When you drive into any beach town, doesn’t everyone bee-line straight for the nearest ice cream place? Well, we did. We pitched our tent, had ice cream, hiked deserts, and then waited an hour for dinner. These ladies who ran the locally owned and homemade ice cream (and pizza) place were friendly and informative to [...]
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Taste of OBX: Tortugas Lie
I know you have waited patiently for it - the best food I ate during my first stay at the OBX: mahi mahi tacos at Tortugas Lie. This is definitely my brother’s type of place. Late lunch consisted of unsweet tea at a bar, mahi mahi tacos with beans and rice, and cocoloco chicken with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »NC Happenings: Hendersonville's NC Apple Festival
Labor Day. End of summer. Beginning of Fall. Beautiful this time of year in North Carolina (Fall is definitely my favorite time of the year). Over in a little town in the mountains of western NC, Labor Day brings hundreds of visitors to its quaint streets. Hendersonville comes alive! My friends and I attended: 1. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Our State #4: Hot Dog World (Hendersonville)
My friends are great. Not only were we able to knock off one of the places in my magazine on Saturday - but two! This local hangout in downtown Hendersonville was packed out for a Saturday night. Might have had something to do with it being Labor Day wknd, or the NC Apple Festival around [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Taste of Raleigh: 18 Seaboard
Treated my parents here for a belated Father’s Day/Dad’s birthday dinner. Made reservations through Open Table and everything went great from there. The hostesses were extra accommodating to us. Our waitress was able to make recommendations and not afraid to do so. She wasn’t too pesky but did check on us throughout our stay to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Our State #2: Sherefe - Fayetteville
I used to be in Fayetteville a few times a week back 10 years ago, but this place wasn’t there. How I wish it was. A non-descript inside decor gave room to a delicious meal that was fabulous - rivals anything The Grape Leaf (my fave Greek place in Louisville) puts out - and definitely [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Our State #1: Neal's Deli - Carrboro
Here we go. This will be a journey. I picked up Our State - the edition with 100 counties and 100 restaurants you must eat in this wonderful state of North Carolina. This quaint, slightly too small for everyone for eats there, deli is in the little town of Carrboro. If you still think you [...]
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