Royal Wins!
Congratulations to Angus Barn chef Walter Royal who defeated Cat Cora in tonight’s episode of Iron Chef America. The theme for the contest was ostrich, and Royal was able to bring out the flavors of the delicate meat better than Cora. The scoring was as follows: Cora Royal Taste 21 27 Plating 11 12 Originality [...]
Yancy’s Opens, Lunch Buffet Begins Today
Much-anticipated Yancy’s officially opened over the weekend. Located in the Hudson building on Fayetteville St., the restaurant is now open from 11AM – 1AM and thus begins its lunch buffet offering today. Yancy’s will also be featuring a Thanksgiving Buffet on Thursday from 11AM – 2:30PM and will stay open after that showing football on [...]
J. Betski’s Now Open
J Betski’s, the German restaurant in Seaboard Station, is now open for dinner. The bar is also open until 2 with a great selection of german beers and wines. We’re tracking down more info, but we do know the current special is pan-seared duck breast with bacon, stewed green beans, and a side of warm [...]
(The New and Much Improved) Yancy’s to Open November 15-ish
A couple of months ago, Dana and I were graciously given a tour of the new Yancy’s (yes, the ‘e’ has been dropped) by project manager Mark Valentine. I’ll have to admit that I was completely skeptical as I was never won over by the former Yancey’s in City Market. Granted, my judgement was not based [...]
North Raleigh Lucky 32 Closing
While we all are aware of Lucky 32‘s attempts to evolve their North Raleigh location into something other than the core business that made them initially successful, I don’t think any of us expected this (on their website and emails sent to their mailing list): Dear Neighbor, We have decided to close this wonderful restaurant. [...]
