{"id":260,"date":"2015-04-24T08:21:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T12:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=260"},"modified":"2015-04-24T08:21:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T12:21:52","slug":"friday-fun-food-facts-april-24-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=260","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun Food Facts &#8211; April 24, 2015"},"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<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Featured Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>In one of the most anticipated restaurants to come onto the scene in Raleigh, <strong>April 29th<\/strong> will be the first day for a unique dining experience at <strong>Kamado Grille<\/strong> (located in the former<strong> Lucky 32<\/strong> building in North Raleigh on Spring Forest Road). With meals prepared on highly efficient lump charcoal-burning ceramic grills &#8211; 15 in all &#8211; they\u2019ll take your order via iPads and serve lunch and dinner every day except Sunday. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kamadogrille.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Take a peek at their operation here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Wake County Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We got word via Facebook that <strong>Person Street Pharmacy<\/strong> (featuring a gourmet caf\u00e9) is well on its way to opening at 702 N. Person Street in downtown Raleigh. We also got word that <strong>Chad McIntyre<\/strong>, former chef of <strong>Market Restaurant<\/strong>, will help run the cafe with a full bar, soda fountain, food and more. Keep up with the developments in their new space on <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Person-Street-Pharmacy\/1538751026401849\" target=\"_blank\">their Facebook page here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A big congratulations to <strong>Hibernian Irish Pub &amp; Restaurant<\/strong> as they celebrate 15 years of their downtown Raleigh location at 311 Glenwood Avenue. They are shutting down the street and holding a block party on <strong>Saturday, May 2nd<\/strong> from noon until 11 p.m. Stop by and join in on the festivities. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/hibernianpub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get more details here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The recently opened <strong>Menchie\u2019s Frozen Yogurt <\/strong>in Cary in <strong>Parkside Town Commons<\/strong> is holding their grand opening tomorrow (<strong>April 25<\/strong>), with free frozen yogurt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.menchies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check Menchies out here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Got a tweet this week from <strong>Deanna Harris<\/strong> tipping me off to the fact that <strong>Simple Twist<\/strong>, a great little eatery near the intersection of Highway 42 and Interstate 40 in Garner, is opening a second location at 227 Market Street in Smithfield sometime next week. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simpletwistnc.com\/SImple_Twist\/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Get more details on them here<\/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>The <strong>Daily Tar Heel<\/strong> reported that <strong>Monterrey Mexican restaurant<\/strong> (with a location on Elliott Road in Chapel Hill) opened their Carrboro location last Sunday in <strong>Carrboro Plaza<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.monterreychapelhill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can get more information on Monterrey here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Closings<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Got word from <strong>Sammi Hilliard<\/strong> that the <strong>Rosati\u2019s<\/strong> location in Wake Forest has closed their doors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Food Trucks<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>We told you about this truck a few weeks ago, but now the <strong>Triangle Business Journal<\/strong> is reporting that <strong>Cousins Maine Lobster<\/strong>, a Triangle-area food truck franchise that features fresh lobster from Maine, has announced a launch date of <strong>May 2<\/strong>. The truck plans to appear in Wake Forest at the <strong>35th annual Meet in the Street<\/strong> event and on <strong>May 3rd<\/strong> at the <strong>Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cousinsmainelobster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get more information on them here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaking of the the<strong> Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo<\/strong>, the series (4 total for 2015) kicks off next weekend (<strong>May 3rd from 1-6 p.m.<\/strong>). <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownraleighfoodtruckrodeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get the full schedule here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. But also, tomorrow (<strong>April 25<\/strong>) is the last day to get your VIP Wristbands. The wristbands will get you into the trucks half hour before everyone else. