{"id":888,"date":"2019-02-22T07:44:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T12:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=888"},"modified":"2019-02-22T07:48:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T12:48:46","slug":"friday-fun-food-facts-february-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trianglefoodblog.com\/?p=888","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun Food Facts &#8211; February 22, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Triangle Restaurant News<\/strong><br>\nTriangle restaurant news&#8230;that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Featured Restaurant News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;Saw on a twitter post from blogger <strong>EatRaleigh<\/strong> that the <strong>The Acorn at Oak City<\/strong>, a small plate and craft cocktail joint, and sister project of <strong>Oak City Meatball Shoppe<\/strong> and <strong>Calavera Empanadas and Tequila Bar<\/strong>, is on its way to 170 East Davie Street in the former <strong>Kaiju Bowl and Bao<\/strong> spot. No word yet on a timeline, but <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theacornatoakcity\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">keep up with them on Instagram here<\/a>. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Wake County Restaurant News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reader <strong>Hugh Autry<\/strong> shared the news from Raleigh (near Garner) that <strong>Yemen Kitchen<\/strong> is now open in the former <strong>Bruegger&#8217;s<\/strong> location at 117 Small Pines Drive, across from Walmart. \u00a0If you&#8217;ve never had the opportunity to try Yemeni cuisine, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yemenkitchen.us\/\">check them out here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Over in Cary got word that <strong>LemonShark Pok\u00e9<\/strong>, a &#8220;fine-casual&#8221; premium pok\u00e9 concept known for serving top-quality locally-sourced ingredients, will opens its first North Carolina restaurant in Cary at \u00a0<strong>Stone Creek Village<\/strong> (corner of Davis and High House) this Saturday, February 23. This location is owned by <strong>Conner Dingman<\/strong>. They are in the former Daily Grind location. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lemonsharkpoke.com\/\">Check them out here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Down in Holly Springs, got word from <strong>David McCreary<\/strong> that fast food seafood restaurant <strong>Skrimp Shack<\/strong> (no, I didn&#8217;t spell that wrong) has opened in the former <strong>Hwy. 55 Burgers Shakes and Fries<\/strong> location at 7224 Alford Highway. They have locations up and down the east coast from Florida to Virginia. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theskrimpshack.com\/\">Check them out here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Durham, Orange &amp; Chatham Restaurant News<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Over in Durham, <strong>Amber Watson<\/strong> of <strong>Bites of Bull City<\/strong> shared that the next pop-up vendor at the <strong>American Tobacco Warehouse<\/strong> in Durham March 1-27th will be the Filipino cuisine from food truck operator <strong>The Bamboo Cookhouse<\/strong>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebamboocookhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get to know them here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Closings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>None to report! Keep eating local, folks! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Food Trucks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Go ahead and mark down the dates for 2019 for the <strong>Durham Food Truck rodeos<\/strong> &#8211; they are: March 24, June 16, September 1 and November 3! <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/durhamcentralpark.org\/events\/food-truck-rodeo-info\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get all the dates here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u00a0This <strong>Saturday, \u00a0February 23 Transfer Co. Food Hall<\/strong> will hold a <strong>Winter Seafood Jubilee<\/strong> which is the grand opening of the newest <strong>Locals Seafood<\/strong> fresh fish market. They are celebrating with <strong>Locals Oyster Bar<\/strong> hosting a fish fry on the <strong>Transfer Co. Food Hall<\/strong> patio, with additional food and raw oysters available at the bar. The event is free and open to the public and will be serving fried seafood platters for $12, in addition to our raw bar &amp; counter service menus. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/394515464633543\/\">Visit their Facebook event page here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Chatham OutReach Alliance (CORA)<\/strong> invites the public to the <strong>9th Annual Chatham Empty Bowls Fundraiser<\/strong> on <strong>Sunday, February 24<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> at <strong>Galloway Ridge at Fearrington<\/strong> in Pittsboro. <strong>Empty Bowls<\/strong> is an event designed to raise awareness and funds for our battle to end hunger in Chatham County. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/corafoodpantry.org\/eventscalendar\/emptybowls\/\">Get all the details here<\/a>. Purchase <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/evfo\/event\/795720\/\">tickets here<\/a> or at the door.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An annual favorite &#8211; <strong>Cooking for a Classic 2019<\/strong> &#8211; kicks off next week! The prize for 2019 \u00a0is restored 1982 JEEP Scrambler. The First Round is Monday-Thursday, <strong>Feb. 25-28<\/strong>; Second Round is <strong>March 4 and 5<\/strong>; and the Finale is <strong>March 11<\/strong>. Tickets start at $75 for the First Round, $100 for the Second Round and $125 for the Finale.Venue is 1705 East in Raleigh. