{"id":625,"date":"2017-08-18T07:45:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=625"},"modified":"2017-08-18T07:50:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:50:13","slug":"friday-fun-food-facts-august-18-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun Food Facts &#8211; August 18, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Triangle Restaurant News<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Triangle restaurant news&#8230;that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Featured Restaurant News<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f4fc-e929-051e-01ee5a5300d7\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The big news this week was the confirmation that <strong>A Place at the Table<\/strong>, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pay-what-you-can cafe, has secured a permanent location in the former <strong>Caf\u00e9 de los Muertos<\/strong> space in downtown Raleigh. This new restaurant is expected to begin renovations soon and will open in the fall of 2017 (hearing November) at 300 W Hargett Street. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/tableraleigh.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check them out here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\n<div style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Wake County Restaurant News<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0ea-0213-9a65-f13d097133af\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f4fe-229d-437d-638d302ec35c\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Learned this week <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">that <strong>Heirloom Brewshop<\/strong>, a specialty coffee shop, premium tea house and sake bar, will be opening their first location at <strong>The Dillon<\/strong> in downtown Raleigh. <strong>The Dillon<\/strong> is located in the <strong>Warehouse District<\/strong> at 223 S. West Street. Look for <strong>Heirloom<\/strong> to open in the summer of 2018. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/thedillonraleigh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get more information on the entire project here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f4ff-3a3c-c9ab-f6650517fa43\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Got word from reader <strong>Paul Prause<\/strong> that <strong>Pickled Onion Restaurant &amp; Bar<\/strong> will close its current location on Falls of the Neuse Road on August 27th and relocate to 10750 Wakefield Commons in <strong>Wakefield<\/strong>. Look for them to open in the new location in mid-September. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pickled.bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keep up with their move on their Facebook page here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f4ff-e086-e002-2f005a3aa174\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Saw in <strong>Ashton Mae Smith\u2019s<\/strong> weekly email that <strong>Raleigh Downtown Living Advocates<\/strong> reported that a new BBQ joint called <strong>Southern Charred<\/strong> is coming to a spot at 510 Glenwood South. They will offer a NC-style que blended with Memphis and Texas influences. This is from the same folks behind <strong>Anchor Raleigh<\/strong>, <strong>The Milk Bar<\/strong> and <strong>Mofu Shoppe<\/strong>. No word yet on an open date. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southerncharred.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keep up with them here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f500-2473-d8e3-f0e81e504b3c\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">We got a little more detail this week on the opening of Morehead City\u2019s <strong>HappyCakes Cupcakery<\/strong> in Cary. Reader and Morehead City native <strong>Monica Williams<\/strong> tells me that the Cary location will be at <strong>Shoppes at Weston Corners<\/strong> off Chapel Hill Rd. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thehappycakescupcakery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get familiar with them here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f500-71f2-1830-78869f2856b6\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Thanks to the sharp eyes of<strong> Barbara Calise<\/strong> we now know that <strong>PokeGo, Poke &amp; Noodles<\/strong> is going into the former <strong>Yogurt Mountain<\/strong> location on Creedmoor Road (8107 Creedmoor Road) in Raleigh. No other details are available at this time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f500-b92c-1d03-6e24743e982c\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">This isn\u2019t exactly restaurant news, but cool nonetheless. <strong>CurEat<\/strong>, a restaurant app that provides you with a list of unique, locally owned restaurants from food and beverage insiders, is now available on Android (it released on iTunes back in January). To find out more about <strong>CurEat<\/strong> and to create your own account, <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/cureatapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit them here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Durham, Orange &amp; Chatham Restaurant News<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0ec-83f0-2124-f806012cc64f\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">S<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f504-bc22-149e-097e45978b44\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">aw this week that <strong>Saint James Seafood Restaurant and Raw Bar<\/strong>, housed in the iconic historic building that was formerly <strong>Fishmonger\u2019s Restaurant &amp; Oyster Bar<\/strong> in Durham, is slated to open in <strong>early September<\/strong>. Focusing on sustainability, the menu celebrates the South\u2019s plethora of seafood. <strong>Saint James<\/strong> will be <strong>Matthew Kelly\u2019s<\/strong> fifth restaurant in Durham, joining a family of restaurants that include <strong>Mateo Bar de Tapas<\/strong>, <strong>Vin Rouge<\/strong>, <strong>Mothers &amp; Sons Trattoria<\/strong> and <strong>Lucky\u2019s Delicatessen<\/strong>. