{"id":235,"date":"2015-02-13T08:06:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T13:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2015-02-13T08:06:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T13:06:59","slug":"friday-fun-food-facts-february-13-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun Food Facts &#8211; February 13, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Triangle Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Triangle restaurant news&#8230;that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler.<\/h3>\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>\u00a0It is quite possible this is too late, but perhaps not. Still looking to make plans for <strong>Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/strong>? <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2015\/01\/26\/4507248\/need-valentines-day-plans.html\" target=\"_blank\">Check out the list<\/a><\/span><\/strong> the <strong>News &amp; Observer&#8217;s Andrea Weigl<\/strong> has put together. But if none of those pan out, my friends over at <strong>Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours<\/strong> have numerous options in Raleigh, Durham &amp; Chapel Hill for today and tomorrow. So there is still time for you to look like a hero! But hurry. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/my.getinsellout.com\/providers\/taste-carolina-gourmet-food-tours\" target=\"_blank\">Check on what is available here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Wake County Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cary is on fire this week. The <strong>News &amp; Observer&#8217;s Greg Cox<\/strong> is reporting that the owners of <strong>Kabab &amp; Grill<\/strong> are targeting this weekend for the opening of their restaurant in the old <strong>Pizza Hut<\/strong> building that most recently was home to <strong>Atlas Mediterranean Cuisine<\/strong>, and before that, <strong>Unaabi Grill<\/strong>. It is located at 914 Kildaire Farm Road. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kababandgrill1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check them out here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Triangle Business Journal<\/strong> reported that Cary&#8217;s new downtown tavern, the <strong>Crosstown Pub &amp; Grill<\/strong>, opened last Friday. It is located at 140 E. Chatham St. next to the Cary Theater and features a pub-style atmosphere. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/crosstownpub.wix.com\/crosstowndowntown\" target=\"_blank\">Check them out here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And my newly ordained Cary &#8220;Triangle Food Gal&#8221; <strong>Mendy Iler<\/strong> (who told us about the opening of <strong>Guacamaya Fresh Mex<\/strong> last week) has now given me the heads up that <strong>Tijuana Flats<\/strong> is opening next week at the intersection of High House Road and Davis Drive in the same shopping center as Publix (isn&#8217;t there a <strong>TF<\/strong> just down Davis?). <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/tijuanaflats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check them out here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Over in Raleigh, the <strong>News &amp; Observer<\/strong> reported yesterday that <strong>Level Up Restaurant + Barcadium<\/strong> is now serving drinks and plans to start offering food next Thursday. The place, at the corner of Salisbury and Hargett in downtown Raleigh, will eventually open the first floor and add a rooftop patio, but all that will come later. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Level-Up-Kitchen-and-Barcadium\/1526708820924063\" target=\"_blank\">Keep up with them on Facebook here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And we are perhaps getting closer to the opening of <strong>Pho Pho Pho Noodle Kitchen and Bar<\/strong> at 510 Glenwood South (brought to us by the owners of <strong>Sushi Blues<\/strong>). It was noted this week that they are advertising for staff on Craigslist. Can&#8217;t be long now&#8230;<\/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>Saw on <strong>Johanna Kramer&#8217;s<\/strong> twitter feed that <strong>East Coast Asian Bistro<\/strong> has a new space in Durham at 5410 Highway 55. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eastcoastasianbistrotogo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check them out here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Also in Durham, got word this week that newly opened <strong>Bar Virgile<\/strong> will expand their offerings next week (Monday to be exact) when they open for lunch service. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Bar-Virgile\/874651885895477\" target=\"_blank\">Check them out here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Closings<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Got word from reader <strong>Allison Hubble<\/strong> that <strong>Christie&#8217;s Restaurant<\/strong> in Cary has closed. It was located at 748 E. Chatham Street.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Food Trucks<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Here&#8217;s a little something to get us through the dreary cold winter months&#8230;the schedule for the 2015 <strong>Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo Series<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownraleighfoodtruckrodeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Check it out here and mark your calendars<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And we are just over a month from the <strong>Spring Food Truck Rodeo<\/strong> at <strong>Durham&#8217;s Central Park<\/strong>. Get <strong>March 8th<\/strong> on your calendar. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/durhamcentralpark.org\/event\/spring-food-truck-rodeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Here are all the details<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This is pretty cool. <strong>The Carolina Inn<\/strong> over in Chapel Hill is celebrating their 90th anniversary on Saturday, <strong>February 28th<\/strong>. They will host a <strong>Commemorative Chefs&#8217; Event<\/strong> beginning at 6:30 with a four-course wine-pairing dinner celebrating the cuisine of their executive chefs through the years including <strong>Brian Stapleton<\/strong>, <strong>Jimmy Reale<\/strong> and current executive chef <strong>James Clark<\/strong>. Cost is $90 per person. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/carolinainn.esitetoolbox.com\/product\/birthday?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=chmag&amp;utm_campaign=90DINNER\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Get tickets and all the details here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Food Bank Corner<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Our friends over at the <strong>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina <\/strong>are encouraging folks to show their heart for hunger relief by\u00a0making a gift\u00a0in honor of a loved one as part of their <strong>Hearts for Hunger Valentine&#8217;s Day Honor Drive<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/fbnc\/site\/Donation2;jsessionid=3C101B9D9606EC6E62D3B85C1347061D.app271b?idb=1292334672&amp;9700.donation=form1&amp;df_id=9700&amp;idb=0\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details here<\/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 \u00a0It is quite possible this is too late, but perhaps not. Still looking to make plans for Valentine&#8217;s Day? 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