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Creme de violette? Can you buy it in New Jersey?
My husband is headed to Atlantic City for a week of poker. Another time he brought me home an over-sized sweatshirt/nightgown number, with sparkly lettering. I'd love some creme de violette instead - any ideas if you can find it in NJ, and liquor stores in and around AC that may carry it?
Good eats near Blowing Rock, NC
I love the Gamekeeper. Good choice for your fanciest meal.
www.gamekeeper-nc.com
It's unique, quirky and beautiful, and the food is fabulous.
Vegetarian in Winston Salem?
You could also add Bobo House. Totally vegetarian.
But I'd like to put in another good word for Mozelle's. Nice atmosphere, a great improvement of many nearby downtown restaurants and their generic feel! But, if you're looking for ethnic, that it is not.
www.mozelles.com
In Greensboro, there's also Liberty Oak (though the duck pate is really good..not what you are looking for, but check out the rest of the menu: www.libertyoakrestaurant.com). Oh, and Sticks and Stones for very good pizza, salads and NC brews.
Of course, for vegetarian-friendly lunch and brunch, there's Mary's Of Course (back in WS). Quazi and I didn't mention it because they don't serve dinner. At least I'm pretty sure that's why he wouldn't.
pairing kale with a cocktail...or wine
I have a group of friends that gets together for potluck dinner parties about once a month. This month's theme is Green...as in, the color, and/or environmentally friendly. Thinking of making kale chips (green, seasonal, appropriate to our area) as a nibble and want to pair them with a special cocktail, or at the least, wine, but I'm a bit stumped on what will work. I'd like a savory cocktail as opposed to a sweet one.
Oh, and What To Drink With What You Eat says simply "white wine." Help!
Vegetarian in Winston Salem?
La Botana has quite a few vegetarian choices, though it's pretty casual. Finnigan's Wake on Trade St. also has some, though the service is chronically bad. Turmeric is a good choice, too.
Very nice atmosphere + some vegetarian entrees but also higher prices = Mozelle's.
WInston Salem chow? Little help chowhounds?
Salem Tavern is definitely more for the atmosphere than the food - however, the lemon ice cream...I know that man cannot live on lemon ice cream alone, though. It's just very different from what you'd find in the Triangle, for sure, in terms of "Moravianess." But Zevelry House has some of that, plus better food, and an outdoor patio with a fireplace if the weather's nice.
If you're in town for brunch, Mary's Of Course is a must! Just come prepared to wait. Finnigan's Wake on Trade St. also does a hearty, Irish-inspired brunch and their bacon is very good (thick, lots of it) but service there is very spotty...
Also, stop at Giacomo's in Greensboro on your way back home and pick up some meatballs, sausages (cured and fresh), etc. They make them all and distribute to some speciality shops in the Triangle, but it's fun to visit the deli. Open on Sunday.
WInston Salem chow? Little help chowhounds?
Sweet Potatoes is fun on a Friday or Saturday night.
I liked the food at Camel City Cafe last time I was there, but not so much the atmosphere.
Sixth and Vine is lively on a weekend night, but food also inconsistent. If you go, go for the antipasti platter (perhaps a reflection of good shopping rather than good cooking?). That said, if you like wine, a good place to try a few by the glass...
Salem Tavern or Zeverly House might be fun because they harken back to Ye Olde Moravian Days, but the food is more inconsistent. Still, it's not something you'll find in the Triangle. The lemon ice cream at Salem Tavern is quite good. They're also open for lunch.
Have fun!
WInston Salem chow? Little help chowhounds?
Try Ollie's for very good (and expensive) bread and a mind-boggling array of cakes and such. I haven't had such good bread in Chapel Hill/Carrboro since Weaver St.'s started to go a little downhill. Go on Sat. morning rather than Sun if you can so you see the variety. They close Sun. early at 2 pm and are closed Mondays.
http://www.olliesbakeryws.com/
Table 16 - Greensboro
This is great to hear. Table 16 completely changed their focus not long ago. It started out as an Italian restaurant, and primarily Northern Italian if I remember correctly.
New Wine Shop in Durham?
From their website...that's growing:
"Wine Focus… why does 3CUPS need someone in charge of their wine selection? Because wine is a much more important piece of our new configuration… we are altering our focus from a coffee shop selling a bit of wine, to a wine, coffee and tea merchant. We’ve even changed our name to 3CUPS Wine… Coffee… Tea. Our wine selection is growing from about 40 labels to over 200. Each of these wines will follow the 3CUPS guiding principles, from small vineyards, estate bottled, using traditional techniques and an emphasis on terroir. We will offer wine tasting flights on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and will resume our monthly wine classes."
New Wine Shop in Durham?
I thought the old 3 Cups was very attractive and really put together...without being fussy.
I do like those machines, though they're a little space-agey looking.
New Wine Shop in Durham?
When 3CUPS reopens this fall, it is supposed to have a bigger wine section and the former wine manager of SS:
http://3cups.net/?p=836
Suggestions for bridesmaids luncheon in Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Hillsborough NC
I think you'll like the food better at Panzanella than at 411 or Top of the Hill. The Weathervane, A Southern Season's restaurant, is a lovely place to sit outside and eat lunch if you are doing this in the spring.
