The Gourmez

Lumpy’s 306 East Wait Avenue Wake Forest Website $3 a scoop Lumpy’s is a new restaurant in Wake Forest offering ice cream and easy eats like hamburgers and frankfurters. Their grand opening is tomorrow from 11 to 7, but that’s just for the storefront. Lumpy’s owner and ice cream creator, Buck Buchanan, has been serving [...]

Pineapple Express Martini Rockfish Seafood and Grill Southpoint This translucent cocktail was a mix of pineapple Skyy vodka, white cranberry juice, and triple sec. A lemon twist was advertised as a garnish, but as is often the case with garnishes, it was left off the drink (stop doing this bartenders!). Somehow, the mix of cranberry [...]

Market’s Dessert and Cocktails 938 North Blount Street Mordecai, Raleigh Website Lunch: $6—$11 Dinner: $6—$18 Folks, I have been back to Market, and I can unequivocally bump up my rating for them to an If you’re interested in my first blog on them, head here. Would you like to know why I’ve given them extra [...]

Streets Deli 1118 Environ Way East 54 Urban Village, Chapel Hill Website Hours: Mon—Sat, 7:30 am—8:30 pm Sun, 9 am—3 pm Grub: $6.95—$10.95 Streets Deli, a new eatery in the East 54 development on the way into Chapel Hill, aims to be a big city, Jewish deli in a small city setting. The space is [...]

White Satin Bahama Breeze, Raleigh Website This drink started out very, very well. It’s a delicious combination of coconut rum, Cointreau, coconut milk, and just a hint of ginger. Served in a large martini glass, the first half of the drink was a heavenly blend of those elements, with the orange and ginger flavors highlighting [...]