April 1, 2008
Tia’s Soul Food Express will hold a grand opening with free samples from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the food court of Fanta City International Mall (4925 W. Market St.) in Greensboro. Jeff Bates, who owns the restaurant with his wife, serves prim...
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March 26, 2008
In December 2000, Gael McAllister flew more than 4,000 miles to put her body through the 26-mile Honolulu Marathon. It was her first marathon. She finished the run in just over four hours. She raised funds for the event through the Leukemia Society by ho...
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March 19, 2008
If Roger Devall really gets into the joke or story he is recounting, he waves his arms like a Southern circuit minister, beads of sweat breaking out across his shaved head. After all, the man can't sit still. Pacing about between cooking and customers, h...
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March 12, 2008
Beef O'Brady's (288-6585), the chain that bills itself as a family sports pub, has opened at 3606-A N. Elm St. in Lake Jeanette Commons. Owner Greg Thompson says the franchise prides itself on working closely with area youth sports such as the Carolina Dy...
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March 5, 2008
Summerfield's offerings are expanding. Luigi's Italian and Pizza (1011-B N.C. 150 West; 643-8133) is turning out specialty and Sicilian pies along with a wide selection of pasta dishes, Italian entrees, antipasti plates, salads and sandwiches. Hours are 1...
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February 27, 2008
A Summerfield coffee shop has a new owner, a new name and a slightly revised concept. Between painting and making some other minor renovations, Penny Wasmund is brewing up the daily flavors and manning the espresso machine at iCoffee (1011-A N.C. 150 Wes...
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February 20, 2008
Candy Monita is at it again. She has opened Carolina Country Kitchen (110-B Seneca Road, Greensboro; 333-9876) adjacent to Knight's Inn, just off South Elm-Eugene Street at the Interstate 40/Business I-85 interchange.
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February 13, 2008
A little bit of Central America has arrived in northeast Greensboro. El Carbonero Restaurant (1030 Summit Ave., Greensboro; 433-9998; 272-2920) is serving Latin specialty dishes at Northeast Shopping Center at the corner of Summit and Bessemer avenues. Or...
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February 6, 2008
Revival Grill (604 Milner Drive, Greensboro; 297-0950) in Quaker Village Shopping Center rang in the new year with a new chef, a new menu and new hours. For starters, Todd Jones has been brought aboard as managing chef. Jones has done gigs at Mary Elaine...
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Revival Grill (604 Milner Drive, Greensboro; 297-0950) in Quaker Village Shopping Center rang in the new year with a new chef, a new menu and new hours. For starters, Todd Jones has been brought aboard as managing chef. Jones has done gigs at Mary Elaine...
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January 30, 2008
A meal preparation venue has opened in High Point, and it is celebrating Mardi Gras. Entrée Vous has opened in Suite 101 at 5870 Samet Drive at the Palladium Commons. The shop will hold a Mardi Gras party starting at 11:30 a.m. Saturday with samples from...
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January 23, 2008
Ginza Japanese Steak House (2807 Groometown Road, Greensboro; 315-1238) has opened and is grilling healthy hibachi specialties using fresh ingredients free of MSG, cornstarch and marinade. Restaurant manager Amy Liang explains that Ginza doesn't marinate...
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January 2, 2008
It's a long way from Sicily to a Piedmont university soccer field. It's even farther from that soccer field to a restaurant. But that's the route Mario Sanfilippo took to open Porticello Ristorante (3404 Whitehurst Road, Greensboro; 288-8322). When he wa...
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December 19, 2007
On a quiet evening late last summer over dinner — tomato soup with marinated artichokes, organic green salad, crab-stuffed salmon with black bean mashed potatoes and good wine — friends of Khan Eakin and Renee and Richard Schroeder suggested...
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December 5, 2007
Working for tips and wages at pubs and restaurants is almost a rite of passage for college students. Some are bitten by the bug and dream of owning their own places. A few actually do it. Such is the case for 32-year-old Grey Davis , owner of Grey's Taver...
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November 28, 2007
It was February 1994, and it seemed that New York City was being hit by one snowstorm after another. For recent college graduates and transplanted Southerners Matt and Ted Lee, the weather only added to their disillusionment with the Big Apple and the pr...
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November 21, 2007
Holiday shopping. Most people pretty much either love it or hate it. In lieu of my usual column, I've decided to offer suggestions of a few things I've run across over the past year. This list is in no way intended to be a guide, nor is it by any means co...
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November 7, 2007
The first thing you notice when entering Print Works Bistro (702 Green Valley Road, Greensboro; 379-0699; http://www.printworksbistro.com) is the natural light. Lots of it streams through 52 floor-to-ceiling windows on threes sides of the restaurant that......
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October 31, 2007
By 6:30 p.m. last Saturday, so many people had arrived for the VIP preview of Crush 1345 (1345 N. Main St., High Point; 869-3514; http://www.crush1345.com) that owner Noell Stevens barely had time to catch her breath. On that occasion, she greeted guests...
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October 24, 2007
The opening of his fifth J. Butler's Bar & Grill (3030 High Point Road, Greensboro; 861-5758; http://www.jbutlersbarandgrille.com) marks a first for Buster Raynor. For the first time, he has partnered with a hotel.
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October 17, 2007
Dorothea Cvijanovich, formerly of The Stocked Pot in Winston-Salem, has been catering and cooking for more than 20 years. Cvijanovich will share some of her techniques in Our Daily Bread, a series of four baking classes beginning 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursda...
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October 10, 2007
Amie Gauthier knew her father, Peter, a confirmed chocoholic, had miraculously reached the saturation point. " 'I don't want to try anymore,' he told me," Gauthier says. Peter Gauthier had been sampling dozens of gourmet truffles and other treat...
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September 26, 2007
It's deja vu in a big way for Sandy Wrenn. Wrenn and her husband, Carl Wrenn, owners of Steak Street in High Point, have reopened their former Greensboro location as The Palms @ Westridge (3404 Whitehurst Road, Greensboro), an event and catering facility.
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September 19, 2007
A retro-neon arrow directs patrons into Rim Tapas and Fine Wine Bar (219-A S. Elm St., Greensboro; 230-2055), now serving specialty portions with flavors inspired from around the globe. "It's quality ingredients going into small portions," says chef and o...
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September 12, 2007
If prompted, Vicky Hayes won't hesitate to tell you how to whip up a batch of chocolate-mint candy or how to build a gingerbread house for Christmas. She stresses that holiday traditions are important. She should know. For 30 years, she operated Create-A......
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