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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 lease for the space and reopened the shop as Greensborough Coffee.

Whitten says he is changing the ambience of the shop to spotlight the heritage of Greensboro and to create a relaxed atmosphere by opening the long-dormant patio and offering live music.

“I want to make it more of a people spot,” says Whitten, who also is renovating the shop with more comfortable seating. “I want it to appeal to everybody, to be universal where people can meet and hold discussions.”

The shop will continue to offer daily coffee brewed with beans from Carolina Coffee Roasting Co.. New espresso drinks and syrups will be offered, in addition to concoctions labeled with Greensboro-themed names. Greensborough Coffee will also sell locally baked pastries and goods.

The shop also offers WiFi.

Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Changes for coffee roaster

Speaking of Carolina Coffee Roasting Co., the longtime roaster has a new owner and a new location.

After almost 10 years, Jody White sold the company to Candy Azarcon , who had been an employee for about a year. The roasting company was founded in 1992 by Kathy Gingrich Lubbers, and White took over the company in 1999.

Azarcon runs the business with Jose Francis Plama.

Azarcon says the roaster is the same and the company still employs a chemist to make sure quality is consistent.

The company recently moved from Revolution Mill to a new location at 5709-B W. Market St. in Greensboro. The phone number, (800) 457-2556, remains the same.

Carolina Coffee Roasting Co. is offering free samples of its brewed coffee through the end of the month. Stop by the new location for a taste.

For information, visit www.carolinacoffee.com.

New restaurant planned

When construction begins on 324 South Elm, a five-story multi-use development in downtown Greensboro, chefs Robert Pearse and Trey May will be on board. The two are planning a restaurant in the development called Bin 33.

The concept, May says, will focus on casual dining and reasonably priced medium- and high-end wines.

One aspect of the concept is to allow patrons to lease and stock their own individual wine “bins” with selections at a retail price. Thus the name.

May says the menu will focus on seasonal and regional ingredients and be “autobiographical in scope,” culling from both his and Pearse’s experience and travels.

They plan to open in the spring.

Chinese grill opens

Bamboo Grille (333-3886) has opened at 3711 Elmsley Court, Suite 104, off South Elm-Eugene Street in Greensboro.

The restaurant offers Chinese specialties, such as Orange or General Tso’s Chicken ($10), Walnut Shrimp ($12), Seafood Delight ($14) and Mongolian Beef ($11).

An extensive menu of chicken, beef, seafood and pork dishes is offered, including selections of lo mein, chow mein and egg foo young.

Bamboo Grille also offers a selection of sushi rolls and hibachi items.

Lunch specials are offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and are $5.25 for an entree with rice and $7.25 for a combination platter with rice and egg roll. A daily chef special includes two entrees with rice or lo mein for $5.50.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Free wings at T.G.I. Friday’s

T.G.I. Friday’s (4423 W. Wendover Ave., Greensboro; 294-3707) is giving away free wings this week during football-watching parties.
Six Buffalo Wings, with celery and choice of Bleu Cheese or Ranch dressing, will be given to all bar patrons on Sept. 10, 13 and 14 during football games. Visit www.fridays.com.

Orders for Jewish holiday

Rosh Hashanah, the traditional beginning of the Jewish year, begins at sundown Sept. 18. Sweet Temptations (4619 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro) is taking orders for all sorts of sweets for Rosh Hashanah weekend celebrations.

Items include Jewish Apple Cake, Honey Cake, cookies, fruit platters and other goodies including nondairy and gluten-free desserts. Visit www.sweettemptations.info/home for a menu.

Deadline for orders is Sept. 12. Call 254-7219.

The shop is donating 20 percent of all cupcake sales to CancerCare (www.cancercare.org ) Sept. 21-27.

Cabernet dinner planned

Steak Street (3915 Sedgebrook St. off N.C. 68, High Point) will hold a wine dinner featuring Burgess Wines at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 on the restaurant’s new bistro patio.

The four-course dinner, featuring Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Smoked Paprika rubbed Filet and Cornmeal Crepes With Balsamic Maple Strawberries — will be paired with the Cabernets of Burgess. Cost is $70. Call 841-0222.

Changes at Undercurrent

The Undercurrent Restaurant (327 Battleground Ave., Greensboro) is rolling out its new, seasonal lunch menu that includes Tomato Bisque, Fried Oyster Salad, Cornmeal Dusted Fried Quail, Tarragon-Dijon Shrimp Salad Sandwich and other items.

The restaurant will hold a Caymus Vineyards wine dinner at 5:30 p.m. Friday . Cost is $55 for hors d’oeurves and a three-course meal.
The restaurant is reopening for dinner on Monday. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

GTCC offering French meals

As the new academic year gears up, so does the culinary program at GTCC. The students will serve a classical French menu at noon Wednesday and Thursday and 7 p.m. Thursday Sept. 23 through Dec. 2. The meals will be served in the main dining room. Cost is $7 for lunch and $9 for dinner. Reservations are required by calling 334-4822, Ext. 2462, or by sending an e-mail to culinarydining@gtcc.edu.

Meals-to-go venue closing

Entree Vous High Point Gourmet, a catering company and take-and-bake entrée store at 5870 Samet Drive in High Point, will close Sept. 22.

But the store is taking orders through Sept. 18 In addition to September menu items, orders of patrons’ old favorites are being accepted. Call 841-7474.

The store also is honoring gift certificates until Sept. 22.

For a look at the September menu, visit http://highpointgourmet.com.

Contact Carl Wilson at 373-7145 or carl.wilson@news-record.com