Dumplings and Baguettes To Go
Several locally famous food trucks stopped by UNC for a mini-rodeo last night, and, though the November chill meant it wasn’t the ideal night for street food, John and I couldn’t resist the siren song...
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Hospital-ity
I haven’t been blogging as much lately, but I’ve got a pretty good excuse: I had a baby three weeks ago, and my recent meals have mainly been limited to takeout and old-standby-dishes John and I can...
View ArticleBrunch at Guglhupf in Durham
We’ve been to Guglhupf in Durham for dinner several times, but this past weekend we did brunch there for the first time and were definitely not disappointed. The brunch menu had a nice mix of lighter...
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Rodeo Roundup: Notes from the 2013 Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo
Like a buffet on wheels, Durham’s annual Central Park Food Truck Rodeo features something for everyone, from hardcore foodies to people just looking for quality cheap eats. This year’s event was the...
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Review: Kipos: Chapel Hill Goes (Gloriously) Greek
Like its fellow Giorgios Bakatsias restaurant Vin Rouge, Kipos transports the diner to another place—not a bistro in France, this time, but a sunwashed Greek isle. The airy, bustling restaurant, which...
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Bit’s Bites: Solid Food Reviews By Babies, For Babies
Guest review by Annika “Bitlet” Vien-Zhu, six months old Babies, the coolest thing happened to me a few weeks back. My parents started letting me eat solid food! But, as I found out, it’s not always as...
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Review: Benelux Café: A European Neighborhood Café in Downtown Raleigh
“Friendly” isn’t usually the word that leaps to mind when you think of self-styled European coffee houses. But it’s the perfect adjective for the Benelux Café, a java joint that’s as comfortable as a...
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The Daily Planet: A Museum Cafe Worth Exploring
Science museum cafes aren’t known for their culinary delights. Most of them serve fast food of a sub-McDonald’s caliber at Panera prices. They can get away with it, too, because they have captive...
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Chamas Churrascaria: Durham’s Temple to Meat
As Homer Simpson once sagely noted, “You don’t win friends with salad.” You win them with meat (okay, and sweets). With pulled pork shoulder at the tailgate. With steaks and burgers on the grill. With...
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Banana Leaf: Cary’s New Pan-Asian Knockout
There’s a new stunner on the Triangle Asian dining scene: Cary’s Banana Leaf. So modest it didn’t even have a sign until a few weeks ago, this restaurant may soon become the next big thing. Most of the...
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Dinner and a Show: Ai Fuji Japanese Steakhouse
There aren’t many places left where you can get two meals and a show for $20, but Durham’s Ai Fuji Japanese Steakhouse is one of them. If you order a hibachi meal, you’ll get soup, salad, vegetables, a...
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Crab Brains, Churros, and Hot Asian Buns: Dining in Chicago
Chicago may be better known for deep dish pizza and Italian beef sandwiches than haute cuisine, but there’s plenty of great food to be had in the Windy City. While in town for a friend’s wedding, we...
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Revival of A Classic Game Genre
Thanks to Telltale Games, Guybrush Threepwood is back, with a vengeance! While I was growing up, I became a huge fan of adventure games. The love affair began with me typing “Push rock” and seeing a...
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In Jurassic Park: The Game, Telltale Finds A Way
When I heard that Telltale Games was going to develop a video game based on the movie Jurassic Park, I was excited, intrigued, and a bit ambivalent. Excited because Telltale Games is by far [intlink...
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