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FOOD: Locally Grown Farm To Fork Picnic Now Selling Tickets

FOOD: Locally Grown Farm To Fork Picnic Now Selling Tickets

By The Raleigh Telegram ORANGE COUNTY – Fans of locally grown food and freshly made dishes with locally sourced ingredients can now buy tickets for one of the most highly acclaimed food events in the Triangle. Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Farm to Fork Picnic, which is…

FOOD: Sammy’s Is A Great Place To Hang Out In Raleigh

FOOD: Sammy’s Is A Great Place To Hang Out In Raleigh

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Lots of cheap beer?  Check.  Lots of good food at low prices?  Check.  Outdoor seats?  Check.  If you’re looking for a good sports bar with those amenities, we found a pretty good candidate to fit that bill near NC State University in Raleigh. We…

FOOD: Raleigh’s Historic Cooper’s BBQ To Move To New Location

FOOD: Raleigh’s Historic Cooper’s BBQ To Move To New Location

By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Clyde Cooper’s BBQ isn’t going away, but its historic location is. Developer Gregg Sandreuter confirmed Tuesday the restaurant will move to another location once construction begins on a six-story mixed-used retail and residential building.…

FOOD: Carolina Ale House Design Approved For Raleigh’s Glenwood District

FOOD: Carolina Ale House Design Approved For Raleigh’s Glenwood District

By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Earlier this month, the Raleigh Planning Commission approved a site plan for a new downtown Carolina Ale House, which will be built on the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Tucker Street. A 37,000-square-foot building…

FOOD: Thousands Attend Toast To Triangle Event For Charity

FOOD: Thousands Attend Toast To Triangle Event For Charity

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A couple of thousand people attended the Toast to the Triangle event recently held in Raleigh at the NC State University McKimmon Center.  The annual event that benefits the Tammy Lynn Center, which helps children and adults with special needs. The event held in…

FOOD: Cafe Catura Combines Upscale Atmosphere With Casual Dining

FOOD: Cafe Catura Combines Upscale Atmosphere With Casual Dining

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Sometimes when you find a neat restaurant or place to eat that’s unique, it’s like finding a secret hideaway that you can call your own.  The Cafe Catura restaurant, wine bar, and coffee shop located near the Fresh Market in Cameron Village in Raleigh…

FOOD: Bada Bing Pizza Offers Gooey Cheesy Fun

FOOD: Bada Bing Pizza Offers Gooey Cheesy Fun

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – If you love pizza, then you owe it to yourself to stop by a small pizza restaurant located on Glenwood Avenue in downtown Raleigh called Bada Bing Pizza. Along with Lily’s and Mellow Mushroom, Bada Bing ranks among one of our favorite places in…

BEER: Tour Of Triangle’s Carolina Brewing Company

BEER: Tour Of Triangle’s Carolina Brewing Company

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Triangle area continues a tradition of crafting beer with several breweries celebrating many years of making beer, with new breweries continuing to open as well. Film maker and producer Matthew Corey takes us on a tour of several of these beer breweries around…

Raleigh Irish Festival Goes Through Over 100 Kegs Of Beer On St. Patrick’s Day

Raleigh Irish Festival Goes Through Over 100 Kegs Of Beer On St. Patrick’s Day

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In case you missed the large St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration in downtown Raleigh last Saturday, there were thousands of people watching the city’s largest parade and another several thousand people who took part in the festival and celebration in Moore Square afterwards.…

FOOD: Raleigh’s Q Shack Offers Great Barbecue

FOOD: Raleigh’s Q Shack Offers Great Barbecue

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – If you’re looking for great barbecue, then there are plenty of choices in the Raleigh area including Bullock’s Barbecue in Durham and The Pit in downtown Raleigh. However, we were pleased to recently try another spot that is located in the North Hills Mall…

BEER: Video Tour Of The Triangle’s Aviator Brewing Company

BEER: Video Tour Of The Triangle’s Aviator Brewing Company

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Triangle area is a hot bed of beer activity with several breweries opening up in recent years. Film maker and producer Matthew Corey takes us on a tour of several of these beer breweries around the area and talks with the brewmasters who…

FOOD: Well Known Irish Pub And Restaurant Closes In Cary

FOOD: Well Known Irish Pub And Restaurant Closes In Cary

By The Raleigh Telegram CARY – A well known Irish pub and restaurant in Cary that has been a neighborhood landmark for over a decade has closed its doors, much to the surprise of its patrons.  Connolly’s Irish Pub was located in a shopping center at the intersection of Davis Drive…

Buffalo Burger Proves Popular At Raleigh Restaurant

Buffalo Burger Proves Popular At Raleigh Restaurant

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A local restaurant has experimented with burgers made from a different kind of meat — buffalo or bison meat.  They say the response has been so positive that they may offer it as a regular item on the menu. The TirNaNog Irish Pub and…

New World Of Beer Location In Raleigh To Host Grand Opening

New World Of Beer Location In Raleigh To Host Grand Opening

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A new bar with over 500 kinds of bottled beer and 50 beers on draft will host its grand opening on Friday, January 13th from noon until later in the evening. The new World of Beer is located in the North Hills shopping complex…

Food: Shiki Sushi Offers Great Food And Value

Food: Shiki Sushi Offers Great Food And Value

By Tim Harper, Raleigh Telegram Food Critic DURHAM – Every once in a while, you run across a place that is simply a fine gem of a restaurant that you return to time and time again with great pleasure. The Shiki Sushi restaurant in Durham is one of those places…