Jujube, Chapel Hill $40 per plate Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending another Jujube wine dinner—it had been a while! These dinners are kept affordable by profiling wines in the $10 to $20 range from the Hope Valley Bottle Shop crew, of which Drew did the sommelier honors this evening. Alas, I was
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International Delights 740 Ninth Street, Durham Sandwiches/Gyros: $6–$8 Platters: $7–$10 International Delights is a staple of the Ninth Street dining scene, an order-at -the-counter spot that serves up lots of Middle Eastern fare but also some American subs for variety. If you are interested, they also have hookahs for sharing and selling.

Margaux’s 8111 Creedmoor Road, Suite 111 Raleigh Entrees: $19–$31 Website I hadn’t heard of Margaux’s, so when my friends’ gourmet club chose it for their next destination, I was excited to try it out (Note: I’m always excited to try someplace new out). They have an interesting hodgepodge of styles going on in both their
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Tallulas 456 W. Franklin Street Downtown Chapel Hill Website Pizzas/Mezzes: $7–$12 Entrees: $15–22 Tallulas is a formal Turkish restaurant in the evening that transforms into more of a bar/lounge from 10 PM onward. We were there for the dinner service when a variety of small plates, Turkish-style pizzas, and full entrees are available. The décor
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Dos Perros 200 N. Magnum Downtown Durham Website Entrees: $12-22 Dos Perros is an upscale, yet relaxed, Mexican restaurant that’s been open for about a year now. It is owned by the fabulous Charlie Deal, whom I call fabulous because I’m in love with his Chapel Hill restaurant, Jujube. Dos Perros focuses strongly on using
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The Fearrington House Restaurant 2000 Fearrington Village Center Pittsboro Website Three courses: $69 Four courses: $79 The Fearrington House Restaurant is known as one of the Triangle’s finest restaurants, and after finally enjoying one of their meals myself, I couldn’t agree more. The cuisine is modern American, a bit eclectic, a bit experimental, but all
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Babymoon Café 100 Jerusalem Drive, Suite 106 Morrisville Website Pasta/Entrees: $9.95–$23.95 Sandwiches/Pizzas: $7.25–$16.95 Babymoon Café is an Italian restaurant in the tradition of most Italian restaurants in the US: pastas, pizza, calzones, subs, and Rat Pack music playing in the background. Their porch is very inviting, and I especially liked the trellis’s design. First off,
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Jibarra 7420 Six Forks Road Raleigh, NC www.jibarra.net Entrees $17–$40 *Restaurant relocated to 327 West Davie Street, Downtown Raleigh, since this post* We went to Jibarra with a large group on my birthday. I had been fixated on trying the restaurant ever since I read a review from The News & Observer, a whole year
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