10 April, 2013

Kinston, NC, Blogging: Chef and the Farmer

Comments : 6 Posted in : Dining in Kinston - NC, Restaurants on April 10, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: benjamin knight, bourbon dark chocolate ice cream, carolina gold rice risotto, charred scallion, chef and the farmer, coffee, day trip, dinner, downtown, farm to fork, farmers, kinston, local produce, mixed greens, north carolina, pasta, pecan pie, poached egg, pork shoulder, port, restaurant, review, sugared nuts, turnip salad, upscale, visitor guide, vivian howard

Kinston, NC, Blogging: Chef and the Farmer This is the third and final installment on our recent day trip to Kinston, NC. Blog 1 covered the various ways we amused ourselves by the Neuse riverfront last month. Blog 2 was on Mother Earth Brewing, which we were delighted to discover is based in downtown Kinston
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1 April, 2013

Kinston, NC, Blogging: Mother Earth Brewing

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Breweries in Kinston - NC, Travel Guide for Kinston - NC on April 1, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: Beer, brewery, downtown, flight, imperial schwatrz, kinston, mother earth brewing, nc, old neighborhood porter, review, tap room, things to do, visitor guide, weeping willow wit

In my first blog on this day trip to Kinston, I mentioned being pleasantly surprised to see Mother Earth Brewing loom up as we entered downtown. My husband is a fan of their Weeping Willow Wit, a Belgian-style beer that is often his choice when picking a local draft from a restaurant, so stumbling upon
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27 March, 2013

Kinston, NC Blogging: An Afternoon by the Neuse River

Comments : 6 Posted in : Travel Guide for Kinston - NC on March 27, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bank, birds of prey, confederate, css neuse, digestive system, downtown, fire, giant, ingress, ironclad, kinston, lenoir memorial hospital heath and science museum, nc, neuse park, neuse river, neuseway nature park, planeterium, reproduction, roadside attraction, sights, things to do, tourism, train ride, visitor guide

Kinston, NC Blogging: An Afternoon by the Neuse River Occasionally (often), I get a craving to head out of town and end up somewhere I’ve never been before. Some may say that relates to the cabin fever of working at home, but as I’ve always been this way, I attribute it to my wanderlust. I
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