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stjamesseafood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keep up with their progress on their Facebook page here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f505-1df6-adc5-3c90b91767b1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">On a recent drive down Chapel Hill\u2019s Franklin Street (getting my solar eclipse glasses from Morehead Planetarium) I noticed that <strong>Lotsa Stone Fired Pizza<\/strong> is now open at the corner of Franklin and Rosemary streets. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get familiar with them here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f505-6a38-d023-fa02362b4eae\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">And finally (didn\u2019t think they would ever open), we got word from <strong>Cherith Andes<\/strong> that <strong>Babalu Tapas &amp; Tacos<\/strong> has set <strong>August 28th<\/strong> as the opening date for their latest location in Chapel Hill\u2019s <strong>Eastgate Crossing<\/strong> shopping center. This is the Triangle\u2019s first location and will feature latin-inspired taco and tapas dishes with a Southern twist. And I\u2019ve heard the drinks are pretty amazing as well. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/chapelhill.eatbabalu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check them out here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f505-ee46-4312-233efbf8c194\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">And they are now open! <strong>Namu Restaurant and Coffee Bar<\/strong> is the collaborative effort between <strong>Bulkogi Truck<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Bo\u2019s Kitchen<\/strong>. They are located at 5420 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. where <strong>Bohme<\/strong> was and before that <strong>Straw Valley Food + Drink<\/strong>. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Namu-Durham-713409472154505\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the latest on their Facebook page here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f506-3214-1edc-17551f02a53b\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Got word from my Twitter friend <strong>Burgeoningbaker<\/strong> that<strong> Rose\u2019s Meat Market &amp; Sweet Shop<\/strong> has reopened with their new concept &#8211; as a restaurant and bakery after 4 years as a combination whole animal butcher shop and sweet shop. They are located at 121 N. Gregson Street in Durham, just down from <strong>Brightleaf Square<\/strong>. You can get all the details on their <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/rosesmeatandsweets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newly designed website here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f506-7687-a57e-78d3d2bdb99d\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong>The Pie Hole<\/strong> in Durham, serving up sweet &amp; savory pies from scratch along with signature coffee &amp; drinks, will hold their grand opening on <strong>Labor Day weekend<\/strong>. They will be located at 810 Ninth Street. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thepieholela.com\/durham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check them out here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">\n<div><strong>Closings<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0cb3b-000c-9bdb-7694-03b497877e36\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\n<div id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-40bc-f59d-004f-0fc709a73905\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f50d-ce9f-c9c1-5ba6233c6697\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Reader <strong>Jackie Atlas<\/strong> was the first to notify us that <strong>Crepe Traditions<\/strong> has closed their location on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. They still have two locations in Raleigh at North Hills and on Hillsborough Street.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Food Trucks<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f50e-4d02-ef10-3d131029f22e\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The <strong>RDU Mobile Food Association<\/strong> (<strong>RDUMFA<\/strong>) is holding their first annual <strong>Tacopalooza Food Truck Rodeo &amp; Competition<\/strong> this <strong>Sunday, August 20<\/strong>, at <strong>Knightdale Station<\/strong> located at 810 N First Ave. in Knightdale. It will run from 12-4 p.m. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/824450434389859\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a listing of trucks (10) and all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0f0-58ca-950c-4f241fb7d730\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0f0-58ca-950c-4f241fb7d730\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The <strong>Lazy Days Festival<\/strong> in Cary has expanded to two days, <strong>August 26 &amp; 27. <\/strong>In addition to arts and crafts tents, it will feature more than 25 food vendors and trucks! It is not a party until a food truck rolls up! The entire festival is wonderful, but if you want to plan your food strategy before you go, <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.townofcary.org\/recreation-enjoyment\/events\/festivals\/lazy-daze-arts-and-crafts-festival\/food-vendors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">do so here<\/a>.