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Cooking with Class: Fall Dinner in Tuscany at Sur La Table

Courtney Vien — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 02:35:03 +0000

Sometimes, it pays to get someone a gift you’d like to receive yourself. And, no, I’m not talking about this: We got John’s parents a cooking class at... Read More »

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Crab Brains, Churros, and Hot Asian Buns: Dining in Chicago

Courtney Vien — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 02:48:41 +0000

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... Read More »

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Discovering A Passion (Fruit) for Duck

John Zhu — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 04:07:08 +0000

Wow, it’s been a long while since we’ve posted to this blog. Chalk that up to life with a baby, then boddler, now toddler. Most nights, dinner has... Read More »

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What’s For Dinner Tonight? Italian, Chinese, Mexican . . . Roman?

Courtney Vien — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 03:14:54 +0000

If you’re a foodie, it’s not often that you can say you’ve tasted something completely novel. Burmese food? Kind of like Thai crossed with Indian. Salvadorean food? A... Read More »

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Dinner and a Show: Ai Fuji Japanese Steakhouse

Courtney Vien — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 03:11:14 +0000

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... Read More »

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Banana Leaf: Cary’s New Pan-Asian Knockout

Courtney Vien — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 04:43:36 +0000

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... Read More »

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Wabbit Season: Cooking Rabbit Portuguese Hunter Style

John Zhu — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:05:10 +0000

Ever since I had oven-roasted rabbit at a Portuguese restaurant in New England three years ago, I’ve been itching to cook rabbit myself. The main stumbling block had... Read More »

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A Very British Christmas: Holiday Tea at La Residence

Courtney Vien — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:30:33 +0000

Two star players on the Chapel Hill food scene, La Residence and the Blakemere Company, have teamed up to bring a British holiday tradition to the States: afternoon... Read More »

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Chamas Churrascaria: Durham’s Temple to Meat

Courtney Vien — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 22:33:58 +0000

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... Read More »

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The Daily Planet: A Museum Cafe Worth Exploring

Courtney Vien — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 18:43:06 +0000

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,... Read More »

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