26 September, 2012

City Kitchen Media Dinner

Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Events, Restaurants on September 26, 2012 by : The Gourmez

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City Kitchen Media Dinner Website Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a complimentary dinner at City Kitchen for media types, which I am occasionally considered thanks to my WRAL Out and About posts. This dinner was put on by Giorgios Bakatsias himself, owner of the Giorgios Hospitality Group and a man who has
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30 April, 2012

Mac and Cheese at Noodles & Company

Comments : 6 Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants on April 30, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: american, asian, brier creek, cheeseburger mac and cheese, chicken, durum wheat, gourmet mac and cheese, grown up mac and cheese, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, Mediterranean, noodles, noodles & company, pasta, pot stickers, potstickers, wisconsin mac and cheese

In early February, I was invited to try the new mac and cheese options at Noodles & Company. I said yes because 1. I have no aversion to chain restaurants beyond when they let success get in the way of creating delicious food and 2. I’d never tried their mac and cheese before. I have
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11 February, 2011

Sitti

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants, Spirits on February 11, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: american, baba ganoush, bars, cocktails, fattoush, garlic whip, kibbee mikkli, lebanese, mezze, pita, pomegranate, schawarma, sitti, walnut biscuits

Sitti 137 S. Wilmington Street Downtown Raleigh Website Hours: M—Th: 11 am to 10 pm F—Sat: 11 am to 12 am Sun: 11 am to 9pm Fill up for $8–$24 Sitti is an upscale, Lebanese restaurant in downtown Raleigh with a large selection of both hot and cold mezzes (appetizers/dips/small plates), salads, flatbread pizzas, kabobs,
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