I don’t know really how you say it, but I pronounce it: good eats. On the side of Five Points in the downtown district of the Bull City, sits a gem. Jazz, spinach gruyere dip, vegan and vegetarian choices on … Continued
Unpretentious. Good food. Hopefully go back for the good wine. Good price. Good friend. What more could you ask for? A friend and I celebrated hump day by taking advantage of Triangle Restaurant Week and went to a new place … Continued
In the middle of the Brightleaf Square corridor sits a little cafe that serves desserts and real food. I spend 4 hours there on Sunday, taking pictures, talking w a dear friend, and sipping on an espresso macchiato. The cake … Continued
Ice. That is what today is about. There is ice, not snow, in RDU. This has been one of the coldest winters I’ve experienced in RDU since moving here in 2000. Note: we haven’t had 24 inches of snow (like … Continued
Cary is home to an eco-friendly, all organic wine store that is celebrating 8 months tomorrow – Sip. You need to make it your New Year’s Resolution to make a trip to their store, have a tasting, and love the … Continued
A friend who had one of these brownies said they were like fudge. Not fudge brownies, just fudge. I’ll take that as a compliment. These were delicious. I made them to celebrate a friend’s birthday. She liked them with some … Continued
Daylight savings time and colder weather. But pretty red trees on my way to work. Almost makes up for it. 1. I love fall. Everything about it. 2. I love really long meals with friends (at a restaurant) where you … Continued
Heading north on HWY 50 gave us opportunity to hit up Our State Top 100 Number 6 on Saturday. Oxford, a little quaint town about 35 minutes north of Raleigh, was having its Hot Sauce Festival that day. I can’t … Continued
I’ve written about Foster’s Market before on my other blog, but I wanted to highlight it here. This is such a gem of a place to sit all day if you really wanted to: 1. Cup of coffee and the … Continued