{"id":107,"date":"2014-04-04T08:25:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T12:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2014-04-04T08:25:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T12:25:56","slug":"friday-fun-food-facts-april-4-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun Food Facts &#8211; April 4, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Triangle Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Triangle restaurant news&#8230;that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<strong>Featured Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m going to be a little bit selfish and steal the &#8220;featured news&#8221; section of this week&#8217;s edition. April is a huge month for us <strong>AND<\/strong> it is my birthday month &#8211; so my clients get <strong>ALL<\/strong> the presents. Throughout April every order placed through <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trianglefoodguy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Triangle Food Guy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> earns you <strong>DOUBLE<\/strong> points in our <strong>Rewards Program<\/strong>. Not familiar with our <strong>Rewards Program<\/strong>? <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trianglefoodguy.com\/about-us.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Check it out here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>. But basically it&#8217;s like a frequent flyers program, but for food\/catering! Not using <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trianglefoodguy.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Triangle Food Guy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> for your office catering? What&#8217;s wrong with you? \ud83d\ude42 Now, onto the restaurant news&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Wake County Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Got some crazy good news this week from the folks that already brought us <strong>DeMarco&#8217;s<\/strong> up in North Raleigh. They are in the process of opening <strong>DeMo&#8217;s Pizzeria &amp; Deli<\/strong> coming to Glenwood South in the old <strong>Bada Bing<\/strong> site (222 Glenwood Avenue to be exact). <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Demospizzeriadeli\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Keep up with them on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> as they revamp the space getting it ready to sling you NY style pizza and deli sandwiches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The legendary <strong>Clyde Cooper&#8217;s BBQ<\/strong> is in the process of moving to their new home at 327 S. Wilmington St. As far as we know, they are still aiming to open on <strong>April 9th<\/strong>. In the meantime, <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/clydecoopersbbq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">visit Cooper&#8217;s here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>City Barbecue<\/strong> has set <strong>April 12<\/strong> at 11 a.m. as their grand opening in this market at 1305 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. This is the first North Carolina location for the Ohio-based chain. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citybbq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get more details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Got word from our friends over at <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewRaleigh\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">New Raleigh<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> that a few downtown Raleigh joints are going to soon begin serving lunch. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/heatseekershrimp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Five Star<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> will start serving lunch on <strong>May 1st<\/strong>, with salads and sandwiches added to the menu. Also joining them in the lunch hour very soon will be <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/humblepierestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Humble Pie<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> as well as <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/joseandsons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Jose &amp; Sons<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A posting on a <strong>Yelp<\/strong> message board turned us onto the fact that <strong>Inka Peruvian Restaurant<\/strong> closed and then re-opened on March 29th as <strong>Cariokos<\/strong>, a Peruvian style rotisserie chicken place. They are at 1601 Cross Link Road, which is off Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh in the Food Lion shopping center. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cariokos\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Check them out here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Got word from <strong>John Huisman<\/strong> (aka <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/triangleexplorer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Triangle Explorer<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>) that <strong>Jet&#8217;s Pizza<\/strong> is getting closer to opening up their 4th Triangle area location, this one in the Trader Joe&#8217;s shopping center on Wake Forest Road in Raleigh next to <strong>BurgerFi<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jetspizza.