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lucydanielscenter.org\/special-events\/cooking-for-a-classic\/\">You can get all the details here<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/cooking-for-a-classiclucy-daniels-center-14963877006\">tickets here<\/a>. Each evening features six plated courses. Round One features<strong> Teddy Diggs<\/strong> from <strong>Coronado<\/strong> vs. <strong>Ryan Grimm<\/strong> from <strong>Watersview<\/strong>; <strong>Matt Hannon<\/strong> from <strong>Ashton&#8217;s<\/strong> vs. <strong>Bo Peterson<\/strong> from <strong>Primal Food &amp; Spirits<\/strong>; <strong>Jake Wood<\/strong> from <strong>Plates<\/strong> vs. <strong>Jonathan Blackley<\/strong> form <strong>Vidrio<\/strong>; and <strong>Andrew Smith<\/strong> from <strong>buku<\/strong> vs. <strong>Orlando Jinzo<\/strong> from<strong> The Leadmine<\/strong>. All proceeds benefit the <strong>Lucy Daniels Center&#8217;s mental-health programs<\/strong> for children in the Triangle.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On <strong>Tuesday, March 5<\/strong>, participating restaurants are donating a percentage of sales to the <strong>Ronald McDonald House of Durham and Wake<\/strong> as part annual gala week. The proceeds from this evening will help to support children and their families who are facing a critical illness. View a (growing) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rmhdinnerwithfriends.org\/participating-restaurants\">list of participating restaurants here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>BBQ lovers should put <strong>March 9th<\/strong> on their calendar. That is the day of <strong>Jimbo&#8217;s Annual Backyard BBQ Competition<\/strong> up in Youngsville. Basically it is a 36 team BBQ competition run under a KCBS backyard style. For $20 attendees get to sample all entries and award a &#8220;People&#8217;s Choice&#8221; award to the best cue. In addition to the competition BBQ, they will have a couple food trucks, beer, wine, sodas, water and a raffle to win a $1700 Myron Mixon BarQ-1700 Pellet Cooker. All proceeds this year will go to <strong>The Carolina Cavalry<\/strong>, a civilian disaster response organization. Find out more about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinacavalry.org\/\">Carolina Cavalry here<\/a>. Get all <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JimbosBackyardBBQ\/\">the event details here<\/a>, including registering your BBQ team.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Brewery Bhavana<\/strong> announced that they will host a<strong> Soft Beer Fest<\/strong> on <strong>Sunday, March 31<\/strong> from 2 to 6 p.m. featuring beer and cider samples from Brewery Vivant, Civil Society, Fonta Flora, New Belgium, Oxbow, Shacksbury, Trve and Zillicoah Beer Co. The festival will be centered on soft and delicate beers, full of flowers, soft music, and friendly faces. The full beer list and band list is expected to be announced in the next two weeks. Only 300 tickets will be sold for the event. Those tickets, which are $70 each, go on sale online at noon on March 6. Your ticket covers unlimited pours, food and music. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brewerybhavana.com\/softbeerfest\">Get all the details here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Shop Local Raleigh&#8217;s<\/strong> annual craft beer festival, <strong>Brewgaloo<\/strong>, will take place <strong>April 26-27, 2019<\/strong> Brewgaloo features craft breweries from North Carolina and partners with local food trucks, local vendors and local bands. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shoplocalraleigh.org\/brewgaloo\/\">Get tickets now and all the details on their website here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cary&#8217;s 4th annual <strong>Fest in the West<\/strong> festival returns on <strong>Saturday, May 4th<\/strong> from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. The event features old-fashioned contests (like pie eating!), artists, beer, food trucks (10) and live bands on multiple stages. (Rain date is May 5). <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/festinthewest.com\/\">Get all the details here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The return of <strong>Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina&#8217;s Thrive NC<\/strong> is scheduled for <strong>May 9 -10<\/strong> at <strong>City Market<\/strong> in downtown Raleigh. The inaugural event attracted thousands of members of the community to celebrate North Carolina&#8217;s culinary roots, while also initiating critical conversations about food insecurity in our state. The highlight of the two-day event is the festival which will feature more than 60 of the area&#8217;s best restaurants serving food and drink samples as well as live entertainment, including chef demonstrations and music. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gothrivenc.com\/\">Get all the details, including when tickets will go on sale (February 28), here.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Food Bank Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Our first <strong>Fork + Bottle Dinner<\/strong> of 2019. Join award-winning chef <strong>Thomas Card<\/strong> as he welcomes local favorites <strong>The Kast Brothers<\/strong> to <strong>Counting House<\/strong> and <strong>21c Museum Hotel Durham<\/strong>. <strong>Alex Kast<\/strong> is the director of Chapel Hill Creamery and brother <strong>Max Kast<\/strong> of <strong>Broadbent Selections, Inc.<\/strong> is the only Master Sommelier in the Southeast. The night will start with a tour of our current exhibition, Portraying Power and Identity: A Global Perspective, followed by cocktail hour and dinner. <strong>Chef Card<\/strong> has designed a menu to pair with <strong>Chapel Hill Creamery<\/strong> selections and wine will be poured to accompany the meal. Tickets are $75 a person and a portion of every ticket sold will benefit the Food Bank of Central &amp; Eastern North Carolina. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/570122993506599\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit their Facebook event page here for all the details<\/a>. <\/li><\/ul>\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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