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18 January, 2013

Elements

Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Gin, Restaurants, Spirits on January 18, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: an, chapel hill, cherry sauce, chicken diablo, cocktail, cucumber, duck, elements, filet mignon, gin, highway 54 east, jersey white sweet potato, korean chili sauce, michael huong, old fashioned, oyster, pumpkin creme brulee, restaurant, review, service, southern comfort, tempura

elements 2110 Environ Way East Highway 54 Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $18 — $26 Opened in the fall of 2012, elements is a farm-to-table focused venture of Chef Michael Chuong’s. He opened ăn in Cary in 2006. I have never made it to ăn, but it’s always been high on my must-dine list, so I
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4 January, 2013

A Day in Yakima

Comments : 2 Posted in : Coffee Shops, Coffee Shops in Yakima - WA, Dining in Yakima - WA, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Yakima - WA on January 4, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: ahoy fish and chips, akin center, arboretum, art deco, backyard country cafe, capitol theater, central washington, chorizo omelet, day trip, deep fried jalapeno, downtown yakima, drive, grave, indians, larsen building, mountain, northtown coffee, photo, pioneer cemetery, tempura, terrance heights, tour, Travel, union gap, visitor guide, washington, yakima

In October, I spent 2 weeks visiting my mother and stepfather in the hills of Tieton, WA. We spent a lot of time in nearby Yakima, took car rides through the mountain passes, walked the vineyard- and orchard-lined streets of Tieton, and checked out Ellensburg. This central region of Washington is absolutely gorgeous, and I
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