Friday Fun Food Facts - August 27, 2010

Triangle restaurant news...that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler

• This is the last weekend to take advantage of Restaurant Week in Downtown Raleigh. Participating restaurants are offering a three-course meal for either $20 or $30. Click here for a complete list of restaurants and to see their menus.
  
  
• The new location of Buffalo Brothers, known for their pizzas and wings, opened this week on Lake Boone Trail. It is located in the same center as WhichWich Sandwiches, just down the hill from Rex Hospital. Buffalo Brothers original location is on Capital Boulevard, also in Raleigh.
  
  
• According to the N&O's Andrea Weigl, there will be a free wine tasting from 3:30 - 5 pm this Sunday in the Wild Turkey Lounge at the Angus Barn. The Wild Turkey Lounge was recently named one of the Best Business Bars in America by Entrepreneur magazine.
  
  
• If you live in Garner, you've got a new option for steaks, pastas and seafood. TerraFin Station restaurant has opened in Garner at 25 Old Drugstore Road. TerraFin is open for dinner Monday through Friday and lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday.
  
  
• Seth Gross, a co-founder of the Wine Authorities store in Durham, is opening Bull City Burger and Brewery next February at 107 E. Parrish St. in downtown Durham. It will be a farm-to-fork brewpub where the majority of offerings will be either made from scratch or purchased locally. It will feature six beers brewed on site.
  
  
• Another addition to the recently refurbished/reopened Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Urban Food Group's Frazier's Wine Bar/Lounge is now open (reopened if you want to be picky) at 2418 Hillsborough Street. The bar still has food but the menu is limited and the concentration will be mostly on beverages. It is open daily from 5 pm until 1 am.
  
  
• It appears as if we are getting closer to new life at the former Biscuit Station / Mema's Biscuits on the outskirts of downtown Raleigh at 100 N. Person Street. Word on the street (literally) is that Ruben's will open in the next two weeks and will still feature good ol' Southern cooking!
  
  
• In honor of their 35th anniversary, The Melting Pot started this past Tuesday giving away a $100 gift card every day, and will do so for 35 consecutive days. Enter here for your chance to win! The Melting Pot has two Triangle locations - Wake Forest Road in Raleigh and across from The Streets at Southpoint in Durham.
  
  
• If you are a fan of Solomon's Restaurant in North Raleigh, listen up. They are offering a five-course wine dinner next Tuesday, Aug. 31 for $50. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm. To see the complete menu, click here. To make a reservation, call 844-4977.
  

• Durham's Revolution Restaurant is offering a five-course wine dnner this Sunday, Aug. 29 featuring wines from the B.R. Cohn Winery. The $65 dinner is 6:30-9 pm. For more information, click here.
  
  
• If you love the food trucks in Durham, word has it that there will be a round-up this Saturday from 5 to 8 pm in the CCB City Plaza located at 201 N. Corcoran in downtown Durham. All the regular suspects are expected to be there. If you haven't been to one of these, and looking for something fun to do this weekend, I highly recommend it.
  
  
• And not to be outdone by Durham, it appears Raleigh is getting a new food truck - Klausie's Pizza. You can follow their location via Twitter or visit their website.
  
  
• And one last "Food Truck" mention - Durham's very own Only Burger has been nominated to be on next season of the Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race." Voting runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 10. You can vote once a day - vote here.
  
  
• Tropical Smoothie Café is adding sandwiches and flatbreads to its breakfast menu starting September 1st. There are two locations in Raleigh - 1028 Oberlin Road and 8111 Creedmoor Road.
  
  
• Alright Starbucks fanatics, here's your chance to win a Starbucks espresso machine for your house. Seems pretty simple to enter, but unfortunately, it doesn't come with a barista! Enter here. They say it is valued at just over $800, but I gotta say this would be priceless in my house!
  
  
• Want to take a little of Spize Café home with you? They are now selling two of their most popular sauces - the Thai Peanut Dressing and the Lemongrass Marinade. Spize is located at 121 Fayetteville St. Get more information here.
  

• Following on the heels of Restaurant Week, next week is the inaugural Raleigh Beer Week, August 30-September 3, 2010. For this first year, there are beer dinners, special cask nights, brewer talks, and to start it all off, Mayor Meeker tapping the first keg opening night. Find our more here on their blog or on their facebook page.
  
