November 18, 2009
Fresh Manna Cafe and Catering has recently opened at 116 E. Main St. at River Twist in Jamestown. But a grand opening will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.Marciá Devlin, who has been in catering with her family for more than 10 years, had be...
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November 15, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Bill Rogers tried just about every job at one time or another. He was a milkman. He sold insurance. He sold cars. He operated a service station. "He never had a job in his life that he liked," says a laughing Dorothy Rogers of h...
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November 11, 2009
From the moment Dude Shroomington -- in the form of a sculpture made from a collection of pipes, sprockets and other assorted metal discards -- greets guests outside the door, you know you're in for another unique Mellow Mushroom experience.
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November 4, 2009
Fargo just rode into town. Not the Pony Express. Fargo Cattle Company (294-7162) is a new restaurant that has opened at 3501 High Point Road, the former location of Oh! Brian's.
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November 3, 2009
Fall Prix Fixe Menu, through Jan. 4. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 3342 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro. Three-courses. $39.95. 294-7790.
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November 2, 2009
GREENSBORO — Solaris Tapas Restaurant and Bar, 125 Summit Ave., is closing.
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October 28, 2009
Simply Thai (2041 Timberline Station Drive; 584-3838; http://mysimplythai.com) has opened in Elon.
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October 21, 2009
David Armstrong knows a thing or two about beer. Scoop, as most of his friends know him, most likely drank his fair share of cheap brew when he performed with the local hard rock band The Five L’s. When he settled down into steady work and fatherho...
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October 15, 2009
Sticks and Stones What: Winner, Best Organic Food Menu (tied with Sweet Basil’s); winner, Best Restaurant That Uses Local Ingredients; runner-up, Best Pizza Where: 2200 Walker Ave., Greensboro
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Last year, after a 10-year absence, Paul and Joan Shepherd staged a homecoming of sorts by opening The Madison Park Cafe. The homecoming was not so much for the Shepherds as it was for their patrons, who had longed for the French Provencal cuisine that th...
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October 14, 2009
For those who have missed the collards, Liberian Hot Pepper Soup, Jollof Rice, Tilapia Marinated in Cavalla Sauce and other Liberian and Caribbean specialties offered at Tia's Soul Food before it left Fanta City Mall in Greensboro, take heart.
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October 7, 2009
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a couple of restaurants are helping with the cause.
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September 30, 2009
Greensboro has a new sports bar. But this is not your average sports bar. REFS (3404 Whitehurst Road; 282-1501) sports bar and restaurant comes with a pedigree. That pedigree is operating partner Jim Slowin.
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September 29, 2009
A proposed elementary school was the hot topic of a Southeast Guilford community education forum held last night.
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September 23, 2009
Singha Thai (2600 High Point Road; 852-5551) has opened near Florida Street and High Point Road in Greensboro. Singha Thai is owned by the same folks that own Pad Thai (3932 W. Market St.) in Greensboro, and it offers many of the same menu items as its si...
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September 16, 2009
The African Sisters Food Services offer a menu of traditional African food from 4 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday at The Boabab Tree Arts Cafe (1404 Glenwood Ave.; www.myspace.com/baobabtreegso) in the heart of Greensboro's Glenwood neighborhood. The menu inclu...
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September 9, 2009
State Street in Greensboro is getting a new coffee shop, sort of. Carolina Coffee at 400 State St. has closed. Luke Whitten, who was an employee of Carolina Coffee for more than two years and managed the shop for the past few months, has picked up a new l...
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September 2, 2009
The Guilford County Hotel/Motel Association has presented a donation of $12,015.70 to Greensboro Urban Ministry and the GTCC Culinary Program. The funds were raised during the association's annual benefit Taste, which was held June 15. Nearly 500 people a...
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August 26, 2009
Ocean Shin has taken over Little Tokyo Fresh Sushi Bar and Japanese Grill House (4045 Premier Drive) behind BB&T just off N.C. 68 in north High Point. Chef Shin is a graduate of culinary art school in Seoul, Korea, and has worked at several Japanese a...
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August 21, 2009
Tomorrow will be the last day for Rim Tapas and Wine Bar at 219-A S. Elm St. The restaurant has been struggling for months. After the departure of chef and owner Stephen Schneider earlier this year, the restaurant tried to revitalize itself with...
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August 19, 2009
A recent customer at the newly opened Kiosco Mexican Grill (3011 Spring Garden St.; 617-0350) was brought to tears. It wasn't a reaction to the restaurant's spicy homemade salsa verde. No, it was because she recognized owner Aurelio Ruiz. She had been sea...
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August 13, 2009
Due to scheduling conflicts, the Little Anthony and the Imperials and Deniece Williams concert originally scheduled for Sept. 5 at War Memorial Auditorium has been canceled. Ticket holders can obtain a refund at their respective point of purchase.
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August 12, 2009
The opening of Avenue Restaurant and Bar (201-A N. Elm St.; 617-5321) in downtown Greensboro is set for Friday. The upscale restaurant is a centerpiece tenant on the first floor of the Center Pointe, developer Roy Carroll's condominium project crea...
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August 11, 2009
Chef Alice Waters will break ground for an Edible Schoolyard at the Greensboro Children's Museum. Waters and the Chez Panisse Foundation have designated the museum as the first museum in the country to implement their public education program, The Edible...
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August 6, 2009
Avenue Restaurant and Bar is set to open Aug. 14. The upscale restaurant is a centerpiece tenant on the first floor of the Center Pointe, Roy Carroll's condominium project created in the old Wachovia building at North Elm Street and Friendly Avenue.
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