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29 October, 2010

Piola

Comments : 18 Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez
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Piola 1101 Environ Way East Highway 54, Chapel Hill Website Pizzas and entrees: $8—$13 Piola is an Italian restaurant chain that now has 10 branches open in the US, including one in the Highway 54 East development in Chapel Hill.  It’s done in bright colors, with grey floors and a bit of a squiggly line
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28 October, 2010

Kiwi + Strawberry Caipiroska @ Piola

Comments : 2 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Chapel Hill - NC, Spirits on by : The Gourmez
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Kiwi + Strawberry Caipiroska Piola Chapel Hill Website $7 This very pretty drink has the perfect ratio of alcohol to sweetness. The freshly muddled kiwi and strawberry add much to the good quality of the vodka, and the taste is clean and full of tasty bites of pulp. Definitely worth a drink! My only complaint
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27 October, 2010

Placido Chianti 2008

Comments : 3 Posted in : Chianti, Red Wine on by : The Gourmez
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Placido Chianti 2008 Tuscany, Italy This chianti tastes pungent, and not in a good way. Unripened blackberries, nectarines, apples, mild chocolate, and herbs—dried thyme, mostly—are the notes I taste. Those don’t make for a great combination. I’m not spitting it out, but it’s not really worth drinking, either.

26 October, 2010

Washington DC Travelogue September 2010 #5: Embassy Row, U Street, and Adams Morgan.

Posted in : Bars in Washington - DC, Coffee Shops, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Washington - DC on by : The Gourmez
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My last day in DC started with a nice, long walk—probably too long as I get a little crazy with the walking when travelling—down Embassy Row. Embassy Row is the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue between Scott Circle and the DC National Cathedral, I believe. I headed up Massachusetts Avenue from Dupont Circle, and right away,
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20 October, 2010

TerraVITA: The First Biodynamic and Sustainable Food and Drink Fair of the Southeast

Comments : 2 Posted in : Events, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez
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TerraVITA is the brainchild of Colleen Minton, who planned this big tent event to help promote better and more natural food and drink movements. The first was held this past Saturday at Southern Village in Chapel Hill and brought in regional restaurants with similar philosophies and wine and beer distributors from further afield. In line
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19 October, 2010

Washington, DC, September 2010 Travelogue 4: National Sculpture Garden, National Archives, and Foggy Bottom

Posted in : Bars in Washington - DC, Dining in Washington - DC, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Washington - DC on by : The Gourmez
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After lunch and the Museum of the American Indian, I made my way across the Mall to the National Sculpture Garden. Or rather, I made my way toward the National Archives, but you have to wander through the Sculpture Garden to get there from that direction. This is not a bad thing. The Archives as
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18 October, 2010

Yelp Helps and Bright Lights, Bull City

Posted in : Events, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez
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There are two exciting events coming to downtown Durham this weekend. Unfortunately, I can’t make either of them, but I hope some of you can! First up is Bright Lights, Bull City on Saturday, 10/23, an event sponsored by Durham Magazine to celebrate our vibrant downtown, Brightleaf, and West Village businesses. There will be live
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14 October, 2010

Corn Maze Adventure 2010!

Comments : 4 Posted in : Events, Travel Guide for Durham - NC on by : The Gourmez
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This year’s Corn Maze Adventure came courtesy of Mckee’s Farm, in Rougement, NC, about forty minutes away from us. In addition to a few farm animals and Mapleview Farm ice cream, they’ve got the largest maze we’ve tried yet: 12 acres! The Welcome Sign Before we headed in, we spent some time taking pictures of
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13 October, 2010

Yelp’s Pop Culture Palooza Party at Legend’s

Comments : 2 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Raleigh - NC, Events, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez
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Christina G. (@yelpnctriangle), the wonderful manager of Yelp for our area, invited me plus the husband to come to their free Pop Culture Palooza event this last Friday. Pop Culture was a bit hard to dress for, so we didn’t attempt costumes, but there were a few mild takes on Lady Gaga’s style and plenty
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12 October, 2010

Tri Foodie Tweetup at Lucky 32

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Events, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez
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Stalwart readers, I’ve been very social lately! My inner, introverted writer is complaining about all this time out in the Triangle food and drink scene, but my extroverted, night owl persona couldn’t be happier. If you are a local foodie, though, and you haven’t made it to one of the food and drink-themed events happening
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