  
• If you are thinking about attending the World Beer Festival in Durham on October 9th - you better get your tickets now. Word is that tickets are selling fast and they don't expect them to last much longer. The tickets are for either the noon - 4 pm session or the 6 - 10 pm session. General admission is $45 in advance. VIP tickets are already sold out. Get your tickets online here. For more information on the Festival, click here.
  
  
• You might not notice this the next time you are in there, but it is worth noting. The Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro, got six new tanks this week to help them keep up with the increased wholesale demand for their beer. Sounds like a good enough reason for me to stop in and have a cold one. Just to make sure they put them in correctly!
  
  
• I'm thinking a dad came up with this idea. The Museum of Life and Science in Durham is hosting the "Science of Beer" on September 16th from 7-9 pm. Enjoy live music, beer tasting and light snacks. Got kids and no babysitter? No problem, for an additional $10 you can enroll your little ones in "The Science of Root Beer." Members $12 per person / Non-members $15 per person. Pre-registration requested, please call 919-220-5429x313 to order tickets.
  

• Ted's Montana Grill is offering a coupon for $5 off any $15 or more purchase coupon. Get your's here. It expires September 9th. There are two Triangle locations - Triangle Town Center in Raleigh and in the Renaissance Center across from the Streets at Southpoint in Durham.

Friday Fun Food Facts - August 20, 2010

Triangle restaurant news...that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler

• As the summer winds down, and the heat retreats into the fall, outdoor dining is again something people are seeking. And if you live in Raleigh (or at least dine in Raleigh) here is a cool new site that rates outdoor dining experiences at area restaurants. A great resource before you head out for your Friday night dining experience.
  
  
• Downtown Raleigh restaurants are celebrating Restaurant Week NEXT WEEK - Monday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 29. Participating restaurants will offer a three-course meal for either $20 or $30. Click here for a complete list of restaurants and to see their menus.
  
  
• If you are a Wolfpacker and have said Chapel Hill is full of cupcakes, we'll, you'd be right tonight (but only tonight). Tonight from 7-9 pm the Horace Williams House will host the town's best bakers for the 2nd Annual Cupcake Festival. Enjoy samples of the area's best cupcakes and live music for only $5 (kids 12 and under are free). The Horace William's House is at 610 E. Rosemary Street and you can get more information here.
  
  
• This could be one of the most interesting openings of a Krispy Kreme in recent memory. Krispy Kreme, which will open next Wednesday on Franklin Street (directly across the street from the return of 25,000 starving college kids), will be offering the first person in line a dozen donuts a week for a year. And persons 2-100 will receive a dozen donuts a month for a year. In addition, those lucky 100 people will also get a Carolina Blue Krispy Kreme T-shirt. With last year's basketball season, this may be the "camp out" event of the year in Chapel Hill!
  
  
• If you are a fan of Popeyes, we've got good news. Popeyes has confirmed another Triangle location (aside from the one at RDU) will open in November. Signage seen in the window seems to indicate that it will be in the former Hardee's at the corner of New Bern Avenue and Trawick Road in Raleigh.
  
  
• Café Helios on Glenwood South in Raleigh continues to prove itself as so much more than just a coffee shop. The latest proof of that is the release of its new Fall 2010 menu. Check out their new menu here. Lunch and dinner are served from 11:30 am to 10 pm. Of course, breakfast and coffee are still offered from 7 - 11 am.
  
  
• Across the street, we have confirmed that Sauced Pizza in Glenwood South was recently sold. In a "tweet" from the new owners, "same slices you love, a renewed focus on a great customer service experience and an expanded menu coming soon!" Apparently there had been some serious "customer experience" issues under the previous owners. Sauced Pizza is located at 410 Glenwood Avenue.
  

• Rumor has is that Chef Maurizio Privilegi, who was most recently the head chef at Caffe Luna, will be opening a new Italian restaurant in the warehouse district of Downtown Raleigh. We'll keep our eyes and ears open as more information becomes available.
  
  
• The Noodles & Co. stores in Cameron Village and Cary are hosting Family Fun Nights on Tuesdays in August. During the events, from 5 to 9 pm each Tuesday, children under the age of 12 receive a FREE small bowl of noodles. The Cameron Village store is at 403 Daniels St., Raleigh, and the Cary store is in Crossroads Plaza, 200 Crossroads Blvd.
  
