18 Seaboard 18 Seaboard Avenue Downtown Raleigh Website Entrees: $16–$28 18 Seaboard is located in Seaboard Station, a renovated train station that I never knew existed before heading out there this particular evening. It’s a contemporary American grill, which means that the focus is on grilled meats with plenty of attention to décor and intriguing
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I was invited to my second Yelp open party this past Friday night (5/6). This one was hosted by the Crabtree Tavern, a huge sports bar type of restaurant that’s across a bridge from the Crabtree Valley Mall. The theme of this Yelp extravaganza was Mathletes vs. Athletes, which I’m pretty sure was just an
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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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NOFO Cafe 2014 Fairview Rd. Five Points, Raleigh Website Hours: Mon—Fri 11 am—3 pm Tues—Thurs 5:30 pm—9 pm Fri—Sat 5:30 pm—10:00pm Sandwiches and Small Plate Fare: $8.50—$9.50 Entree Fare: $10—$16 NOFO @ the Pig is a nifty mixture of gift store, food market, and restaurant. My companions and I had a fun time trying to
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Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen 7307 Tryon Road Cary Website Hours: Mon, 11:15 am to 9 pm Tues—Thurs, 11:15 am to 10 pm Fri–Sat, 11:15 am to 11 pm Sun, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sandwiches/Appetizers: $8—$13 Entrees: $15—$28 For this month’s Social Media Supper Club, we settled on Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen, in large part
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Sitti 137 S. Wilmington Street Downtown Raleigh Website Hours: M—Th: 11 am to 10 pm F—Sat: 11 am to 12 am Sun: 11 am to 9pm Fill up for $8–$24 Sitti is an upscale, Lebanese restaurant in downtown Raleigh with a large selection of both hot and cold mezzes (appetizers/dips/small plates), salads, flatbread pizzas, kabobs,
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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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Stalwart readers, I’ve been very social lately! My inner, introverted writer is complaining about all this time out in the Triangle food and drink scene, but my extroverted, night owl persona couldn’t be happier. If you are a local foodie, though, and you haven’t made it to one of the food and drink-themed events happening
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Once upon a time, three little tweeps named @demandycom, @thegourmez, and @BCwritr decided to meet up for dinner at a new restaurant by the locally famed David Mao. This was fated, because all three loved food and hanging out with others who also loved food. A date was set and other tweeps of the same
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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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