24 July, 2013

Fire in the Triangle: Battle Market vs. New Southern Kitchen

Posted in : Events, Restaurants, Spirits, Vodka on July 24, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: basil gin syrup, battle, bloody mary sauce, chad mcintyre, chef, crab, distillery, fire in the triangle, gin, got to be nc, heirloom, heritage farms, judging, lobster, market restaurant, nc competition dining, new southern kitchen, north carolina, pork belly, raleigh, review, round 1, sheepshead, sokum slama, tilefish, tomato, tomato cheesecake, tomato chocolate pie, topo, whiteville, wral

I was thrilled to again judge a Fire in the Triangle battle, having judged my first last year when NC Competition Dining premiered in the Research Triangle. If you love food and live in the area, then you simply must make next year’s series—it’s too late for this year’s. All the battles have been sold
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17 December, 2010

Market Restaurant RELOCATED

Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants on December 17, 2010 by : The Gourmez

Tags: apple iced tea, celery root, chef chad, crab and brie soup, market, market restaurant, pickled beet, raleigh, shrimp, sustainable, sweet potato latke, triangle restaurants

Market Restaurant *NOTE: RELOCATING as of 10/1/13* 938 North Blount Street Mordecai, Raleigh Website Lunch: $6—$11 Dinner: $6—$18 Market is a newer restaurant on the Raleigh food scene. They focus on using all natural products and on sustainability in all areas, from where they get their ingredients to how they run the restaurant. They’ve been
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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 October 13, 2010 by : The Gourmez

Tags: catdaddy, charles nelson reilly, coti collins, diane rehm, drag, dsi, legends, maker's mark, market restaurant, match game, mberry, midnight moon, moonshine, oxford gastropup, paint savvy, palooza, pop culture, randy savage, sara palin, sono, tofu chips, vitaminwater, yelp

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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