http://www.trianglegoodeats.com Exploring the best food of the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas! Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:00:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two years ago today Jad and I rolled into Cary, NC with two cars full of stuff and two very tired cats. We didn't know it yet, but we had finally found a place to call home. I grew up in Austin, Texas, which is a really fantastic city but ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/coming-home/ Did you see last night's Mad Men? We didn't, because we were busy working at Cary's Pocket Community Garden, and grilling up some grub for the next week. There was, however, a fascinating story on NPR today about an original Madison Avenue ad man, Sid Lerner, and his Meatless Monday ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/merry-meatless-monday/ The first Durham Food Truck Round-Up was a big hit, so naturally there will be a sequel. This one will be at the Durham Farmer's Market pavilion, on Foster Street, from 4 PM to 7 PM. The truck lineup looks to be similar to the first event, which is a ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/dont-miss-durhams-next-food-truck-round-up-sunday-june-27-2010/ Here's a cute little NPR article about that quintessential Memorial Day food, the humble hot dog. Just click the dog and read on. The article cites "Ole Time Hot Dogs" in Cary, but after doing some digging, we figure they're probably referring to Jim's Old Time Hot Dogs, at 2000 Walnut ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/npr-memorial-day-article-features-cary-hot-dog-stand/ I first ate at Lantern before moving to North Carolina. My husband and I were visiting the area to see if we wanted to move here. We had a really nice dinner at Lantern and we both distinctly remembered how great the tea smoked chicken was. So I was looking ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/lantern/ Dining for Women is a nonprofit organization founded in South Carolina with the simple and lovely idea of dinner giving circles – women get together for potluck meals and then donate the money they would have spent going out to eat to an organization selected by DFW that benefits ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/dining-for-women-raleigh-chapter/ I had dinner at Elaine’s recently with my husband to celebrate our anniversary. When we arrived, we were handed personalized menus that said Happy Anniversary. Elaine’s is housed in a small, casual space. The ambience is perfectly nice, but it’s not what I would consider the ultimate romantic dinner spot. ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/elaines-on-franklin/ I'd been looking forward to checking out Queen of Sheba ever since discovering it existed. Before that I had only been able to find one other Ethiopian restaurant in the Triangle (It's quite likely there are others, I just haven't stumbled up on them yet.) and my meal there had ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/queen-of-sheba/ I’ve been raring to eat at Duck and Dumpling for a while and finally got my chance during Restaurant Week. It’s small and chic, but not off-puttingly so. I’d already decided to get the Asian Pear Martini when I found out that their special drink was an Asian Pear ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/duck-and-dumpling/ Make sure and check out Restaurant Week, which starts today and runs until Sunday. Participating restaurants around the Triangle are offering fixed three-course menus for $15 at lunch and $25 at dinner. Could be a perfect way to check out someplace new at a good price. Menus and restaurants are ... http://www.trianglegoodeats.com/triangle-restaurant-week/