<\/span><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-aceb-c131-56e2-3531086afad8\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-aceb-c131-56e2-3531086afad8\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong>Art Sheppard<\/strong> notified me that Chapel Hill is bringing back the <strong>Rodeo on Rosemary<\/strong>. It will be held on <strong>November 5th<\/strong> from 12-4 (also same day as the <strong>Durham Rodeo<\/strong>&#8230;decisions, decisions). <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1378838658864001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details on Facebook here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-aceb-c131-56e2-3531086afad8\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">And the <strong>food truck rodeos<\/strong> in Durham and Raleigh are back in full swing. Durham&#8217;s next rodeo is September 3rd. Check out the <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/durhamcentralpark.org\/events\/food-truck-rodeo-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Durham dates here<\/a> and the <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownraleighfoodtruckrodeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Raleigh dates here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-40bf-49a0-2279-3339bef702d1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-64c7-7759-191b-f48e753732e7\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Join North Carolina brewers at the <strong>NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/strong> for their fourth annual <strong>Natural Selections<\/strong> event on <strong>Friday, August 18<\/strong>. Enjoy this one-of-a-kind evening of beer and science among the museum&#8217;s dioramas. Sample unique creations fitting the museum&#8217;s natural science focus from more than 20 North Carolina breweries. Enjoy hands-on science of beer activities, a panel discussion, games and live music by Handsome Al and the Lookers. Vote for your favorite beer during the event and award the second annual Natural Selections People&#8217;s Choice Award to one lucky brewery. $65 VIP; $40; $25 for Friends of the Museum members. Price includes beer samples, activities, tasting guide, and collectible Natural Selections tasting glass. You must be 21 years or older to attend. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/natural-selections-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7eaa5d73-1ac6-1564-1d61-b3da8bfaf469\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The <strong>North Carolina Restaurant &amp; Lodging Association<\/strong> will hold the second annual <strong>NC Chef Showdown<\/strong> on <strong>August 21<\/strong> in Raleigh&#8217;s historic downtown <strong>City Market<\/strong>. Participating chefs will present a dish to a distinguished panel of six judges and will prepare sample-sized offerings for approximately 200 attendees. Attendees will determine the recipients of the &#8220;People&#8217;s&#8217; Choice&#8221; awards, while the judges will select the <strong>2017 NCRLA Chef of the Year<\/strong> and the <strong>2017 NCRLA Pastry Chef of the Year<\/strong>. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/ncchefshowdown.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0f2-4591-07ca-d1895565c945\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">And not to miss out on the Solar Eclipse hype, <strong>Krispy Kreme<\/strong> doughnuts will launch the first-ever <strong>Chocolate Glazed Doughnut Aug. 21<\/strong> and during special evening Hot Light hours Aug. 19-20 in Raleigh. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.krispykreme.com\/Eclipse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Learn more about the yumminess here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-88b4-f337-64f6-0a9bcdd3c584\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">How does beer and fresh produce sound? Count me in! The <strong>Chapel Hill Farmers&#8217; Market<\/strong> at <strong>University Place<\/strong> will hold their annual <strong>Brewfest<\/strong> on <strong>Saturday, August 26<\/strong> from 8 a.m. until noon. The event will feature brews from 11 different breweries. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/459546441076306\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Check out their Facebook event page here<\/a> for all the details.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0f3-533d-f427-60954ca95c92\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The <strong>Underground Kitchen<\/strong> hosts its second pop up dinner in Raleigh on <strong>August 30<\/strong> at 7 p.m. Attendees will experience the great outdoors and a deliciously rustic, multi-course dinner in a wilderness-within- the-city locale. Virginia-based celebrity chef <strong>J. Ponder<\/strong> will pull out all the stops with a flavorsome exploration of aged meats, time-tested techniques, and truffle wine pairings! <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/theundergroundkitchen.org\/upcoming-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details and purchase tickets here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7eaa5d73-1ac6-1564-1d61-b3da8bfaf469\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The <strong>News &amp; Observer<\/strong> brought it to our attention that tickets for <strong>Beericana Craft Beer and Music Festival<\/strong> are on sale now. <strong>Beericana<\/strong> will take place again in Holly Springs on September 9th and will feature 70 breweries, 16 food trucks and thousands of beer lovers. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beericana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get ticket information and all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0f4-8527-d5d7-05d1a0c8dc05\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">On Sunday, <strong>Sept. 10th<\/strong> from 2-5pm Raleigh&#8217;s <strong>Mandolin Restaurant<\/strong> will hold their second annual <strong>BBQ Fundraiser<\/strong> to benefit the <strong>Interfaith Food Shuttle<\/strong>. It will be held across the street from <strong>Mandolin<\/strong> at the corner of Fairview and Oberlin Road. They will have live music and lots of great food and drink prepared by chef <strong>Sean Fowler<\/strong> which has been donated by <strong>Cheney Bros.<\/strong> food distributors, <strong>Topo distillery<\/strong>, <strong>Locals Seafood<\/strong>, <strong>Videri Chocolate<\/strong>, <strong>Neuse River Brewing<\/strong>, <strong>Lynnwood Brewing<\/strong> and <strong>Mandolin Sauces<\/strong>. