Hillsborough Street to get Red Hot & Blue
After a very long vacancy, and a few seeming possibilities, it appears the old Darryl’s at the corner of Hillsborough and Oberlin will be seeing a new tenant, Red Hot & Blue. Touting themselves as “one of the truly great barbeque companies in America” an employee at the North Raleigh location said that they plan [...]
Restaurant Review: Viva Thai
I’m a huge fan of Thai food and when a co-worker suggested we try Viva Thai I didn’t need much persuasion. Viva Thai is in a strip mall shopping center off of Maynard in Cary – an area that has a quite varied array of international offerings. It’s a sort of no frills atmosphere but [...]
La Farm Takes La Small Screen
Cary’s La Farm Bakery is hitting the big time! On the Thursday, March 29th episode of The Rachael Ray Show, La Farm’s own Oatmeal-Raisin and Chocolate Chip cookies will be featured as the “snack of the day” which Rachael offers to the audience. In honor of the big occasion, La Farm will be offering complimentary [...]
The Collards Monologue
Pretty frequently I get a powerful taste for collards. I love ‘em. Now my grandma used to make good collards the old fashioned way: slow cooked in a big cast iron skillet with a streak o’lean and a streak o’fat. I should probably clarify that I assume they were good. When I was a snot [...]
Review: Hereghty Heavenly Delicious
Remember your trip to Paris and that amazing patisserie that you loved? Well now you can recapture the memory without having to fly to France or put up with the French. Hereghty (pronounced harrah-tee) in Glenwood Village captures the sleek contemporary feel, charm, aromas, and of course the amazing tastes of a modern french patisserie. [...]
