Tingletini @ Rockfish Southpoint, Durham Website The tingletini is made with passion fruit vodka, simple syrup, lime juice, and jalapeno peppers. Guess you know the tingle comes from that last ingredient, huh? The presentation for this cocktail is beautiful. I especially like how the crossed straws mimic the crossed jalapeno slivers. It’s almost clear, but
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7 April, 2011
Triangle Foodie Happenings
Posted in : Events, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez Tags: brunch, bull spec, dos perros, el bulli, full frame film festival, piedmont farm tour, seeds pie social, social media supper clubMan, you guys keep me busy with all the foodie happenings in this area! It’s impossible to keep up! Perhaps between us all, we can make a dent in the fabulous events headed our way. Here’s a list of those events for this week and next week. Tonight, as I mentioned a few weeks ago,
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6 April, 2011
Little Black Dress Pinot Grigio 2009
Posted in : Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris, White Wine on by : The Gourmez Tags: 2009, bitter, creme brulee, gamblelynn on wine, green apple, little black dress, marjoram, oregano, recession wines, thursday happy hourLittle Black Dress 2009 Pinot Grigio California This is bitter! That doesn’t happen often with white wines. It’s also herbal, but I did eat a bite of rosemary just before digging in, so I may be biased. I don’t taste rosemary, though, but more oregano or marjoram. There is the typical green apple I taste
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5 April, 2011
Stellarcon 2011 and High Point, NC
Posted in : Travel Guide for High Point - NC, Writing on by : The Gourmez Tags: buildings, costumes, high point, john coltrane, klingon karaoke, nc, north carolina, panels, stellarcon, unc greensboroI am way behind on all my travel posts, but I’m hoping to get that taken care of in the next few weeks. Here’s one on a trip the husband and I took to High Point, NC, for the 35th Stellarcon. “Now old enough to run for president!” was the unofficial slogan. This was my
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4 April, 2011
Unaabi Grill
Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Cary - NC, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez Tags: afghan, afghanistan, bolanee, cary, chicken naringe, chutney, cuisine, dough yogurt, green onions, kabuli palau, orange rind, pistachios, pumpkin, service, unaabi grillUnaabi Grill 914 Kildaire Farm Road Cary Website Entrees: $10—14 This is a restaurant with a lot of potential, but the service and food timing is definitely not doing the food justice. The ambience is pretty nice—it’s amazing how some track lighting and gold sheers can really transform an old Pizza Hut. There’s an Afghan-styled
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