  
• Cameron Village's Uncle Fatty's has a coupon for $3.00 worth of food or drink (not valid on beer or wine) with any purchase of $5.99 or more. Sounds like a half-off coupon to us! Hurry, it expires today! Get it here.

• The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) will be holding the 5th Annual Eastern Triangle Farm tour on Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19th from 1-5 pm on both days. This year's tour will have a record twenty-four sites, including eight new farms! The cost is $25 per car (so see how many people you can pack into one car!). Get tickets online here.
  
  
• Not to be outdone by their friends over on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, Hillsborough Street in Raleigh now has a location of The Pita Pit at 2908 Hillsborough Street, near the intersection with Dixie Trail.
  
  
• Also in Raleigh, Little Caesar's opened at the corner of Glascock Street and Raleigh Boulevard.
  
  
• Morrisville has a couple of new dining options. The Dim Sum House opened at 100 Jerusalem Drive (that's the same strip mall as Babymoon Café). Dim sum is the equivalent of Chinese tapas (think small plates / appetizers).
  
  
• The other Morrisville announcement is that Martin's Curry Rice will open tomorrow at 9549 Chapel Hill Road - that's the same strip mall as Danny's BBQ & Bear Rock Café.
  
  
• On Saturday the Morrisville location of Randy's Pizza (4129 Davis Drive) will be celebrating its 15th anniversary of the original store opening by rolling its prices back to 1995 levels. Store hours on Saturday are 11 am to 9 pm.
  
  
• Just down the road in Cary, Tribeca Tavern has been recognized as one of the top 50 kid-friendly restaurants in the nation by OpenTable, a leading provider of online reservations for diners. Tribeca Tavern is located near the corner of High House Road and Davis Drive in Cary and is part of the Rocky Top Hospitality family of restaurants.
  
  
• Over in Chapel Hill, Locopops closed its Franklin Street store at 128 E. Franklin Street this past Monday, but is now operating a cart on the UNC campus which can be found in The Pit near the bookstore.
  
  
• Carrboro's Panzanella restaurant is offering a dinner next Monday featuring dishes created from produce and animals raised on Eco Farm, which is run by John and Cindy Soehner in Chapel HIll. Panzanella's next farm dinner will feature Chapel Hill Creamery on September 27. More details here.
  
  
• Over in Durham, Old Havana Sandwich Shop is prepping for a fall opening at 310 E. Main St., just past Roxboro St. and the courthouse.
  
  
• Also in Durham, we mentioned the rumor a few weeks ago, but it is now confirmed that starting this week the West Village space occupied for a decade by Tosca will become 604 West Morgan Italian Eatery featuring Cinelli's Pizzeria.
  
  
• Durham's Piedmont restaurant has been bought by the Eno Hospitality Group, the folks behind Coon Rock Farm and Raleigh's Zely & Ritz restaurant. Andy Magowan, who owned Piedmont, apparently has plans to open a beer-garden/restaurant in Durham. Piedmont is located at 401 Foster Street in Durham.
  
  
• When the new terminal opens at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in January, you'll be able to enjoy Jason's Deli, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and gourmet market Flavours.
  
  
• From the "strap on the feed bags" file...The Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl has returned for a limited time. $8.95 gets you unlimited access to 42 combinations of pasta and sauces as well as unlimited salad and breadsticks.
  
  
• TGI Fridays continues with their free $10 gift card but you better hurry as this "deal" ends this Saturday. All you have to do is order two entrees from their new Caribbean Summer Menu. Check out the details here.
  
  
• Chili's Grill & Bar introduced this week a $20 dinner-for-two promotion - which amounts to a shared appetizer and two full-size entrees. The offer does not include beverages or tax. Get more details here.

Friday Fun Food Facts - August 13, 2010

Triangle restaurant news...that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler

• OK, since there isn't much good news coming out of Chapel Hill these days (i.e. football), let's start with some good news out of Chapel Hill...
  
  
• First up, the much anticipated Five Guys famous burger joint opened up this week on the circle in Meadowmont, in the former Azure location.
  
  
• Also in Meadowmont, Firehouse Subs opened this week right next to Café Carolina (bet they were happy about that!). This comes a few months after Firehouse closed up their downtown Chapel Hill location.
  
