Articles in the Announcements Category
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Restaurants:
V’S KITCHEN (5021 A WAKE FOREST RD, DURHAM, NC, 27703)
BD TECHNOLOGIES (FLIK INTERNATIONAL) (21 DAVIS ST, DURHAM, NC, 27709)
PAD THAI (2425 GUESS RD, DURHAM, NC, 27705)
Mobile:
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS (611 BROAD ST, DURHAM, NC, 27705)
THE MAD BURRITO (105 W CLUB BLVD SPACE 540, DURHAM, NC, 27701)
FLAMERS BURGERS & CHICKEN (1058 W. CLUB BLVD. #536, DURHAM, NC, 27701)
EXTRAVAGANT FARE (THE COOKERY/1101 W CHAPEL HILL ST, DURHAM, NC, 27701)
HOWARD D CLARK/SMACK’S SHACK CONCESSION (THE COOKERY/1101 W CHAPEL HILL ST, DURHAM, NC, 27701)
MOLLY’S KITCHEN (THE COOKERY/1101 W. CHAPEL HILL ST., DURHAM, NC, 27701)
BEST BREAD (THE …
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This Saturday, June 18, the Piedmont Pepper Pods and friends will once again take over Central Park for the Ninth Annual Bull City Chili Challenge. There will be winners in four categories: Texas Style, Freestyle, Restaurant and Junior. And there will be a salsa competition.
I know the thought of eating chili and salsa outside at 11 am might not the be most appealing thing one could do on a Saturday in June. But we’ve been to the Piedmont Pepper Pod’s annual Bull City Chili Challenge two years …
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Durham Spirits Company, a new space for culinary and mixology classes, is celebrating their grand opening on Saturday, June 25th from 11am-2pm. Durham Spirits Company is the brain child of Kate Coleman, a South Carolina native and Durham transplant, and is located in an Old North Durham historic home. During the event, you’ll have the chance to learn more about the company and to sign up for classes. There will also be gift certificate giveaways, kids’ cookie decorating, and food demos.
Durham Spirits Company
311 E. Trinity Avenue
Durham, NC …
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Once concentrated in Raleigh, Beltline Brew Tours will now provide brewery tours of Fullsteam Brewery, Triangle Brewing Company, and Bull City Burger and Brewery one Saturday a month in Durham. The next scheduled tour is Saturday, June 11th. On the tour, you will learn about each brewery and enjoy beer samples. For more information, including information on purchasing tickets, check out their website.
Beltline Brew Tours, LLC
Phone: 919.285.1228
Email: info@beltlinebrewtours.com
Website: www.beltlinebrewtours.com
Twitter: bltlnebrewtours
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It’s time for another Yum Yum Supper Club event. Yum Yum Super Club is a group of folks who every so often throw huge dinner parties in public spots around Durham. Pretty cool, right?
The next dinner will be held on June 18 at Motorco Music Hall. $36.25 per person gets you appetizers, a three-course dinner, dessert and musical entertainment by Curtis Eller’s American Circus. All of the food will be “grown, raised and prepared” by BOXCARR Farms. Each course, including dessert, will be paired with …
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Now in its 4th year, Triangle Restaurant Week returns to the area with three-course prix-fixe meals at $15 for lunch and $20 or $30 for dinner. Sponsored by Triangle Blvd., a local new media and creative services firm, the event will take place during the week of June 6th – 12th, 2011. Participating restaurants include establishments in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and of course, Durham, as well as in Cary, Wake Forest, Morrisville, Apex, and Fuquay-Varina.
Participating Durham restaurants include: Dos Perros, Guglhupf, Parizade, Piedmont, Revolution, Ruth’s Chris, Six …
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Restaurants:
GG THE TASTE OF CHICAGO FISH & CHICKEN (826 FAYETTEVILLE ST., SUITE 103, DURHAM, NC)
GRILL 2 BEER (3211 SHANNON RD #106, DURHAM, NC, 27707)
Note this is Shane Ingram’s (of Four Square fame) new venture.
FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES (5332 MCFARLAND DR, SUITE 110, DURHAM, NC)
LA FAVORITA (4226 GARRETT RD, DURHAM, NC, 27707)
Mobile:
MIGUEL ANGEL MORALES RODRIGUEZ/TACOS HERMANOS RODG (TAQUERIA DON FILY’S 1102 GANN ST, DURHAM, NC, 27701)
*Presence on this list indicates that a restaurant has been inspected, not that it is necessarily open for business today (although it often is).
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So no restaurant deserves to be judged by the first official night it’s open. (Though if first night is any indication, Geer St. Garden will be our go-to neighbored restaurant/bar this summer.)
These are just some quickly snapped pictures from opening night to give folks a sense of the place. They have a solid small menu and will be doing nightly specials. Everything we had was great. Deviled eggs are the classic variety mom makes. The onion rings were crispy and fresh and the sriracha/mayonaisse dip a hit. The cheese/salami plate …
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One exciting opening, one intriguing one.
UNIQUES LOUNGE (3500 N. ROXBORO ST. SUITE 22, DURHAM, NC, 27704)
GEER STREET GARDEN (624 FOSTER STREET, DURHAM, NC, 27701)
*Presence on this list indicates that a restaurant has been inspected, not that it is necessarily open for business today (although it often is).
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This Saturday, April 30, Club Blvd. Elementary School is holding their annual spring carnival fundraiser, the Manatee Mayfair. There will be carnival games, raffles, music and of note for Carpe Durham readers – a cake walk.
We went last year and it was a fun event for families with small children. The cake walk was was amusing and your odds of winning the cake of your choice are pretty good. Cakes are donated by local restaurants and school families.
Also three of our favorite food trucks will be in …