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/mandolin-sauces-bbq-fundraiser-to-benefit-interfaith-food-shuttle-tickets-36756727361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get tickets and all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f510-db80-28b4-f30cb821e036\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Also on September 10th, the <strong>Leonard-Mobley Small Farm Fund<\/strong> will host their <strong>4th Annual Dinner in the Meadow<\/strong> benefit hosted by <strong>WUNC\u2019s Frank Stasio<\/strong> and featuring dishes prepared by Triangle area and regional chefs. Held in Franklin County, the dinner is $100 per person. Visit their website to see the amazing list of chefs and menus. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dinnerinthemeadow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get all the details and tickets here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-64c8-bb8e-e0fa-678bd9a7028c\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Join host chef <strong>Teddy Diggs<\/strong> of <strong>Il Palio at the Siena Hotel<\/strong> in Chapel Hill on Thursday, <strong>September 14th<\/strong> for <strong>Festa Italiana<\/strong>, a Friends of the James Beard Benefit Dinner. Cocktail hour begins at 6:00pm on the terrace with hors d&#8217;oeuvres, games of bocce and a silent auction. Dinner begins at 7:30pm in the <strong>Il Palio<\/strong> dining room and is followed by a live auction. Tickets are $185. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/festa-italiana-friends-of-james-beard-benefit-dinner-tickets-34895424153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get your tickets and all the details here<\/a> &#8211; including the stellar lineup of chefs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-d0f6-18ab-6d79-f0ac52cf6505\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong>Relish Craft Kichen &amp; Bourbon Bar<\/strong> will host their <strong>2nd Annual Mac &amp; Cheese Throwdown for Hope<\/strong> on Sunday, <strong>September 17th<\/strong> from 6-9 p.m. Benefiting the <strong>Hope Center at Pullen<\/strong>, the event features chefs from around the Triangle showing off their &#8220;mac and cheese&#8221; talent. They will have a bartender competition as well. Tickets in advance are $25. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.relishraleigh.com\/throwdown-for-hope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-f511-6b3a-207c-be2f900e77eb\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong>Mix 101.5<\/strong> will host their <strong>Savor the Triangle<\/strong> event on Wednesday, <strong>September 20th<\/strong> to benefit the <strong>Inter-Faith Food Shuttle<\/strong>. It will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the <strong>Kerr Scott Building<\/strong> at the <strong>NC State Fairgrounds<\/strong>. Over 20 restaurants (so far) are participating. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wralfm.com\/SAVOR-THE-TRIANGLE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get tickets and all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7eaa5d73-1ac6-6531-fe13-702ffc87e568\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Pittsboro&#8217;s annual <strong>PepperFest<\/strong> will be held on Sunday, <strong>September 24th<\/strong> this year at the Great Meadow in <strong>Briar Chapel<\/strong>. <strong>PepperFest<\/strong> is a celebration of \u00a0local food made by local chefs and food artisans featuring 40 different kinds of locally grown peppers prepared in hundreds of creative ways. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/pepperfestnc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7eaa5d73-1ac6-6531-fe13-702ffc87e568\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-ace1-2744-2e97-4b74d13dbd5f\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">And on <strong>October 12th<\/strong>, the local chapter of the <strong>March of Dimes<\/strong> will bring back their <strong>Signature Chefs Auction<\/strong>. The gathering of talented chefs from around the Triangle will be held at <strong>The Garden on Millbrook<\/strong> beginning at 6:30 p.m. A full list of chefs will be released soon. <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org\/Event.aspx?EventId=19499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Get all the details on their website here<\/a>.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0cb3b-4476-84ac-b9ef-23db29d2d665\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Folks, listen up. I try to make it a habit not to tell people what to do (mainly because I don&#8217;t want them to tell me what to do, but I digress). Here is an exception. Go to this event! Trust me. And get your tickets <strong>EARLY<\/strong>! Speaking of which, tickets to the eighth annual <strong>TerraVita Food &amp; Drink Festival<\/strong> (@TerraVitaFest), scheduled for <strong>Oct. 18-21<\/strong> in and around Chapel Hill, <a style=\"color: #0000ff !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terravitafest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">are now on sale here<\/a>. <span id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0cb3b-4476-b95a-f794-73fece793248\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">It will sell out. Trust me!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Food Bank Corner<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2270bb-88b5-7404-ca2b-15a863ceccc6\">Go ahead and mark your calendar for <strong>Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week August 21-27<\/strong>. Participating restaurants will offer three-course prix fixe dinners for either $21 or $31 per person, depending on the venue (tax and tip not included). As a special amenity to downtown employees and other daytime downtown visitors, some restaurants will be offering $5 and $10 lunch specials during <strong>Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week<\/strong> only! And <strong>NEW THIS YEAR<\/strong>, they are partnering with the <strong>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina <\/strong>to donate $1 from each Restaurant Week dinner sold to those in need! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godowntownraleigh.com\/restaurant-week\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get all the details here<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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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