Restaurants, food shopping near Boone, NC?
If you are willing to spend some dough, please go to the Gamekeeper. It's between Boone and Blowing Rock, and is in a glorious old building (once part of a girls' camp) on a twisty road. They specialize in game, of course, and beautiful produce. Ignore the fact that they have valet parking - this is seriously good food. I went last August when produce was at its height and it was a glorious meal. www.gamekeeper-nc.com
Charlotte and Asheville are not so nearby, FYI.
Your Quintessential Day in Charleston and Savannah
I second, or third, or fourth - whatever number we are on - the suggestion for Bowen's Island. The seafood is wonderful, but it's a great experience, too, a real gem that Charleston should be proud to claim. Just dress warmly if it's cold because you are basically eating in a covered picnic shelter. There are a few heaters, but it is very bare bones. Also...re: the oysters. My only complaint is that they don't seem to have melted butter there and I prefer my steamed oysters with butter, not cocktail sauce. I find the cocktail sauce overwhelms them. We also liked the fried shrimp - they came out piping hot and went down like popcorn.
How do I make this a sticky now that it is posted?
Here's a link to my original post:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/477586
I'd also like to make a sticky for the South board of my heads up post:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/477595
Recs for High Point, NC (Greensboro too?) A little odd...
Definitely try Gicamo's in Greensboro for house-made sausages, salami, roasted veg, sandwiches...you'll find a lot here on these boards.
Looking for NC Chowhounds
I'm a newly minted features reporter for the Winston-Salem Journal. One of my focuses is on restaurants and restaurant culture. I'm in search of some Chowhounds who have used the boards here and/or on other sites to search for restaurant and local chow recommendations as they travel to or from Winston-Salem, NC and/or the greater Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina.
If you're interested in talking to me for an upcoming story - I only bite food, not humans, I promise - please contact me as soon as you can at lgiovanelli@wsjournal.com or 336-727-7302.
Barbeque and Beyond in Winston-Salem
The owners of Sweet Potatoes have opened another, more upscale restaurant called The Cotton Mill. I haven't tried it yet.
And...great report...but that is true, we've just got two true styles of barbecue here. A place in Kernersville sells both - I think it's called Prissy Polly's. If you are ever east of Greensboro, look on these boards for eastern-style recs. I prefer it.
Maybe you were thinking of South Carolina barbecue - it's mustard-based, and sweet and yellow.
Charleston noshing
Oh goody! Oh boy, oh boy!
DavidA, do you know Bowen's Island hours, or loosely?
Charleston noshing
Anyone know Bowens Island hours, directions?
And does La Fourchette has a website (I'm just checking out prices)?
Charleston noshing
Thanks for the advice so far!
I didn't make it clear in the original post...we will be going downtown for the majority of the visit (three or four days) for my husband's nerdy geography/urban planning conference. I say that with love.
Yeah for La Fourchette! What are their prices like, and what can you suggest?
As for Whole Foods...thanks, but I am surrounded by them here in NC! Worked at one in high school, shop at one for my business...I am looking for something non-chain and uniquely Charleston.
Whole Foods in Chapel Hill expanding?
I don't live in Chapel Hill anymore, and yet near a WF, and I miss Weaver Street terribly...to this day, six years on. With the bread and baked goods, there is no comparison. Even compared to the good little local, very European bakery here in Winston-Salem, Weaver Street has some of the best bread I've tasted in NC. My husband had to hunt for something for his grad thesis in UNC CH's library last week, and I asked him to bring home some bread...he did better by also bringing the most fabulous pumpkin cupcake.
I also prefer Weaver Street's vibe. Just less corporate...because it's not.
Charleston noshing
I know this has been covered in other posts, but I have specific questions about some places in particular:
1. we are spending one night on the isle of palms..is there anything there, or near there, of special note? we would love to go to that roasted oyster place, bowen's island, but not sure if it has re-opened or is nearby. but that's the kind of thing that is special and the spirit we are in search of. we don't want just another basket of fried shrimp.
2. is basil really worth the hype?
3. I have France on the brain as we plan an upcoming trip. we live in nc, and we have ready access to gussied up southern food. but I heard about rue de jean...any others besides that and fast and french? is rue de jean any good? the lunch menu looks like a better deal, particularly the $11 bouillabaisse on Sunday.
4. any good wine/food/kitchen stores/markets?
thanks in advance, guys!
birthday dinner in University City
We will be in town for one night and are looking for a place in the pice range of White Dog Cafe (but does not have to be). Any recs? We like everything. We just want to be able to walk there from the Hilton.
The world of vaccum sealers
How did you heat the tenderloin? I'm just having troulbe wrapping my head around the idea that you can stick a vacuum-sealed bag in a pot of simmering water and get tender meat!
The world of vaccum sealers
I'm thinking there's just no way to freeze a roast chicken, then bring it back to life. That's part of its joy, I guess.
So, with cooked meats, though - can you dump a braise, for example, in a vacuum-sealed bag, freeze it, then bring it back to life in simmering water? How long would you cook it?
