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29 April, 2011

Market Restaurant–the Dessert and Drink Lowdown *RELOCATING*

Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants, Spirits on by : The Gourmez
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Market’s Dessert and Cocktails 938 North Blount Street Mordecai, Raleigh Website Lunch: $6—$11 Dinner: $6—$18 Folks, I have been back to Market, and I can unequivocally bump up my rating for them to an If you’re interested in my first blog on them, head here. Would you like to know why I’ve given them extra
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7 February, 2011

Qahweh @ Sitti

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Qahweh Sitti, Downtown Raleigh Website $9 The Qahweh is a coffee cocktail made with espresso, Stoli Vanil, Bailey’s Irish cream, simple syrup, and a thimbleful of espresso beans. It is served frothy with a few ice chips in the mix, which I always enjoy. The Irish cream is by far the strongest taste, and that’s
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18 January, 2011

Triangle Foodie Happenings

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Press releases are running rampant lately! Triangle Restaurant Week is nearly here, and we’ve both a huge wine event coming up in February and the opening of a new butcher’s shop in April. First up, dining! The 4th Triangle Restaurant Week will run from 1/24 to 1/30, which has moved up to January from March
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17 December, 2010

Market Restaurant *RELOCATED*

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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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24 September, 2010

Upcoming Foodie Events and Farmers’ Markets’ Donations 9/25

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Apologies for the lack of posts this week—I was in DC! Which, of course, means a travelogue is in the works, and several other posts are close to ready, including one on the Cruzan 9 event at the Busy Bee last week. There are lots of exciting foodie events coming up in the next few
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1 September, 2010

Triangle Foodie Tweetup at Posta Tuscan Grille 8.27.10

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This is the second Triangle-area foodie tweetup that Andrea Weigl (@andreaweigl), food writer for the News and Observer, and Johanna Kramer of local foodie renown (@durhamfoodie and seriously, she’ everywhere!) have put together. This time, they opted for a more formal foodie setup, appealing to those of us that love a prix fixe meal with
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31 August, 2010

Absente Minded @ Posta Tuscan Grille

Posted in : Absinthe, Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Raleigh - NC on by : The Gourmez
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Absente Minded Posta Tuscan Grille, Raleigh Website $12 The Absente Minded cocktail, which I tried at the Triangle Foodie Tweetup held last week at Posta Tuscan Grille, was a delightful, satisfying, smooth cocktail. I enjoyed it so much that night that I came back the next one for another before heading to the Adam Lambert
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26 August, 2010

Margaux’s

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Margaux’s 8111 Creedmoor Road, Suite 111 Raleigh Entrees: $19–$31 Website I hadn’t heard of Margaux’s, so when my friends’ gourmet club chose it for their next destination, I was excited to try it out (Note: I’m always excited to try someplace new out). They have an interesting hodgepodge of styles going on in both their
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