15 July, 2013

Dishcrawl Durham

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Durham - NC, Events, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Durham - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on July 15, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: american tobacco district, avocado, chocolate tiramisu, chorizo, croquette, crostini, cuban revolution, cubano, dishcrawl, downtown, durham, five points, goat cheese, hayley teater, l'uva enoteca, revolution, smoked salmon, steak tuna tartare, taberna tapas

Dishcrawl, based in San Jose, has spread its food-tour wings throughout the US and Canada. Their expansion into the Triangle is new, with the first Dishcrawl being held in Raleigh last February. Durham’s Dishcrawl debuted last week over two separate evenings due to high demand. I attended the first night on a press pass (which
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9 September, 2011

La Volta

Comments : 4 Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants on September 9, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bolognese, city plaza, croquette, downtown, eggplant rollantini, foccacia, italian, italian sausage, la volta, limoncello cake, orrechiette, raleigh, restaurant, review, risotto, singer, veal picatta

La Volta 411 Fayetteville Street Downtown Raleigh Website Entrees: $13–$20 La Volta is an Italian restaurant on Fayetteville Street, right off the pretty City Plaza stretch of downtown Raleigh, which means it’s a prime location for people watching, especially if there’s a costume convention in town. There are plenty of outdoor tables, but I found
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9 March, 2010

Tsunami (Falconbridge, Chapel Hill)—Restaurant Review CLOSED

Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Restaurants on March 9, 2010 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bento box, chapel hill, croquette, cucumber sushi, durham, gyoza, ocean II roll, shumai, spider roll, spring roll, the gourmez restaurant review, triangle japanese, tsunami, tsunami japanese restaurant

Tsunami Sushi *CLOSED* 6118 Farrington Road Falconbridge, Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $10.95-$18.95 Sushi Rolls: $3.25-$5.95 Specialty Rolls: $5.95-$11.95 Tsunami Sushi is a small Japanese restaurant that offers all the standard menu choices, including sushi, bento boxes, tempura, and teriyaki. The atmosphere was fine, if a bit plain, with elevator music playing, green walls, and red
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