April 28, 2009
George K is back. George Kourtsounis will be the chef for Opa! Taverna, a Greek restaurant set to open at 200 S. Elm St. in downtown Greensboro, the former home of Metro Delistro. Work has begun on the space to create the feel of a Mediterranean courtyar...
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April 22, 2009
Wine, Women and Shoes. No, it's not an episode of "Sex in the City," but a fund-raiser for Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test at 7 p.m. April 30 at the Events Center of Revolution Mill Studios, 1200 Revolution Mill Drive in Greensboro. Th...
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April 15, 2009
On April 29, the Haw River Valley American Viticultural Area will become the third federally granted appellation in North Carolina. The area joins the Yadkin Valley and the Swan Creek inside the Yadkin Valley. The Haw River Valley AVA covers approximately...
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The Chop House Grille at The Village at North Elm has been sold to a group of investors and is now Graffiti's Bistro (301 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro; 545-1113). Managing partner Larry Morgan, a former operations manager for The Chop House chain, says...
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April 14, 2009
Meeting Garrison Keillor, the host of Public Radio International’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” was a dream come true for Greensboro’s Lee Atkinson.“He’s such an iconic person. But in real life, he’s a down-to-eart...
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April 13, 2009
GREENSBORO — After 24 years at 105 Smyres Place, Southern Lights Bistro plans to relocate.Owner Peter Hamilton is stepping aside and letting partner John Drees take over the restaurant. The lease is up at the end of April, and Drees has decided the...
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April 10, 2009
The Chop House Grille at The Village at North Elm has been sold to a group of investors and is now Graffiti’s Bistro (301 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro; 545-1113). Managing partner Larry Morgan, a former operations manager for the Chop House chain......
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April 9, 2009
Lee Atkinson could have never imagined after years of spending Saturday evenings listening to Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio with her husband and three children that one day she would share the sta...
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April 8, 2009
With addition of a brand new kitchen, Manny's Universal Cafe (321 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; 638-7788) in Greensboro's Southside development is now offering hot entrees for breakfast and lunch. New entrees include Chicken Parmigiana ($5.65), Baked Zit...
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April 1, 2009
Colombian native Martha Garcia has always loved baking. After she moved to High Point, word of her baked goods got around the community, and she started thinking about opening a bakery. She took some classes at Randolph Community College, and with the gui...
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March 25, 2009
Change is definitely afoot in downtown Greensboro these days. On the heels of new ownerships at Liberty Oak and Churchill's and the opening of Level 2, founding chef Stephen Schneider of Marisol has turned over the culinary reins of Rim Tapas and Fine Win...
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March 18, 2009
When chef Mark Freedman closed Marks on Westover more than three years ago he left a void. Diners could no longer enjoy conch fritters or New Zealand lamb. Gone were the roasted vegetables from his earlier days at Chateau Morrisette Winery in Meadows of D...
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March 11, 2009
Madison Park Cafe and Marketplace (1310 Westover Terrace, Suite 107, Greensboro; 275-3755) at Westover Gallery of Shops is now serving Sunday brunch. In addition to a lunch menu featuring Madison Park's signature French Provencal fare, the brunch menu off...
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March 4, 2009
On a recent night shortly after opening Southern Roots (119 E. Main St., Jamestown; 882-5570), the restaurant was so packed, owner Lisa Hawley didn't know where to seat a couple of parties who'd just come through the door. The only available space was a l...
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February 28, 2009
Liberty Oak, a downtown Greensboro restaurant that has been a destination for over 30 years, has new owners. Eddie Gramisci and Scott Rudolph have taken over the restaurant at 100 W. Washington St. from longtime owner Walter Fancourt. Gramisci is owner of...
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February 25, 2009
Wrenchel Stokes says things are moving along for the eventual opening of Sidetrax Restaurant in downtown Greensboro. Stokes, a local real-estate broker, and his partners Craig Conroy, a player for the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames; Conroy's fath...
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February 24, 2009
GREENSBORO - Friday is the last day for Metro Delistro at 200 S. Elm St. in downtown Greensboro. Owner Noah Burgess says he has no plans to close the sister location Metro 300 (300 N. Greene St., Greensboro; 275-2334) and continues to offer breakfast and...
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February 20, 2009
The leaders of the Quaintance-Weaver restaurant group have been nominated for a James Beard Foundation award. Dennis and Nancy Quaintance, along with Mike Weaver, of Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants in Greensboro, are among the national semifinalists in the...
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February 18, 2009
Corks for Kids Path, a wine-tasting benefit for Kids Path of Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 27 at Revolution Mill Studios, 900 Revolution Drive in Greensboro. "The inaugural event was a huge success," Paul...
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February 11, 2009
A Valentine Sweets and Wine Festival will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Crystal Room Event Center, 3265 S. Church St. in Burlington. The event, a benefit for the Exchange Club Family Center in Alamance, gives confectioners and bakers in t...
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February 4, 2009
Kiet Nguyen, and his wife, Hanh, know their Japanese cuisine. The two have owned restaurants in the area including Kiha. Now the two are venturing into Vietnamese cuisine with Vietnamese Garden Cuisine (2505 Battleground Ave., Greensboro; 282-7799). "I wa...
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January 29, 2009
Imagine a world without fruits such as pears, apples and blueberries. Imagine a world without squash or cucumbers. Image a world without melons. Now imagine a world without honeybees. For most of us, we wouldn't give the latter a second thought. For many...
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January 28, 2009
If only South American expatriots find their way to Camana Peruvian and Latin Cuisine (4517-A W. Market St., Greensboro, 617-3622), the rest of us might be missing out on a unique cultural experience. This small South American country is a crossroads of g...
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January 21, 2009
Pan Asian is how Xia Lieu describes Xia Asian Fusion Cuisine (1209 Battleground Ave., Suite 100, Greensboro; 272-8500). "It's Vietnamese dishes mixed with Thai and Chinese," says Lu. Lu is a culinary veteran, having grown up in the business in Pennsylvani...
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January 14, 2009
Poblano's Mexican Bar and Grill (3900-A Battleground Ave., Greensboro; 282-4800) has taken over Wholly Guacamole. Adel Ghalyoun, David Romero and Jerry Rose own the new restaurant. They also own Poblano's Mexican Bar and Grill locations at Adam's Farm Sho...
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