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I have been dying to try Ãn in Cary and was waiting for the right moment to come along to give me the excuse to splurge a bit and go. Ãn is not exactly cheap, but oh, so worth it! Luckily, one of my oldest and dearest friends, Toni,  was coming to town for a quick business trip so I told her to meet me at Ãn, since she was staying near the airport. Ãn is located in the Arboretum, [...]

If you haven’t already noticed the Triangle region is becoming a real Mecca for local breweries. Just this week, Fortnight Brewing Company announced it is fully funded and will be purchasing property somewhere in Cary. Fortnight’s beer will focus on making English beers.
Also this week, Crank Arm Brewing Company announced it will be locating in downtown Raleigh in the Warehouse District at 319 West Davie Street. Business partners Adam Eckhardt, Michael Morris and Dylan Selinger plan to feature two flagship [...]

Most days when I’m at work, I’m too busy to think about getting in the car and traveling somewhere to eat lunch. I usually try to make lunches ahead of time, but there are days I just don’t feel like cooking either. These days there’s a solution to this problem and it’s called Lunchbox N’ More. Thao Beck, formerly one of the partners of the Mom’s Delicious Dishes food truck, has started a new business.
Each week Thao emails her menu [...]

Last night, my sister, Nancy, and I attended ChopNC‘s outing to Lucky 32. I have been wanting to meet some of the great folks I have interacted with on Twitter for awhile now, so this was my first venture to a “foodie” event.
We had a great time meeting some new folks. When Nancy and I got to the restaurant, the parking lot was packed. We had to park at the bank next door because this place is so popular. Most [...]