The Gourmez

Tag : fancy

6 May, 2014

The Crow’s Nest

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Santa Cruz - CA, Restaurants on May 6, 2014 by : The Gourmez

Tags: college dreams, crab dip, dinner, eastside, fancy, fine dining, guava rita, harbor, let's get fancy, lobster, mahi mahi, review, santa cruz, seafood, steak, the crow's nest, twin lakes, upscale dining, vegetables

So I have a problem. And that problem is my high expectations for the finer dining in my beloved college town of Santa Cruz. As mentioned in my review of Star Bene, there are places in Santa Cruz that I only dreamt of on my student budget back at the turn of the millennium. Places
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28 January, 2013

Weathervane

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Restaurants on January 28, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bread pudding, caramel popcorn ice cream, chapel hill, chef ryan payne, dinner, duck confit, fancy, fried tomatoes, fritters, goat mashed potatoes, gourmet, hearty, lamb bolognese, olives, raviolo, review, scallops, short rib, southern season, tater tots, triangle, upscale, weathervane

Weathervane 201 S. Estes Drive University Mall, Chapel Hill Website $11–$38 Weathervane is the restaurant portion of Southern Season, and hearty southern dishes have a definite home here. Chef Ryan Payne has had a fantastic year, winning pretty much every local cooking contest he has entered. I had previously tried his food at Fire in
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