The Gourmez

We are headed to Jamaica in less than a week.  I feel very overdue for a vacation, even though we just spent a week in California last October.  But as most of you know, travel is my lifeblood. Morro Bay, CA, from my last escape It seems as though, the more time I spend in [...]

As I glanced at my kitchen calendar this morning, I noticed I forgot my cousin Daniel’s birthday last week.  Sorry Daniel!  I usually like to send cards to people for their birthdays but have recently found myself settling for leaving messages on a Facebook wall or sending a super poke full of balloons.  If I’m [...]

Saffron 4121 Davis Drive Morrisville, NC Dinner Entrees:  $10-27 www.saffronnc.com We went to Saffron on a Friday night with friends who recommended it.  Our opinion of triangle area Indian hasn’t been great but this restaurant is definitely a find, especially as it wasn’t full on a Friday night.  That’s a miracle in itself and likely [...]

The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium 328 West Morgan Street, Downtown Raleigh, NC Grub: $5-8 http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/raleigh We hit The Flying Saucer with a couple of my husband’s coworkers.  I’d heard of it often, so was curious to try it out.  It’s one of several in the southeast region and is definitely a place designed to bring [...]

Caution, for those not up-to-date with Battlestar Galactica, you may not want to read this. I’ve been browsing through my copy of Writer’s Market, marking the listings for magazines that might be a good fit for my work so I can research them to find out.  A good number of the magazines that publish fiction [...]

Reyn Bowman, director of the visitor’s bureau for Durham and author of the Bull City Mutterings Blog, posted a piece about the family cemeteries that dot the Durham landscape.  Apparently,  I haven’t been imagining things; there are an awful lot of small cemeteries in this region. I’ve always been fascinated by graveyards.  I love to [...]

102 East Main Street Carrboro,NC http://www.tylerstaproom.com Dinner Entrees from $9-20 This was our first time at the Carrboro location of Tyler’s. The atmosphere is very pub-like but with a bit of an upscale feel due to the brass bars on the side and in the back. Otherwise, very much a wooden slats on the walls [...]

The Cue-Tue @ Tyler’s Restaurant and Tap Room Downtown Carrboro, NC We ate at the Carrboro location of Tyler’s Tap Room for the first time a few Thursdays ago. From the drink list, I settled on the Cue-Tue, not only an adorable name but also one that conveys both its cucumber base and its resemblance [...]

I’ve often wondered, while plugging away at a computer under the fluorescent lights of doom, how businesses can be successful and only stay open during the daylight hours. I’ve always thought that most of us consumers are chained inside buildings at work or school from first light until the sun has set. But just while [...]

Other Words on the Label:  Sonoma This wine has a full aroma of black raspberries.  It is mellow when sipped.  The flavor of pluots rises to the top.