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownraleighfoodtruckrodeo.com\/store\/p1\/Early_Bird_VIP_Supporter.html\" target=\"_blank\">Get them while they are available here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With a little divine intervention, it looks like Chapel Hill is going to have a food truck rodeo of its own &#8211; and to benefit a great cause. On <strong>Saturday, May 16th<\/strong> from 3 to 7 p.m. <strong>Orange United Methodist Church<\/strong> on MLK Blvd (at the intersection with Homestead Road) is going to have at least 10 food trucks and tons of other events all to benefit <strong>TABLE<\/strong>, which provides healthy, emergency food to hungry children in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tablenc.org\/calendar-of-events\" target=\"_blank\">Get all the details here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Food Trucks and Flowers &#8211; sounds like a great, and fun, combination. The third annual\u00a0<strong>Fairview Garden Center Flora and Food Trucks<\/strong> series\u00a0will feature the Triangle\u2019s most popular and delicious food trucks.\u00a0 These events will take place on spring Saturdays, through May 23, 11:30 am until 2:30 pm at 8224 Holly Springs Rd. in Raleigh, North Carolina. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fairviewgardencenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get all the details here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/article18776010.html\" target=\"_blank\">here is a great article<\/a><\/span><\/strong> by the <strong>News &amp; Observer\u2019s Greg Cox<\/strong> on a handful (13 to be exact) of trucks that have added a brick and mortar location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Make your way to downtown Raleigh tomorrow (<strong>Saturday, April 25th<\/strong>) for <strong>Brewgaloo<\/strong> &#8211; a festival celebrating craft beer&#8230;and they\u2019ll have 50+ food trucks there. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/shoplocalraleigh.org\/brewgaloo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get all the details here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>20th annual Piedmont Farm Tour<\/strong> is this weekend, 2-6 p.m. both Saturday (<strong>April 25<\/strong>) and Sunday (<strong>April 26<\/strong>). This is a great chance for the entire family to tour around and explore farms throughout Alamance, Chatham, Orange and Person counties. Tickets cost $30 in advance per car to visit all farms or $35 on the day of the event or $10 to visit one farm. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinafarmstewards.org\/pft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get all the details, maps and purchase tickets here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tickets went on sale recently for one of my favorite events of the year (a weekend of events really) &#8211; <strong>Farm to Fork<\/strong> &#8211; which will take place this year <strong>Friday, June 5th through Sunday, June 7th<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoforknc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get tickets and all the details here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vinos Finos Kitchen &amp; Wine Bar<\/strong> in North Raleigh is planning another <strong>Four Course Wine Dinner and Wine Pairing <\/strong>on <strong>Monday, April 27<\/strong> at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 The wine dinner is a Spanish themed with 4 different courses paired with Spanish wines, prepared by Chef Silvano Garcia. Reservations are required. Cost is $65 per person. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/vinosfinosypicadas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make your reservations and get all the details here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The dates are set for one of my favorite food events of the year &#8211; the <strong>TerraVita Food &amp; Drink Festival<\/strong> held in Chapel Hill every year. This year it is <strong>October 8-10th<\/strong>. It simply can\u2019t be missed. Go ahead and start setting aside your money for the tickets &#8211; they go on sale the middle of next month. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/terravitaevent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look at all the initial 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>Did you know that the <strong>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina<\/strong> plans to distribute between 50 and 52 million pounds of food this year? That&#8217;s more than 140,000 meals a day! They expect their fleet of 19 trucks to travel over 500,000 miles to serve their 800 partner agencies and maximize their food donor partnerships. Best <a href=\"http:\/\/4k-hd.club\">movies4k<\/a> ultra hd blu-ray for download. To do that, they are aiming to raise over $8 million in revenue and work with over 15,000 volunteers to keep the <strong>Food Bank<\/strong> running and expand service where possible. Want to see a list of upcoming &#8220;foodie&#8221; events that you can attend <strong>AND<\/strong> help the <strong>Food Bank<\/strong>? <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodbankcenc.org\/site\/MessageViewer?pw_id=1521&amp;dlv_id=12161&amp;s_AffiliateSecCatId=1221&amp;em_id=7161.0\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Check it out 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. 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