Follow our blogs on Twitter: Mouthful | Happiness is a Warm TV | Tech Junkie | Green Scene | On The Beat

Published Wed, Oct 07, 2009 02:00 AM
Modified Wed, Oct 07, 2009 06:21 AM

Greg's Hot List

Article

0 COMMENTS

Email Print Order Reprint

Share This

Text

tool goes here

BY GREG COX - CORRESPONDENT

Tags: food_cooking | lifestyle

More Patio Options

Last week, I shared prime spots for al fresco dining. As promised, here are a few more.

18 Seaboard

18 Seaboard Ave., Raleigh, 861-4318

www.18seaboard.com

Blue Fin's Bistro

3652 Rogers Road, Wake Forest, 562-1118

www.thebluefinsbistro.com

Boylan Bridge Brewpub

201 S. Boylan Ave., Raleigh

803-8927

www.boylanbridge.com

Federal

914 W. Main St., Durham

680-8611, www.thefederal. net

Guglhupf

2706 Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham, 401-2600

www.guglhupf.com

Herons

100 Woodland Pond, in The Umstead Hotel, Cary, 447-4200,

www.heronsrestaurant.com

Humble Pie

317 S. Harrington St., Raleigh

829-9222, www.humblepie restaurant.com

Spirits Pub & Grub

701 E. Chatham St., Cary

462-7001, www.spiritscary. com

Thaiphoon Bistro

301 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh

720-4034

www.thaiphoonbistro.com

Town Hall Grill

410 Market St., in Southern Village, Chapel Hill, 960-8696

www.thetownhallgrill.com

Vivace

4209 Lassiter Mill Road, in The Alexan, Raleigh, 787-7747

www.vivaceraleigh.com

Weathervane

201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, 929-9466, www.southernseason.com/cafe.asp

Get the biggest news in your email or cellphone as it's happening. Sign up for breaking news alerts.

Email Print Order Reprint

More Food

Fresh posies for the picking and eating
Edible flowers are back in vogue, gracing the covers of glossy food magazines, and adding panache to restaurant entrees. Today’s flower cookery revival is defined less by “glam” than the move toward local and sustainable food options, consumers growing their own fresh produce, and more adventurous cooking ingredients. Flowers add color, texture and vibrancy to any dish, not to mention enlivened conversation.
Want a rare burger? You’re a step closer in NC
If you’re a burger fan in North Carolina, you just got a big step closer to being able to say “Make it rare.”
The latest news on the restaurant scene
Sunday night marks the opening of Oro Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Raleigh.
Impressive selection, grilling are the stars of evolving Fish House
The grilled fish and wine bar in Durham is a new concept for the sushi chef and owner of the successful ShabaShabu in Raleigh.
Hatem buys West Raleigh catering kitchen for Empire Eats
The downtown developer pays $1.5 million for two properties located across Hillsborough Street from Meredith College. Hatem is also renovating The Raleigh Times Bar, one of many downtown establishments his restaurant group owns.
Triangle bakers set up shop at farmers markets
The Triangle boasts more than 30 farmers markets. From Siler City to Smithfield, these markets offer more than just seasonal produce. Now shoppers can buy hearth-fired artisan bread, pies, cakes, cookies and even gluten-free baked goodies.
Andrea Weigl: Farmer Foodshare helps farmers feed the hungry
Margaret Gifford started Farmer Foodshare by taking a box to the Carrboro Farmers’ Market to collect unsold food from farmers who otherwise would have pitched it into the compost heap.
Report examines recommendations for weight control
It’s going to take a national lifestyle extreme makeover to reverse our obesity epidemic.
One more week to make strawberry ice cream
Farmers at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh are predicting about one more week of strawberries. So when you head out to get your last pints or buckets of strawberries, consider making strawberry ice cream.
Olives, walnuts and capers enliven steak
Sauteed steak flavored with the bountiful produce of the Mediterranean – olives, walnuts and capers – provides a quick, 15-minute dinner.