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McCormick and Schmicks now in Raleigh

Last Thursday, July 10th, McCormick and Schmicks opened at the Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. It’s a chain restaurant, but I had a great experience when I was there and wanted to let you all know what I thought. I was able to eat there last Monday with 3 of my colleagues for lunch. Between [...]


New Restaurant in Durham

Below is part of a press release I recieved last week. 
Richard Holcomb and Sarig Agasi, the farmer and chef partners of
Raleigh’s 4-star restaurant Zely & Ritz have joined forces with Southern food enthusiast Jamie DeMent to bring to life her vision of a farm-to-table restaurant. Eno Restaurant & Market (Rogers Alley, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC; [...]


Wake Forest Coffee - Downtown Wake Forest

On April Fools Day of this year Wake Forest’s downtown had a new kid on the block - Wake Forest Coffee. Located at 156 S. White Street Wake Forest Coffee caters to just about anybody in Wake Forest. They have your daily selection of coffees, lattes, desserts, breakfast items, iced drinks, smoothies,  ice cream and [...]


Saladelia Cafe at American Tobacco

I always like it when I hear that a local business is taking the place of a nation chain. Check out the press release we got today from Durham!
Green, Grab and Go!
Saladelia Cafe at American Tobacco

Saladelia Cafe, a local eatery specializing in sandwiches, homemade salads, gourmet coffees and desserts, will be opening in late June, [...]


Dinner at Home in Heritage

The other day we partnered with Dinners at Home in Heritage to host the May After Hours for the Rolesville Chamber of Commerce. We had a great time working with Davelyn and Jack Rivers, owners of Dinners at Home and their daughter Davelyn who owns the Bottle and Bean which is attached to Dinners at [...]


Humble Pie….Yum!

The other night we had different kind of baby shower for my friend Heather, the 7 of us girls all went to get our nails done then to dinner at Humble Pie. Not only was it amazing to finally have some time of pampering to get a pedicure, but the dinner was amazing too.
I’ve always [...]


Tookies Grill in a gas station!

The other day myself and my co-workers Courtney and Doug (you can see Doug in the reflections ) went out for lunch. I’ve been hearing about Tookies, which has a restaurant downtown but they also have locations around Raleigh, one of them being in the gas station down the street from our station! We hopped in the [...]


Ideas for Mother’s Day

So you still have a week or so to get ready for Mother’s Day, but I got this press release today and thought I would share it. I haven’t been to this restaurant, but I have been to Greece and the food was so good. If their food is anything like it is over there [...]


North Carolina State Farmers Market

I hate to admit it….but today was my first time to the Farmers Market after having lived in Raleigh for 5 years, and the worst part is I lived within 10 minutes of it and have been to the restaurant for breakfast, but I’ve never actually been to the market. I went today and had [...]


Mulberry on Main - Clayton, NC

Last week my co-worker Lisa Sullivan and I had dinner at Mulberry on Main in downtown Clayton, NC. We had a great time with the family that owns the restaurant and thoroughly enjoyed the food! The restaurant is located at 217 E Main St and is some of the best Italian food I’ve had. Check out [...]