Friday Fun Food Facts – December 18, 2015

Triangle Restaurant News

Triangle restaurant news…that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler.

Santa’s elves will be busy on Christmas this year no doubt, but it won’t just be making toys for little kids. They’ll also be serving up meals at some of your favorite restaurants. To find out where they’ll be, check out the News & Observer’s list of restaurants open on Christmas.

WRAL reported this week that Trophy Brewing & Pizza Company will open a second location next Monday, just in time for the holidays. The doors will open at 3 p.m. at 656 Maywood Avenue. The original location at 827 W. Morgan Street opened three years ago and has become known for its great beer and pizza. Check them out here.

We got word from Brad and Leanne Stewart that their bistro, Stewart’s Bistro up on Rogers Road in Wake Forest, opened this past Monday. Stewart’s Bistro is a specialty coffee, gourmet espresso & full breakfast (and lunch) coffee shop in Wake Forest. The place looks amazing! Check them out here.

Got word from reader Michael Hurley that San Marcos Mexican Restaurant out of Danville, VA is going into the former Crabtree Tavern location behind Crabtree Valley Mall. We confirmed it via their website (although they have the address wrong). No word on a timeline. Check them out here.

Saw on a Yelp post that North Raleigh is getting a Baker’s Dozen Donuts in January! There’s a sign up at 123 Plantation Square behind Triangle Town Center near First Watch. Cannot confirm if it is affiliated with the one in the South Hills shopping center on Buck Jones Road, but have to think it is. We will keep an eye on it.

Burger 21 announced this week that they will open their second Triangle-area location in the spring of 2016 in Raleigh’s Northridge shopping center.Mitch Neal and Keith Smith will open this location and are the gentlemen behind the Triangle’s first Burger 21 restaurant in Cary at 14220 Bradford Green Square. Check them out here.

The taste of Argentina is coming to the Triangle, more specifically southwest Durham, in a matter of days. December 28th to be exact! Makus Empanadas, located in Durham’s Hope Valley Commons shopping center, announced via social media this week that they will open the Monday after Christmas. Congratulations to brothers Hernan and Santiago Moyano and colleague Ricky Yofre! Check them out here.

Got word from WRAL that Brewmasters Bar & Grill at 301 W. Martin St. in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District has closed.

For a listing of ALL food truck events, head over to Art’s page, The Wandering Sheppard on all things food truck related here.

There are tons of events going on this time of year and the folks over at the News & Observer were kind enough to assemble a great list. So check it out here so as to not miss out on anything!

Things are gearing up for the 2016 version of Triangle Restaurant Week – it will be here before we know it. The next rendition will take place January 25 through the 31st. Start planning your week now.

The 4th Annual Bull City Food & Beer Experience will be held next year on April 10th, but tickets have already gone on sale. Looks like tickets will be available through DPAC again this year and you can visit the DPAC ticket center to avoid service charges. Check them out on Facebook here.

Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine will sponsor the third annual TASTE: A Celebration of Food & Drink, happening from April 21 to 23, 2016. The event will feature more than 30 top local chefs and establishments in Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Raleigh. A portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to the Durham Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. Get all the details and updates as well as purchase tickets (they have an early bird price of $85 now!) here.

No child nor family should go hungry during the holidays… and with your help, they won’t! That’s the power of your giving when you contribute to the Food Bank’s Online Holiday Meals Drive. $35 will feed a child for two months. $120 will provide enough food to sustain a family through the winter months. $210 will provide more than 1,000 piping hot holiday meals to local families. Every dollar donated provides five meals! Help them reach the goal of providing 2.4 million meals before December 31 and ensure that no one goes hungry this holiday season…Donate Now!