dried plum, but not
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I’m pulling today’s post straight from Carpe Durham, where I just posted it there. Read on for recommendations on great spots to eat outside in Durham. I’ve got reviews of a number of them hanging out around here, too. Now that the weather’s getting gorgeous, we had a request to put together some recommendations for
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Martellozzo Prosecco Veneto, Italy First of all, this was like no other sparkling wine I’ve tried before-I had to pull it out, not pop it off. With a corkscrew. I’m still confused as to how I couldn’t pop it or knife it out. I don’t think it’s a prosecco thing; I’ve had prosecco before. Perhaps
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The Cricket Chocolate Syrup ¼ shot Sambuca Splash crème de menthe ½ shot hazelnut liquor 1.5 shots light cream 1.5 shots vodka Drizzle some chocolate syrup around the sides of a martini glass. Shake together the rest of the ingredients and pour them in. This drink was inspired by my nearly empty bottle of crème
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Southern Fast Food Series #4: Biscuitville Locations throughout Virginia and North Carolina This location: 2822 Chapel Hill Street, Durham Website Meal deals w/one side and a drink: $3.69–$5.19 Sandwiches only: $1.89–$3.79 Biscuitville was next on my southern fast food tour. This is mainly a breakfast spot with hours from 5:30 AM to 2:00 PM most
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