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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14 December, 2012

The Sustainable Classroom #3: The Cultivation and Culinary Possibilities of Figs

Comments : 3 Posted in : Events, Primitivo / Zinfandel, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, Wine on December 14, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: 2012, american studies, bernie hermin, cesar florido moscatel pasas, chef's academy, cuisine, fig bacon, fig basil, fig chutney, fig lemon tart, fig liver pate, fig spice cake, figs, food economy, mary margaret mccamic, nv graham beck bliss demi sec, pairing arrow, pickled figs, seghesio zinfandel, sherry stolfo, southern plants, sustainable classroom, terravita, the clever vine, unc chapel hill, unique southern dishes, wine pairings

The Sustainable Classroom #3: The Cultivation and Culinary Possibilities of Figs For my third session at the Sustainable Classroom as part of my bloggers’ free pass to TerraVITA 2012, I chose to take a class on figs and wine pairings. My reasoning was simple. I adore figs. I adore wine. I often think of figs
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4 April, 2011

Unaabi Grill

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Cary - NC, Restaurants on April 4, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: afghan, afghanistan, bolanee, cary, chicken naringe, chutney, cuisine, dough yogurt, green onions, kabuli palau, orange rind, pistachios, pumpkin, service, unaabi grill

Unaabi 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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