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Check them out here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Durham, Orange &amp; Chatham County Restaurant News<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Exciting news for folks over in Durham. According to the <strong>Triangle Business Journal<\/strong>, Raleigh&#8217;s <strong>Eschelon Hospitality<\/strong> is rounding out restaurant row at the new <strong>Diamond View III<\/strong> building at <strong>American Tobacco Campus<\/strong> with a new concept that owner <strong>G Patel<\/strong> is calling <strong>Basan<\/strong>. It will be a sushi restaurant concept. <strong>Eschelon<\/strong> owns and operates four other restaurants in downtown Raleigh, Cameron Village and North Hills. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eschelonexperiences.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Check them out here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And speaking of the <strong>Diamond View III<\/strong> building, <strong>WhichWich<\/strong> just opened this week in that location. This marks the 8th Triangle area location of the popular sandwich shop. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whichwich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Check them out here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Like everyone, we are excited that the Durham Bulls and the Carolina Mudcats are back in action. But we are more excited about the food scene at the games. <strong>WRAL&#8217;s Kathy Hanrahan<\/strong> did a great job of summarizing the new food options available now at the <strong>DBAP<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wral.com\/more-dining-options-await-durham-bulls-fans\/13521455\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Check it out here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gregoria&#8217;s Cuban Steakhouse<\/strong>, which had their soft opening in January, will be hosting a grand opening with the entire community <strong>today (April 4)<\/strong> from 6 to 8 p.m. This after-work event will include free food, festive music and $2 drink specials and more. If you&#8217;d like to attend, simply <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"mailto:Gregorias@boltpr.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">email them here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gregoriassteakhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Check out Gregoria&#8217;s here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Herald Sun<\/strong> noted that on <strong>April 11th<\/strong>, the folks over at <strong>Straw Valley Food &amp; Drink<\/strong> will hold a grand opening event for their <strong>Wine &amp; Raw Bar<\/strong> from 6 to 11 p.m. The celebration is to launch their full menu and evening hours. Next up will be the launching of their patio beer garden. Stay tuned. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/strawvalleyfoodanddrink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Keep up with them here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You did it. <strong>One Restaurant&#8217;s<\/strong><strong> Kim Floresca &amp; Daniel Ryan<\/strong> were voted the SouthEast&#8217;s best new chefs in a contest conducted by <strong>Food &amp; Wine<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/blogs\/2014\/4\/2\/meet-the-peoples-best-new-chef\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">See the results here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Closings<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Just noticed on a<strong> Yelp<\/strong> message board that the <strong>Hwy. 55 Burgers and Shakes<\/strong> at 3504 Davis Drive in Morrisville has closed up shop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Reader <strong>Joel Marcus<\/strong> noted on our blog last week that <strong>Plaza Azteca<\/strong> restaurant (next to <strong>Carolina Ale House<\/strong>) in the <strong>Brier Creek<\/strong> area has closed. Sign says <strong>San Jose<\/strong> restaurant coming soon. We&#8217;ll keep an eye on it. Thanks Joel!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Food Trucks<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fairview Garden Center&#8217;s<\/strong> second annual <strong>Flora and Food Trucks Spring\u00a0Series<\/strong> will host their next event on <strong>April 19th<\/strong> which will be followed again on <strong>May 17th<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderingsheppard.com\/2014\/03\/12\/fairview-garden-centers-second-annual-flora-and-food-trucks-spring-series\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Come out tomorrow (<strong>April 5th<\/strong>) to <strong>The Cookery&#8217;s Food Truck Round Up<\/strong>, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. at <strong>Durham Central Park<\/strong>. It is part of the Fulll Frame Documentary Film Festival. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Cookery\/130855276983619\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the details on their Facebook page here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Triangle&#8217;s newest food truck, <strong>Dump Pho King Truck<\/strong>, will be &#8220;unveiled&#8221; tomorrow (<strong>April 5th<\/strong>) from 4-7 p.m. There are a limited number of tickets for the general public. