3 August, 2015

Grocery Cafe

Posted in : Dining in Oakland - CA, Restaurants on August 3, 2015 by : The Gourmez

Tags: burmese, carolina reaper, catfish stew, clinton, coconut, curry, dinner, eateries, grocery cafe, lunch, nan gyi toke, oakland, produce, rainbow salad, review, tapioca pudding, tea leaf salad

Grocery Café has been receiving a lot of press lately, so I was thrilled when one of my Meetup groups announced a lunch meeting there. It’s a Burmese restaurant tucked away on a corner in the Clinton neighborhood of Oakland. First thing you notice coming in is a giant bush of Carolina reaper peppers—
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30 January, 2013

Travelogue: Tieton, Naches, and the Chinook Pass

Posted in : Travel Guide for Tieton - WA, Travel Guide for Yakima - WA on January 30, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: apples, car trip, cascades, central washington, chinook pass, day trip, fruit stand, gold creek, hops, mountains, naches, naches heights vineyards, naches river, nile valley, panorama, photoblog, produce, route 410, scenic drive, summitview road, tieton, tourism, town, travel guide, visitor guide, vista, whistlin jack, wilridge winery, wine tasting, yakima

This is the last of my travelogues from my October visit with my mom and stepfather in Central Washington. The first was on a day in Yakima and the second was on a day in Ellensburg. This entry covers the beautiful scenery to be found in the tiny towns of Tieton and Naches nestled in
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27 April, 2012

Triangle Foodie Happenings

Comments : 1 Posted in : Events on April 27, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: daylight magazine, durham, Events, farm, farmers' market, foodie, foodie the movie, fried insects, gourmet, hillsborough, lomo market, mobile, motorco, movie screening, museum of life and science, produce, raleigh, research triangle, single source supper, south durham farmers' market, triangle foodie happenings

It has been too long since I’ve posted on upcoming Triangle foodie happenings! Apologies galore to those of you who e-mailed me events over the past few months. I’ve been busy! Busy is a good thing, right? Anyhow, I’ve got a list of fun events to share with you all, in order of which is
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24 June, 2011

The Meat House (Chapel Hill) CLOSED

Comments : 2 Posted in : Butchers, Food, Grab and Go, Product Reviews on June 24, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: aged steak, asian pork, butcher, butchery, chapel hill, cheese, chicken, chorizo, duck, lamb, marinade, meat house, produce, rabbit, steak tips

The Meat House 1508 E. Franklin Street Chapel Hill Website Donna Coon, who owns the recently opened Meat House in Chapel Hill with her husband, Paul, took me on a tour of the facility a couple of weeks ago. I was excited to try out this chain butchery because they’ve opened three shops in the
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