20 November, 2015

Take a Virtual Tour of Oakland’s the Hive in time for Firebrand’s Grand Opening!

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Oakland - CA, Breweries in Oakland - CA, Coffee Shops, Coffee Shops in Oakland - CA, Dining in Oakland - CA, Restaurants on November 20, 2015 by : The Gourmez

Tags: alison roessler, bakery, barber, calavera, chris pastena, coffee, colleen orlando, development, drake's dealership, firebrand, gym, hive, impact hub, james lizotte, keba konte, mexican, numi teas, oakland, people's barber, photo tour, red bay coffee, restaurant, retail, sandwiches, truve, uptown oakland

A few weeks ago, I promised you a more intensive–dare I say sneakier?–sneak peek into Oakland’s the Hive development. Over at Localwise, I wrote a quick article summarizing all the retail businesses onsite, but I took a lot more pictures than the published ones, and they’re sure to entice you in. And what better time is
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16 January, 2013

Travelogue: A Day in Ellensburg

Comments : 4 Posted in : Coffee Shops, Dining in Ellensburg - WA, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Ellensburg - WA on January 16, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: art, buildings, canyon road, central washington, central washington university, coffee, d & m coffee, day trip, dick, downtown, ellensburg, guide, jane, kittitas valley, palace cafe, panorama, retail, rotary pavillion, spot, the normal school, tourism, tourist, trip, visitor's guide, washington

This is the second travelogue on my adventures in Washington State in October 2012. The first covered my suggestions for a great day trip in Yakima, and this one is in the same vein. So spend a day with me in Ellensburg, located smack dab in the middle of the state. But first, we must
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5 November, 2012

TerraVITA 2012 Media Farm Tour: Stop 1, Southern Season

Comments : 5 Posted in : Coffee Shops, Coffee Shops in Chapel Hill - NC, Events, Grab and Go, Markets, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, Wine on November 5, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bakery, Beer, butcher, chapel hill, chapel hill toffee, chocolate buddha, cooking class, cooking demonstration, debbie suchoff, Events, florist, food, foodie destination, franklin street, gourmet, gruyere, halloween, ice cream, jelly belly, larry shaw, lumpy's, media farm tour, prepared food, remodeling, retail, sam suchoff, sampling, southern season, terravita, the pig

Hello fellow food and travel lovers, I’m back! It’s been a few weeks without updates on the Gourmez, but I’m sure you managed to entertain yourselves with all those other awesome food bloggers in the Triangle or elsewhere on the Interwebs. I had a good trip to Washington, and I do have some photo blogs
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