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/dump-pho-king-launch-party-tickets-10926747195\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the event details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The good folks over at <strong>Triangle Raw Foods<\/strong> will hold their first <strong>Caf\u00e9 Love Pop-Up Dinner<\/strong> on <strong>Friday, May 2nd<\/strong> with a 7 p.m. seating. The cost is $30 per person and will feature a Mexican themed menu. Reservations for this dinner <strong>go live today (April 4th) at high noon<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/trianglerawfoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Book quickly<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, as this will sell out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If beer is your thing, then April is your month. <strong>The World Beer Festival<\/strong> in Raleigh is tomorrow (<strong>April 5th<\/strong>) with two sessions to purchase tickets for. The festival presents you with the opportunity to sample from over 250 craft and specialty beers from around the world &#8211; they just announced all the participants. Oh, and there is food to help soak it up a little. Get <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/allaboutbeer.com\/gather-for-beer\/world-beer-festival\/raleigh-nc\/beer-line-up\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the list of participants<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/allaboutbeer.com\/gather-for-beer\/world-beer-festival\/raleigh-nc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">all the details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Also in April is the <strong>3<\/strong><strong>rd annual\u00a0Brewgaloo<\/strong> local beer festival on <strong>Saturday April 26th\u00a0(2-10pm)<\/strong> in <strong>downtown Raleigh&#8217;s City Plaza<\/strong>.\u00a0Brought to you by <strong>Shop Local Raleigh<\/strong>, <strong>Brewgaloo 2014<\/strong> will feature more than\u00a040 craft breweries from North Carolina, 30 local food trucks and live music. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoplocalraleigh.org\/care-2\/brewgaloo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On the evening of <strong>April 6th<\/strong>, downtown Raleigh&#8217;s <strong>Caf\u00e9 Helios<\/strong> will be converted into a pop-up Japanese noodle restaurant called <strong>The Lucky. Matthew Bettinger <\/strong>and<strong> Zach Neuman&#8217;s<\/strong> concept is simple: A casual spot that offers counter-service of hot ramen noodles cooked in a pork-based broth. <strong>The Lucky<\/strong> is the first of six pop-up events, with each being its own entity. The next one will be at least a month after <strong>The Lucky<\/strong>. Everything begins at 7 p.m. and lasts until the noodles run out!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanks for the heads up from <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gadaboutfood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kristen Baughman<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> about the next <strong>Noshup<\/strong> on <strong>April 9th<\/strong> from 6-8 p.m. at <strong>Royal India<\/strong> in Raleigh. For just $5 you get a sampling of their signature dishes and live music. Get all the details on t<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/640474932655948\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">heir Facebook events page here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>The <strong>Great Grapes! Wine &amp; Food Festival<\/strong> will be held <strong>April 12th<\/strong> from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Cary&#8217;s <strong>Koka Booth Amphitheatre<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncorkthefun.com\/cary-north-carolina\/site-info\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>One of my favorite annual events is coming up soon &#8211; <strong>April 26 &amp; 27th<\/strong> to be exact. The <strong>19th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour<\/strong> presented by the <strong>Carolina Farm Stewardship Association<\/strong>. Purchase tickets in advance and get more <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinafarmstewards.org\/pft\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>The <strong>2nd Annual East Meets West<\/strong> food and performance festival celebrating Morrisville&#8217;s diverse community will be on <strong>Saturday, May 17<\/strong>, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission to the festival is free, tickets will be available for purchase to buy food, beer and wine. Get all <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eastmeetswestmorrisville.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>If good food and good movies is your thing, you&#8217;ll want to mark your calendar for Fridays in late May and June (<strong>May 23rd through June 27th<\/strong>) for a new series being put on in <strong>City Plaza<\/strong> in downtown Raleigh. In addition to the movies, there will be local\/regional craft beer and food trucks. More details to follow.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Food Bank Corner<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div><strong>The Pit&#8217;s 6th Annual &#8216;Cuegrass Festival<\/strong> returns to Raleigh <strong>Saturday, April 26<\/strong>, with a jam-packed day full of great food and music, with all proceeds benefiting the <strong>Food Bank<\/strong>! <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuegrass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Freebie!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>They&#8217;re doing it again. Thanks to a reminder from my friend <strong>Tim Moore<\/strong>, <strong>April 8th<\/strong> (from 12 &#8211; 8 p.m.) will be the <strong>35th Annual Free Cone Day <\/strong>at<strong> Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s <\/strong>ice cream shops around the country. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benjerry.com\/scoop-shops\/free-cone-day\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the details here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Triangle Restaurant News Triangle restaurant news&#8230;that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler. \u00a0Featured Restaurant News I&#8217;m going to be a little bit selfish and steal the &#8220;featured news&#8221; section of this week&#8217;s edition. April is a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=107\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}