Triangle Restaurant News
Triangle restaurant news…that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler.
Featured Restaurant News
- The News & Observer reported this week that Raleigh’s historic Person Street Pharmacy reopened this past Monday with chef Chad McIntyre (formerly chef/proprietor of Market restaurant) at the helm of the cafe. The restaurant’s hours expand tomorrow to 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Check them out here. Or you can follow them on Facebook here.
Wake County Restaurant News
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The Triangle Business Journal reported this week that Diced Gourmet Salads & Wraps, a new locally owned, quick-service restaurant, is now open at 1377 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. They are open for lunch and dinner. You can check them out here.
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My friend John Huisman (aka Triangle Explorer) tipped me off to the fact that Sardi’s Den, a rib joint out of Clemson, South Carolina, opened this week in Brennan Station shopping center on Creedmoor Road (in the former location of Oliver Twist). Check them out here.
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The News & Observer reported this week that Rocco Sammartino Jr. has reopened Tavern on the Green, a restaurant and bar at the clubhouse of the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Garner (565 Competition Road to be exact). They are open breakfast, lunch and dinner. Check them out on Facebook here.
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Got word this week that Level Up Kitchen and Barcadium is now serving lunch. They will be open Tuesday- Sunday starting at 11:30 am. They are located at 126 Salisbury Street, near the intersection with Hargett Street. Check them out here.
Durham, Orange & Chatham County Restaurant News
- It was announced this week that The Durham Hotel at 315 East Chapel Hill Street will open their doors on July 10th. That is big news for downtown Durham, but I don’t typically report hotel openings. What is so spectacular about this hotel is that Andrea Reusing will have a restaurant, garden patio and rooftop bar here. However, we still don’t know the name. Can you feel the hype? Check out the hotel here.
- Started seeing signs up around Chapel Hill this week announcing the opening of a new pizza joint in the East 54 complex called Brenz Pizza Company. With locations in Tennessee and Ohio, this is the first North Carolina location. Check them out here.
- My friends over at Spanky’s Restaurant tipped me off to the fact that there is a Smoothie King is going in on Franklin St where Campus Calzones/Pita Pit used to be. As they pointed out, it is a chain, but at least it’s something different! Check out Smoothie King here.
Closings
- None to report this week! Keep eating local, folks!
Food Trucks
- The next Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo is the extremely popular (aren’t they all popular?) Father’s Day edition this Sunday, June 21 from 12-4 p.m. Get all the details here.
- This is kind of fun. This Saturday (June 20), the North Carolina Museum of Art will show Chef as part of their outdoor movie series. The movie will begin at 9 p.m., but get their early for a mini-food truck rodeo featuring six (really, really good) trucks – American Meltdown, Chirba Chirba Dumpling, Only Burger, Cousins Maine Lobster, Citizen Pops and newcomer Two Roosters Ice Cream. Get ticketing information and all the details here.
- If you live down in “The Quay” – Aviator Brewing Company is having another one of their food truck rodeo’s this Saturday (June 20) featuring four food trucks, music and some new beer releases. Things kick off at noon and last until 10 p.m. Check them out here.
- For a listing of ALL food truck events, head over to Art’s page, The Wandering Sheppard on all things food truck related here.
Events
- If you have time today and looking for a good lunch for a good cause, swing by the Kay Yow Cancer Fund office (in the parking lot) today from 11-1:30 for a grilled lunch from Firewurst. Called Flame-Grillin’ 4Kay, the cost is $6 per plate, or 2 for $10. They are located at 5121 Kingdom Way in Raleigh. Get more details here.
- The 4th Annual Peak City Pig Fest is this Friday and Saturday (June 19 & 20) in downtown Apex. Cook teams from all over the country will come to compete against each other for prize money while cooking chicken, ribs, beef brisket and pork. 48 professional BBQ cook teams are expected to enter and compete for a total of more than $10,000 in prize money. Get all the details here. Please note, the Peak City Pig Fest is the only Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned event in the Triangle.
- This Saturday (June 20th) is the 3rd annual Fresh Catch Festival and will be held in downtown Raleigh’s Moore Square from 1-9pm. Enjoy fresh cooked seafood, BBQ and more from local chefs and restaurants from 1-6 in the park and food trucks from 5-9 in the street. Tickets are $8 in advance, and $10 at the door (food and drinks are separate). Get all the details here.
- Also on June 20th, Village Lanes, one of the oldest bowling alleys in Durham, is holding their Spring Fling featuring live music, cold beer, an art fair/craft market, and a diverse lineup of food trucks. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Get all the details on Facebook here.
- Got word from my friend Paul Amburn that the folks over at 214 Martin Street are holding an event called Dinner Al Fresco featuring a star-studded lineup of chefs – Matt Thompson, Dean Thompson and John Anderson. Tickets are $75. Get all the details and purchase tickets here (only 44 remain).
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On Saturday, June 27th, the Carolina Ale House (downtown on Glenwood South – 500 Glenwood Avenue) will host a Beer, Bourbon and BBQ event called The Spirited Pig Summer Shindig to benefit Helping Hand Mission. The $30 all-inclusive ticket includes 4 local breweries, food and bourbon stations, live music and a souvenir tasting glass. Purchase tickets here. Get all the details on their Facebook page here.
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Clear your schedule for June 25-28, 2015 for the inaugural Raleigh Food and Wine Festival – taking place Thursday through Sunday at multiple restaurants throughout downtown Raleigh. On Sunday, the four-day program wraps up with food and beverage tasting event at the historical Melrose Knitting Mill and Babylon restaurant in Downtown Raleigh from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Get all the details at the event’s website here.
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The dates are set (October 8-10) for one of my favorite food events of the year – the TerraVita Food & Drink Festival held in Chapel Hill every year. It simply can’t be missed. Tickets are set to go on sale soon! Take a look at all the initial details here.
Food Bank Corner
Part of a letter from Peter Werbicki, President & CEO of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina:
In just a few short weeks, school will be ending. Most kids will be headed to camp or going on family vacations. Unfortunately, over 300,000 children will not be focused on activities of fun and relaxation. These kids will be focused on one thing: an empty stomach.
When schools close for summer break, cafeterias close. Children who have relied on free and reduced-cost breakfast and lunch go without these meals during the summer. The loss of this vital resource puts an additional strain on family food budgets that are already tight.
But together, we can help.
The Food Bank’s Stop Summer Hunger Campaign aims to provide meals and groceries to children and their families over the summer months. Through July 31, we are committed to providing 3.2 million meals.
Click the link above to see how you can help!