  
• And so as to not be shown up, Chapel Hill's East 54, just a mile down the road, made a couple of big announcements. First, Chocolaterie Stam has opened after moving from its former Chapel Hill North location.
  
  
• Also in Chapel Hill's East 54, Archira Thai and Sushi has opened up and will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.
  
  
• Chapel Hill's Courtyard continues to "reinvent itself" with the opening of L'incontro, a casual Italian restaurant located where Baba Ghannouj used to be. Owned by Sicilian siblings, the restaurant serves pizza, pasta and calzones.
  

• The Carolina Inn over in Chapel Hill has teamed up with Eastern Carolina Organics to offer a "Farm to Fork" dinner this Saturday night featuring a complete "local" menu from produce grown in NC. The event begins with a reception at 6:30, followed by dinner at 7 pm. $49 per person (includes wine pairings with dinner). Call 919-918-2735 for reservations & more information.
  
  
• And not far from Chapel Hill, up the road in Hillsborough, if you are looking for something to do on Saturday, The Eno River Farmer's Market is kicking things up a notch with Pepperfest where you'll find every variety of pepper -- from sweet to smoking hot -- at the market, as well as free pepper roasting and canning and cooking demos.
  
  
• Over in Raleigh, a Raleigh restaurant legend opened up his new digs this week on a famous corner. If you've eaten at The Mandarin House, The Abacus, The Great Mall of China, The China Café and Grille and most recently, the Duck and Dumpling, then you've enjoyed David Mao's creations. Now, at the corner of Hillsborough and Oberlin, in the former Darryl's/Red, Hot & Blue location, David has opened up David's Dumpling and Noodle Bar. Early reviews are extremely positive!
  
  
• Golden Corral's flagship restaurant on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has been rebuilt from the ground up and will be 12,800 sq. feet in size, and have 444 seats when it re-opens today. It includes food pavilions featuring Italian, Mexican and Asian specialties, an open flame grill, traditional American cuisine and a dessert Pavilion. Strap on the feed bags!
  

• Looks like a "showdown" is brewing in downtown Raleigh. We got word this week that Dickey's BBQ will be moving into the bottom of the new Progress Energy building (former Pharoah's location) which is almost directly across the street from Raleigh's legendary Cooper's Barbecue. Should be interesting!
  
  
• Also in downtown Raleigh, I just got word that we are less than a month from seeing the newest location of Z Pizza. Steve Drotts confirmed that the opening date is just three weeks off. The new location will be on the ground level of the Bank of America building, right at Raleigh's new city plaza. He also announced that they will be serving breakfast! This will be Z Pizza's third Triangle location.
  
  
• If you haven't heard, Hamid Mojaher, chef and co-owner of Mo's Diner in downtown Raleigh has stage IV lung cancer. His family and friends in the restaurant community are putting together a number of unique events to help raise money to offset the growing medical costs. To learn about these events, or to donate money, visit www.friendsforhamid.com.
  
  
• Restaurant chain Saladworks has signed a franchise deal that will introduce the company's salads, soups, wraps and Fusion sandwiches to the Triangle, specifically Wake County. No location information nor timeframe is available at this time. Entrepreneur Magazine named Saladworks the nation's top salad franchise for 2009 and 2010.
  
  
• Ever wanted to see how coffee is made? Raleigh coffee roasting company Larry's Beans has announced the next date for its popular factory tour: Sept. 25 from 11:30 to 1:30. On the tour, you'll get to check out the place where the Larry's staff roasts all the beans and also see many of the factory's eco-friendly features. Those include the bio-fuel pump out front, the awesome open-air layout of the plant and of course the Veggie Bus that runs on recycled oil. There will be snacks from Neomonde, beverages from Big Boss and live music. Sign up by e-mailing: tours@larrysbeans.com with the # of people in group, contact name, and phone number. Don't wait because they're limiting it to the first 100 people! Visit their facebook page for more information.
  
  
• Over at North Hills in Raleigh, just heard that The Q Shack is now offering up Locopops as an option for dessert! Que & loco - a great combination!
  
  
• An "Open Soon" sign was spotted at Benelux Café in downtown Raleigh's City Market in the space formerly occupied by Metro Café. They'll offer everything from espresso drinks, to delicious pastries, to a wide variety of sandwiches, wraps, salads and of course, Belgian ales and largers. We don't have an open date at this point.
  

