romansperson commented 11 months ago

Be sure to take the picky 3rd grader to The French Broad Chocolate Lounge:
https://www.frenchbroadchocolates.com...

Everyone seems to love White Duck, too.

Most other restaurants we have been to there are more on the fine dining end, so I won't list those unless you are interested in that.

romansperson commented 11 months ago

I second this. They're great - and I also took a cooking class from Paolo which was a lot of fun, too.

romansperson commented 1 year ago

The Umstead Hotel will be doing Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 6 pm in their ballroom. This year it's a four course plated dinner with choice of entree and family style sides.

romansperson commented 1 year ago

I have 5 oz. of poppy seeds I can give you if you are interested. They're from Penzey's - I ended up not making the things I bought them for. Shoot me an email if you are interested. I don't know of any local place you can get that much easily. Penzey's is the place I've always gone to for them.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

The N&O has a list now too:
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/cor...?

romansperson commented 2 years ago

It's still cheaper than Chapel Hill.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

I agree with other folks they're more of a homemade kind of item so farmer's markets would be the best place to try. They're usually put up in the fall though so not sure they'd be available at this time of year. I've never seen them for sale in a store here in the Triangle.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

My immediate reaction to this question is: Durham. Chapel Hill/Carrboro is second. If cost of living matters to you, Durham. But just remember that this area has undergone a lot of change in the last 10 years so anything is possible in the next 10.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

Also looking forward to Nomad in Hillsborough, which will hopefully open next month. The owners also own Viceroy in Durham and plan on what they call a 'global tapas' menu. Should be fun!

http://www.newsoforange.com/arts_and_...

romansperson commented 2 years ago

I'm looking forward to Napoli Hillsborough (which is a collaboration between Napoli Carrboro and Glasshalfull):
https://www.newsobserver.com/living/a...

romansperson commented 2 years ago

Bin 54 is also worth a look too (though someone told me they'd gone recently and had a not-great experience, so there's that too).

romansperson commented 2 years ago

I've been afraid of this for awhile. The store has been looking sadder and sadder each time I visited. The cooking school was still great, though. A real loss :(

romansperson commented 2 years ago

The Village Diner in Hillsborough has good pancakes.
If crepes count as pancakes, there's also Vin Rouge in Durham. Their Sunday brunch is very good. Also consider Carolina Crossroads in the Carolina Inn. I can't recall if they have them for Sunday brunch, but they do for breakfast the other six days a week.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

I'm worried about them. The cooking school is still good (I just went to a cheese making class and it was great!) but they have nowhere near the selection of anything they used to have on the sales floor. I used to be able to go to U Mall looking for just about any cooking implement and could find it either there or over at KitchenWorks. Now Kitchenworks is closed and I'm not sure of the future of Southern Season either.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

Yep, I was just there two days ago and noticed that as well - in the "International" aisle instead of where all the other mayo is.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

Bikers at the actual bar. Picnic tables for seating in the rest of the place. Cement floor. Cinderblock walls. Metal garbage cans chained to the floor or tables for the beer bottles. Maybe a few crappy pool tables and a crappy loud band on weekends. Menu: cheap beer and jack and coke. Not much else.

romansperson commented 2 years ago

Southern Season used to have them, but they have become really sad lately in their selection :(. Maybe call them to see if they plan to get any in for the holidays?

romansperson commented 2 years ago

I love Ina's recipe, and so does everyone who has tried these:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/i...

romansperson commented 2 years ago

I too prefer Cucciolo Osteria over Mothers and Sons. I'll also throw Dos Perros in the mix. I've always really enjoyed my meals there.

romansperson commented 3 years ago

I'd heard about this already. Hope he can make a go of it.

romansperson commented 3 years ago

Sounds like a good place for me to check out for lunch when the students aren't in town.

romansperson commented 3 years ago

Pretty sure that's not the audience they are aiming for in 2019 ...

romansperson commented 3 years ago

All I can tell you about the oysters is that they have them. I'm not an oyster fan, so I never order them. At least at this time, it's a single item on the appetizer menu, so there's no choice of different varieties as far as I am aware.

romansperson commented 3 years ago

Shoot me an email if you want to go. I can do lunch most Wednesday afternoons if that works for you.