Beyu Caffé 335 West Main Street Downtown Durham Website Breakfast, Lunch: $4–$10 Dinner: $8–$18 Desserts: $2–$5 Cocktails: $5.75–$9 Coffee: $1.60–$4.50 This review comes from three separate trips to Beyu Caffé (pronounced Be You); one for dessert and coffee, one for dessert and cocktails, and one for breakfast and coffee. There have been mixed reviews on
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29 April, 2010
Tozai Snow Maiden Sake
Comments : 2 Posted in : Sake on by : The Gourmez Tags: APW Try, banana, junmai, nigori, sake, snow maiden, spoiled milk, tozai, unfilteredTozai Snow Maiden Kyoto, Japan Snow Maiden is a junmai nigori sake; in other words, it’s sake made with no added alcohol, only pure rice water with yeast, and is unfiltered. I’ve enjoyed unfiltered sake before, so figured why not try a more creamy one? I think that was a mistake for me. You, of
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28 April, 2010
Trader Joe’s Reserve Growers Petite Sirah 2008
Comments : 1 Posted in : Petite Sirah, Red Wine on by : The Gourmez Tags: 2008. raspberry, anise, boozing it, clove, leather, the cork scrooge, trader joe's growers reserveTrader Joe’s Reserve Growers Petite Sirah 2008 California Nice raspberry and leather nose with plenty of clove. The wine is surprisingly thin before the spices fill in the gaps. Clove is indeed one of those spices, and anise is, too. The fruit is there, but it’s second fiddle to the spice. In addition to the
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27 April, 2010
North Carolina Botanical Gardens
Comments : 1 Posted in : Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC on by : The Gourmez Tags: chapel hill hiking, north carolina botanical garden. pitcher plants, piedmont nature trails, tree hollow, venus flytrapNorth Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Mason Farm Road UNC Campus, Chapel Hill I checked out the NC Botanical Garden for the first time a few weeks ago, when I was in the mood for a hike. It’s run by UNC Chapel Hill and includes the Piedmont Nature Trails and the Display Garden, which features herb,
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26 April, 2010
Loki’s New Favorite Thing and RSS Updates
Comments : 1 Posted in : Announcements, Writing on by : The Gourmez Tags: cat and food, cats, kittens, loki, mazu, pictures, rss updates, the gourmez posts, verdandiHello lovely readers, I’m going to be migrating all of my posts done previously to using WordPress software into the WordPress system over the next few days (hopefully, that’s all it will take). I’m going to try and figure out if I can stop the RSS from updating for each of these since there’ll be
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22 April, 2010
JJ’s Fish and Chicken (Durham)
Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez Tags: coleslaw, durham restaurants, green beans, hushpuppies, jerk shrimp, jj's fish and chicken, troutJJ’s Fish and Chicken 1403 South Miami Boulevard East Durham Sandwiches: $3.89–$5.50 Chicken and Seafood Dinners: $5.99–$10.99 The management asked me not to take pictures at this establishment, so I’ll just try and describe the place for you. It’s a pretty nice, clean, order-at-the-counter restaurant with some country clutter in the form of wood barrels
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21 April, 2010
Kiuchi Yuzu Wine—Wine Review
Comments : 3 Posted in : Dessert Wine on by : The Gourmez Tags: dessert wines, japanese wine, kiuchi yuzu wine, kiwi, lime, peach, tangerine, yuzuKiuchi Yuzu Wine Japan Yuzu is a citrus fruit native to Japan. I’ve never tried yuzu wine before, or even yuzu for that matter, so this glass will be my first impressions of both. The color is a pleasant gold with some peach highlights. The nose is strong, sweet, and reminds me of peach again.
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19 April, 2010
Pomegranate Lychee Martini @ Revolution (Downtown Durham)—Cocktail Review
Comments : 2 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Durham - NC, Vodka on by : The Gourmez Tags: durham cocktail, lychee, pomegranate lychee martini, pomegranate molasses, revolutionPomegranate Lychee Martini Revolution (Downtown Durham) Website $10 This attractive drink is made with vodka, pomegranate molasses, and lychee juice. The whole lychee garnish is a great touch. The flavor is very light but nice, with the lychee taking the lead role. Other than a flash of pomegranate, the molasses mainly adds texture to the
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15 April, 2010
Jujube’s Semler Wine Dinner
Comments : 1 Posted in : Cabernet Sauvignon, Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Pinot Noir, Restaurants, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz / Syrah on by : The Gourmez Tags: chapel hill, crab salad roll, duck hoisin crepe, jujube, pork shoulder, saddlerock, semler, syrah, vietnamese coffee ice cream, wine dinnerJujube’s Semler Wine Dinner There are few things I like more than wine dinners at Jujube. For $42 per person with four courses and four glasses of wine, they really aren’t a bad deal at all. Tuesday night, I went to one with my husband and a pair of foodie friends that was hosted by
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14 April, 2010
All is Fair (Revolution, Downtown Durham)—Cocktail Review
Comments : 1 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Durham - NC, Events on by : The Gourmez Tags: all is fair, anoop desai, basil, cocktail durham, jim beam bourbon, lemon bitters, muddled strawberries, Music, revolution, TelevisionAll is Fair Revolution, Downtown Durham Website Now this cocktail isn’t one you are going to see again. Of course, it’s pretty to look at, and it sounds great: Jim Beam bourbon, lemon bitters, muddled strawberries, and basil are shaken together and poured over ice. I liked the foam on top when it was served
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