• Downtown Raleigh's "Restaurant Week" is happening August 23-29 where restaurants will be offering up three-course meals for either $20 or $30 depending on the venue. Get more information here.
  

• Looks like the former Camille's Sidewalk Café location in Cary is getting a new tenant. Signs in the store indicate that Tijuana Flats will be opening in the popular center next to Trader Joe's at the corner of Kildaire Farm Road and Cary Parkway. Their site confirms this, but no open date has been set (and still gives us time to let them know they've spelled "Carry" wrong on their site). This will be the 2nd Triangle location of Tijuana Flats (E. Millbrook Road in Raleigh).
  
  
• Morrisville got big news this week from a project that has been "in the works" since 2006. The ParkWest project, at the corner of Chapel Hill Road and Cary Parkway, will break ground in a week or so. Target will anchor the location, but will be joined by the following dining options - New Japan Express, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Zoe's Kitchen, Kilwin's Chocolates and Ice Cream, Ruckus Pizza, Pasta and Spirits, and the Triangle's first Omaha Steaks store.
  

• Over in Durham, Taverna Nikos has been sold and is operating under new management. Things continue "as is" for now, but at some future time the restaurant will close for renovations and a new theme. The Nikos Taverna in Morrisville continues to be owned by Bill Bakis.
  
  
• There is also word this week that the former location of Anotherthyme (which closed in fall 2009 after nearly thirty years) will get a new tenant. No word as of yet.
  
  
• In downtown Durham, Old Havana Sandwich Shop will be opening at 310 E Main Street this fall. And yes, these will be "real" Cuban sandwiches as the owner is Cuban, as well as his cousin, who worked as a cook in Cuba.
  
  
• Some more exciting news out of Durham this week - West End Wine Bar will be opening a brand new pool hall at West Village! West End Billiards will be in the same building as the wine bar .
  
  
• And finally, McDonald's is at it again with another coupon for $1 off any size or flavor, smoothie or frappe. The coupon is good through this Sunday.
  

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Friday Fun Food Facts - August 6, 2010

Triangle restaurant news...that not everyone knows. Impress your co-workers at the water cooler

Now, after a week off for vacation, let's get back to it!...

• If you're over in Chapel Hill this afternoon, the much-anticipated Piola opens today at 5 pm in the new East 54 complex! The Triangle's newest addition offering Italian fare promises a most unique experience. Check it out!

• Carolina Brewery & Grill in Pittsboro is celebrating its 3rd anniversary. Starting at 11 am Friday (hey, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!), they will release a limited edition anniversary lager with a free logo pint glass to the first 500 customers who purchase a beer.
  
  
• This weekend is the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival at Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park. The menu features 60 varieties of beers, 40 types of bourbon and 10 styles of barbecue. Tickets to the event allow unlimited access to tastes of beer and bourbon; barbecue costs extra, except at the Friday Night Pig Pickin'. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, catch up on a bit of bourbon history with Nikki Smith of Maker's Mark Distillery or see who's up for the title of Ms. Bar-B-Q-Babe or the Triangle's Best Beer Belly.
  

• Not long ago, Raleigh lost the popular Evoo restaurant, but this past week two restaurants opened in that space at the corner of Fairview and Oberlin roads. The first, called Mangia, is a European-style bistro, making fresh fish dishes, breads, pastas and specialty dishes like bouillabaisse and steak frites. In an adjoining space is Eat, a classic American restaurant serving 25 types of shakes, specialty burgers and grilled pimento cheese sandwiches. Both opened this past week.
  
  
• Over in Durham, King's Sandwich Shop reopened this week, with tasty burgers, 'cue, brats, hot dogs, milkshakes and more flowing out of the iconic Bull City structure at Foster and Geer.
  
  
• If you're up in North Raleigh (specifically at 9650 Strickland Road in the Harvest Plaza) the owners of the Lemongrass Thai restaurant on Litchford Road have opened a second restaurant called Cafe Asia which will serve more types of Asian cuisines, including sushi.
  

• Over in Durham at 317 W. Main Street, Dame's Chicken and Waffles opened this week.
  
  
• There is lots going on at University Mall in Chapel Hill, but on the food front, Alfredo's Pizza Villa is planning a major expansion and renovation that will include adding outdoor seating. We'll keep you posted on their progress.
  
