Tag : the gourmez
It’s time for another Triangle Foodie Happening post, in large part because Dishcrawl is going crazy in the Bull City this week! What is Dishcrawl? It is a nationwide company that puts together one night events with the goal of focusing on a city or neighborhood’s cuisines. If you are thinking food tourism, you are
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I’m moving to California. There is no set “when” yet, but if all goes well after listing our house next week, it will be sometime in August. There is no set “where” yet, but if all goes well with Ben’s employment options, it will be in the Bay Area, with LA as a second choice.
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Just a quick note to let you all know that the Gourmez will be on a bit of a hiatus. I’m going on a trip soon, and it’ll take me some time to catch up again once I return, though you can expect several posts on the TerraVita food festival then! Hopefully, it’ll only be
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More specifically, one of the websites I blog for is in Durham Magazine, a local publication that talks all things Durham-related. Here’s the announcement I posted on Carpe Durham about the article, since I’m just not going to think of something new and exciting to say in its place here: Our website has been profiled
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La Residence 202 West Rosemary Street Downtown Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $19-29 La Residence is a cozy, fine dining establishment that specializes on local food with a French influence. They’ve been around since 1976 and plenty of family work here, even when they are just in town for vacation. The service was a wee bit
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Margarita Torero’s 15-501 and Garrett Road, Durham Website Torero’s house margarita comes in four sizes: regular, macho, grande, and gigante. This is a regular size glass: Believe me, the gigante glass was terrifying to behold. Torero’s makes their own margarita mix and on first sip, it was sweet, and I feared too much so. Subsequent
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Mazu, our five-month-old kitten, has four goals in life: 1) Convert house plants into litter boxes, 2) Rush out the front door, 3) Pretend I’m a tree, and 4) Defeat the monster in the water bowl. It’s a Petmate water fountain and the motor makes sucking noises whenever the water gets low. To Mazu, these
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Expect my blog posts to continue being a bit sporadic until the new year — we are headed out of town to visit friends and family in LA in a week, so while I hope to keep up posts, I’m not hitting quite as many restaurants lately due to lack of time! I do plan
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Monty Python Spritzer Nantucket Café, Durham Website This was a simple bubbly cocktail, served with lots of ice. Prosecco, St. Germain elderflower liquor, and a dash of club soda united to create a drink with a mild beige color near the bottom. The sweet, floral flavor of elderflower was the most present component – perhaps
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My review of Pop’s Restaurant in Durham. The verdict is truffle:
