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22 January, 2013

Triangle Foodie Happenings: 2013 Black Tie and Tails Ball

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About a year and a half ago, I visited the the Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro. They are an excellent nonprofit organization that provides homes for big cats that have been abandoned or abused, whether they are reclaimed from a zoo or given up by owners who can no longer care for the exotic creatures.
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21 January, 2013

Fresno Cafe

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Fresno Café 4015 University Drive South Square Website M-W: 10 am – 6 pm Th-Sat: 10 am – 2:30 pm, 4:30 pm – 8 pm Fresno Café opened late summer in the strip mall spot that last housed Bear Rock Café. The last time I was there, it was Rick’s Diner and the look has
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28 December, 2012

The Carolina Table: East Meets West Dinner

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The Carolina Table: East Meets West Dinner We have finally made it, dear eaters. It’s the last of my posts on TerraVITA 2012, which you may find funny because I passed up the Grand Tasting on the Square, which is TerraVITA’s main event. It did not take place until the day after this meal, and
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26 September, 2012

City Kitchen Media Dinner

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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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20 September, 2012

Nonfiction Bragging – WRAL Review of Munchez (Durham) *CLOSED*

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It’s been a while since I posted a bragging entry–I still have much to share! I haven’t even gotten to my Bull Spec story, Bother. But life gets busy, and when it does, the bragging falls off my list of to-dos. Today, though, I have a new WRAL review to share with you! Published on
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14 September, 2012

El Agave (Durham) *CLOSED*

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El Agave 4814 N. Highway 55 Hwys. 54 & 55 Crossroads Durham El Agave is definitely in the Mexican American vein of cooking — think combo meals with the standard rice and beans versus street tacos. They have the appropriate giant margaritas to go with that, and their wait staff was super friendly and welcoming.
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7 September, 2012

Midtown Grille

Posted in : Bourbon, Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez
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Midtown Grille 4421-115 Six Forks Road North Hills, Raleigh Website Entrees: $19 — $29 Closed on Sundays I had never heard of the Midtown Grille before the Angus Beef night at Fire in the Triangle. Chef Scott James did not win the night, but as you can read in my write-up on Durham Foodie, I
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31 August, 2012

City Kitchen

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City Kitchen 201 South Estes Drive University Mall, Chapel Hill Website $9—26 City Kitchen is part of the Giorgios Hospitality Group. It is a remodel from Spice Street, transitioning the huge, open space from a restaurant with dramatic, international flair to more of a French corner bistro writ large. The redesign is definitely keeping with
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10 August, 2012

Mint

Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez
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Mint 504 Franklin Street Downtown Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $13 to $20 Mint is an upscale Indian restaurant that resides in a former bank. Thus mint serves as a double entendre for the location and the popular herb in Indian cooking. Most of the space is full of light from the storefront glass, complimenting the
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30 July, 2012

Charlottesville Blogging 2: More Eating and Some Drinking!

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Welcome to the second half of our Charlottesville weekend trip! My local friend had recommended a slew of restaurants for a nice dinner out in Charlottesville, but Ben rejected them all, settling instead on L’Étoile (817 West Main Street). Because it had been his birthday a few days earlier, he got to choose, and I
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