  
• In Wake Forest, the Olive Garden at 12600 Capital Blvd. is scheduled to open next Monday, August 9.
  
  
• In Cary, China Buffet and Hibachi Grill is scheduled to open later this month in the old Gregory's space at the corner of Shannon Oaks and Kildaire Farm Road. We'll keep an eye on it for you.
  

• Downtown Raleigh's Oxford restaurant is now offering a Sunday brunch buffet. Keep in mind this ain't your "Golden Corral" buffet as your selections are served up by a chef. The new Sunday brunch is served from 10 am until 3 pm.
  
  
• All good things must come to an end...it appears. The Creedmoor location of Dos Taquitos' has ended their popular lunch hours and will return to just being open in the evening.
  
  
• The Peddler Steak House in Raleigh is celebrating its 41st birthday by offering a three-course anniversary dinner for two for $41. That includes a salad buffet, entree and anniversary cheesecake. The restaurant, which opened in 1969, is offering the deal through Aug. 26. The restaurant is at 6005 Glenwood Ave. Reservations may be made by calling 787-6980.
  
  
• Local bakery Simply Cakes is moving from its Apex location to Cary at 1881 Lake Pine Drive. They plan to to open the new location to the public to sell coffee and cupcakes later this summer.
  

• Also in Raleigh, the folks behind the Village Draft House are opening a new venture in the old Stonewood Grill space at Falls Village on Falls of Neuse Road. Called Tap City, the restaurant is an "American saloon" with 32 beers on tap and a steakhouse inspired menu. It's scheduled to open this fall.
  
  
• Blu Seafood and Bar's Lobster Night on August 11 has sold out so they have extended the dinner to Thursday, Aug. 12. It costs $25 for 1 1/4-pound lobsters plus two sides. Call 286-9777 for a reservation.
  
  
• The Crabtree Valley Mall location of Kanki is undergoing a facelift. The owners wanted everyone to know that they are still open for business. We'll keep you updated on their "make over" process.
  
  
• Carino's Italian has launched a kids' menu featuring only dishes with fewer than 500 calories. The new kids' items include: Pizza pasta, Chicken and broccoli penne, Grilled mozzarella and turkey panini, Pizza dippers, Grilled chicken with either spaghetti and tomato sauce or Italian vegetables and Cheese-stuffed pasta with tomato sauce. The Triangle has two locations ~ Brier Creek and Southpoint.
  

• Wendy's has coupons available for $1 off any of their new salads. Take a look here.
  
  
• McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants has a coupon for a free appetizer during their Happy Hour and is good through the end of August (sounds good after a day of shopping during the tax-free weekend craziness!).
  

• Looking to stay cool? Well, Dairy Queen launched the new Mini Blizzard® Treat, a smaller Blizzard Treat size. The debut of the new size comes during the 25th birthday year of DQ's signature treat.
  
  
• T.G.I. Friday's is treating guests to a free $10 gift card when they purchase two entrées from Friday's new Caribbean-inspired summer menu. The deal is good through August 21.
  

Exciting Additions to Snapfinger Catering
I've probably never been more excited about the two new additions to our site this week, and I know you will be too!

I have been friends with Sheila Ogle (owner of The Matthews House in Cary) for a dozen years now and have always had a tremendous amount of respect for her. She called me a few weeks ago wanting to know how we could partner up. Needless to say I was eager to make that happen and am pleased to welcome them to the Snapfinger Catering line-up.

Since buying The Matthews House, Sheila has made their food, and now their catering, a primary focus. Not only do they dazzle their wedding guests every weekend, but they are extending their focus as they take their "show on the road" into corporate catering. Their brand new, state-of-the-art kitchen is headed up by Chef Rich Lucido, and his work is simply amazing.

When you've got to impress, look no further than The Matthews House Catering.

Speaking of impressive, we are equally excited to welcome to the site the Triangle's largest catering service for the past four years running (according to Triangle Business Journal) - The Picnic Basket.

Let's just say their menu is absolutely amazing. I dare you to look over their menu without drooling. It simply isn't possible. They have everything from breakfast options galore, to every kind of sandwich known to man, to themed lunch and dinner buffets that will leave your guests talking about it for weeks.

Do yourself a favor and try The Picnic Basket today!

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