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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3 July, 2013

Summer Menu at the Washington Duke Inn

Posted in : Dining in Durham - NC, Restaurants on July 3, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: american red snapper, blackberry shortcake, bobby gorham, bull durham bar, cottle farms, deana marrell, deviled egg, dining, duke university, durham, fairview dining room, fine dining, gazpacho, goat cheese, goat lady chevre, inn, jason cunningham, johnston county prosciutto, kaffir lime, kale, menu preview, mustard greens, niman ranch pork, pistachio frangipane, prehistoric presentation, review, smoked paprika serrano ham, washington duke

Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of previewing the seasonal menus at the Washington Duke Inn multiple times. I am absolutely biased at this point, because the staff at the Inn has been amazing each and every time, from the waitstaff to the executive team (that means you, Don Ball, Danielle Kaspar, Wendy
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3 June, 2013

Saint Jacques

Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants on June 3, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: amuse bouche, arugula, blue cheese mousse, coq au vin, dining, dinner, fine dining, french, goat cheese, gratin, lemon mascarpone mousse, magno lavendar sorbet, mille feuilles, north raleigh, north ridge, ragout, raleigh, red pepper goat cheese mousse, restaurant, review, saint jacques, short ribs, strip mall, upscale

Saint Jacques 6112 Falls of Neuse Rd. North Raleigh Website $25-$40 Saint Jacques is not cheap, but it is my favorite fine dining experience in recent memory, by which I mean since winter or so. My memory is that bad, I promise. Regardless, Saint Jacques is an oasis in a North Raleigh strip mall. Cream
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