When I arrived back in the Triangle three years ago, having lived in New York for a couple of years, I had that annoying New York habit of comparing everything restaurant-related here to New York and taking some pompous glee in finding things come up sadly short. I wrote a sad ode to New York […]
Besha Rodell
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Eat up!
In the past couple of years, I have fallen in love with the Triangle all over again. When I first arrived back here almost three years ago after spending three years in New York, I was less than enthusiastic, missing New York for many reasons, but mainly for its food. I missed the fact that […]
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This Week
Enoteca Vin (410 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh) is hosting a fund-raiser for Burning Coal Theatre Company called “An Evening of Irish Entertainment” on Monday, March 20 from 6-9 p.m. It will feature hors d’oeuvres, drinks, live entertainment and a silent auction to benefit the local theater company. Tickets, which are $65, can be purchased through Burning […]
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This week
On Monday, March 6, Nana’s Chophouse in Raleigh will feature a special wine dinner hosting four Italian winemakers. The four-course dinner will include five wine courses and will be $75 per person. The wines and wine makers featured are: Cantine del Taburno Falanghina, 2004 Filippo Colandrea; Clerico Dolcetto, Visadi, 2003 Massimo Conterno; Silvio Grasso Barbera […]
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Thai Cafe
2501 University Dr., Durham 493-9794 www.thaicafenc.com Now open in the old La Villita spot on University Drive (across the street from Nana’s and The Original Q-Shack), this restaurant serves Thai favorites like stir fry and curries, as well as some specialties such as soft-shell crab with asparagus sauce. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
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This Week
Panzanella in Carrboro will be hosting a Tuscan wine dinner on Monday, Feb. 20 from 7-9:30 p.m. The dinner will include a variety of wines from the region, plus plenty of food from the Panzanella kitchen. Tickets are $35 per person and are available in advance from Panzanella or from the Weaver Street Market customer […]
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Royal Bean
3801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh 834-BEAN (2326) This Hillsborough Street coffeehouse across from Meredith College offers Mr. Toad’s coffees, wi-fi, a gift shop, live music on weekends, and art from Meredith art students adorning the walls.
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Nosh
2812 Erwin Road, Suite 101, Erwin Terrace • 383-4747, www.noshfood.com Erwin Terrace gets a new resident with this new restaurant serving American classics with fresh ingredients. Starting with breakfast, you can get a biscuit with just about anything on it. For lunch and dinner, the menu moves to pizzas, salads, burgers, sandwiches and wraps. They’re […]
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This Week
For those of you who aren’t doing the Valentine’s Day dinner madness, or for those with enough stamina to do two big dinners in a week, don’t forget the Triangle Wine Experience, a fundraiser for the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, which helps children with developmental disabilities. More than 25 of the Triangle’s top restaurants pair up […]
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Beyond bamboo
Last week, I turned 30. In order to dull the pain, a few of my friends and I went to CAFE ZEN (406 Blackwell St., Durham 680-8888), the new Japanese restaurant in the American Tobacco Campus, where we sat at the big table, drank all the cold sake they had in the house, and sang […]