2 July, 2013

Tweat-Up at An

Posted in : Dining in Cary - NC, Events, Restaurants on July 2, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: almond financier, an, asian, bloggers, cary, chawan mushi, chef, cuisine, event, food, francisco almaguer, green tea, hamachi tartare, lamb slider, lemon ginger cocktail, mai tai, media, north carolina, restaurant, review, spicy, steven devereaux greene, sushi, tamarind, togarashi, triangle, yuzu lemon tart

When An’s (2800 Renaissance Park Place, Cary) promotional team invited me to a blogger night to sample some cocktails and appetizers, I was thrilled. An’s beautifully presented dishes, photographs of which are always on rotation at the RDU baggage claim screens, have tempted me for years, but I had not managed to visit the restaurant
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19 June, 2013

Triangle Foodie Happenings

Posted in : Events, Restaurants on June 19, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: an, andrea edith moore, antonia's, bull city burger and brew, cary, donatos, durham, elizabeth spencer, Events, food, foodie, hillsborough, king's daughters inn, mystery brewing, opera, paul saginaw, pop up, raleigh, research triangle park, rose, seaboard station, steven devereaux greene, triangle, triangle foodie happenings, washington duke inn, wine dinner, zely & ritz, zingerman's

The exciting events for Triangle-based foodies are piling up yet again! Honestly, I’m not sure they ever stop piling — we seem to support an awful lot of delishness for a relatively small metro area. I think that means all us eaters deserve a round of applause … or of digestives. Ouzo, anyone? I’ve cherry-picked
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18 January, 2013

Elements

Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Gin, Restaurants, Spirits on January 18, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: an, chapel hill, cherry sauce, chicken diablo, cocktail, cucumber, duck, elements, filet mignon, gin, highway 54 east, jersey white sweet potato, korean chili sauce, michael huong, old fashioned, oyster, pumpkin creme brulee, restaurant, review, service, southern comfort, tempura

elements 2110 Environ Way East Highway 54 Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $18 — $26 Opened in the fall of 2012, elements is a farm-to-table focused venture of Chef Michael Chuong’s. He opened ăn in Cary in 2006. I have never made it to ăn, but it’s always been high on my must-dine list, so I
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