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Dining: Article Archive
Dining: Article Archive
March 10, 2010
Short Orders: Jamestown gets coffee shop
Jamestown is getting a new coffee shop. Lisa Hawley and Mary Ragsdale, owners of Southern Roots (119 E. Main St.) in Jamestown, have had such success with the restaurant that they are flexing their muscles with a new coffee shop in the General Store locat...
Read MoreMarch 4, 2010
Howie's: A really good burger and dog spot
As a kid growing up in nearby Salisbury, I developed a strong appreciation for hot dog and hamburger joints. My parents didn't make a lot of money back then, so our dinners out were usually to restaurants like these ---- inexpensive enough to reasonably f...
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2010
Contemporary fusion with a touch of Caribbean
Ombu has been open a little more than a year. The vibrant interior is conceptualized around multihued woods, flanked on one side by a wall of textured glass. Swirled parchment light fixtures illuminate painted and textured wood art work by Elizabeth Kazak...
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2010
Cafe serves up local fare in Latham Park
Local is better. It's a concept that's hard to argue when you're talking food -- locally grown and produced items almost always taste fresher and more flavorful than foods transported from other areas. Not to mention, eating locally benefits farmers and f...
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2010
Old favorite Liberty Oak still dazzles
Liberty Oak has been a veritable institution among food fans in the Triad. Alumni from the kitchen include some of the most prominent chef-proprietors in the area. Last year, Walter Fancourt, the only original owner remaining, sold the operation to Scott...
Read MoreValentine's Day is all about the chocolate
They say oysters are an aphrodisiac. But what's sexy about slimy globs inside a cold shell? For our money, the sexiest food is smooth, creamy and sinfully sweet -- that's right, we're talking chocolate. For Valentine's Day, we searched for the richest, mo...
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2010
Satisfied with tasty plates from The Hive
For a while now, I've heard people talking about the African food served Wednesday nights at The Hive in Greensboro. I've been meaning to check it out but never got around to it until I was free one recent Wednesday. What I found was delicious home-cooked...
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2010
Short Orders: Iron Hen Cafe draws community following
Lee Comer envisioned opening a restaurant that would be driven by the community. Judging by the Fisher Park and Latham Park residents who have found their way into the Iron Hen Cafe (908 Cridland Road; 617-7105; www.ironhen.com) since Comer opened it in e...
Read MoreLooking for love? Try wine, chocolate
This time of year I'm hunting a box of Godiva, mindful that 1) my wife loves chocolate and 2) there's anecdotal evidence chocolate is an aphrodisiac. And now I've stumbled over a recent study linking moderate consumption of wine by women to -- um, how d...
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2010
Fargo steak house pleasant, filling
Fargo Cattle Company implements a Western steak house concept. The plastic-coated menu opens through swinging saloon-style doors. Pleasant, earnest service personnel wear sheriff's badges on their shirts. One positive element about this place emerged earl...
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