Rose’s Ramen Wednesdays Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet ShopDurham Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., $12 Each week, Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop butchers three or four pigs. The meat becomes whiskey breakfast sausage, smoked pork chops, pancetta, porchetta, bratwurst, and chorizo. The bones? Those go to the same place: ramen. Before relocating to Durham, Rose’s […]
Emma Laperruque
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Scott Crawford’s very hip, new and local Standard Foods is great—at least when it meets its own standards.
Standard Foods 205 E. Franklin St., Raleigh 919-307-4652 The time neared 1:30 p.m. when I finally lost track of the micheladas. A few months after a long-delayed opening, Standard Foods in Raleigh was busy for lunch, though the bar was empty. I asked to sit at the end near the open kitchen, close enough to […]
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The Durham Hotel may raise uncomfortable questions, but the food sure feels good
The Restaurant at The Durham The Rooftop at The Durham 315 E. Chapel Hill St., Durham 919-768-8830 www.thedurham.com Just before the evening becomes too dark to see the skyline from the roof of The Durham Hotel, our denim-aproned, Converse-wearing waitress walks the carrot dog to our table. I spent the drive from Raleigh into downtown […]
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Pumpkin spice lattes? Give us Bida Manda’s pumpkin curry.
Since the 2003 debut of the pumpkin spice latte, Starbucks has sold more than 200 million of the drinks, affectionately known as PSLs. But when a flavor trend spans from Pringles and pasta sauce to dog treats and cat litter, it’s gone five steps too far. So, as the weather chills and the leaves change […]
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Exploring the seasonal wonders of Raleigh’s Escazu Chocolates
A tiny ghost haunts the small space of Raleigh chocolatier Escazú. Grape-size and glossy white, with a zigzag mouth, it has to be captured quickly before it disappears foreveror perhaps for a year. Actually, any of the shop’s chocolates, ghoulish or not, are prone to vanish; such is the reality of an artisanal kitchen. With […]
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A review of Ashley Christensen’s pricey, pleasing Death & Taxes in Raleigh
Death & Taxes 105 W. Hargett St., Raleigh 984-242-0218 www.ac-restaurants.com/death-taxes The kitchen at Death & Taxes includes a mammoth fire, many bearded men and one little pink hair dryer. It’s early on a Wednesday night at the downtown Raleigh restaurantAshley Christensen’s long-awaited latest ventureand I am in one of the hottest seats in the house. […]
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DISH: Spicy food is haunting almost every menu these days
You know something’s up when the ghost pepper makes its way to Popeye’s and Wendy’s. If you have yet to be haunted by this infamous chili, also known as bhut jolokia, just imagine the spiciest jalapeño you ever ate. Now multiply that lip-tingling, eye-watering intensity by, give or take, 200. In 2007, the Guinness Book […]
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No fork, no problem at new Ethiopian restaurant Awaz’e in Cary
Awaz’e 904 NE Maynard Road, Cary 919-377-2599, www.awazecuisine.com Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; closed Sunday Have you eaten injera today?” Liken this Ethiopian greeting to the American, “What’s up?” or “How’s your day going?” Injerasour, spongy and more hole-filled than Swiss cheeseis the crepe-doppelganger, trademark bread of Ethiopia. It’s a great […]
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Basan breathes fire into Bull City sushi scene
Basan 359 Blackwell St. #220, Durham 919-797-9728 www.basanrestaurant.com Lunch Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Dinner Sunday–Thursday 4 p.m.–10 p.m. Friday–Saturday 4 p.m.–12 a.m. In the time it takes for me to choose an Instagram filter, Toshio Sakamaki can turn a fish into a skeleton. Basan, the just-opened Japanese restaurant by the Durham Performing Arts Center, recently […]
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Merry Jewish Christmas: an insider’s guide to the unofficial holiday
Super Wok 1401 SE Maynard Road, Cary 919-388-8338 www.superwokcary.com Fu Kee Express 6320 Capital Blvd, Raleigh 919-872-2661 Beansprout 3721 Hillsborough St., Raleigh 919-755-0554 www.beansproutchinese.com Other Triangle area restaurants that may work for you, chosen based on an informal poll: Happy China 2505 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham 919-237-2021 www.happychinasichuan.com Handy Chinese Restaurant 5279 N. Roxboro Road, […]
