The Gourmez

Drum roll, please…this is my 40th restaurant review!  Yippee!  Thanks, Triangle, for having so many awesome places to dine at! Piazza Italia 905 West Main Street, Suite 18A Brightleaf Square, Durham http://piazzaitalia.us/ Entrees:  $11-24 Piazza Italia is a combination of two restaurants and one gelato counter.  Per their website, there is also a market but [...]

My review of the unusually bitter espresso martini at Pop’s in Durham.  It’s an:

Bakehouse Bistro *CLOSED* Southpoint 6905-104 Fayetteville Road Durham, NC www.bakehousebistro.com Entrees $12–$20 Bakehouse Bistro is a new concept in dining, offering a walk-up counter, baked goods, coffee drinks, and a dining room. Like me, they are still working out the kinks of gourmet stardom, which probably endears me to the place more than I should [...]

Bocci Trattoria 5850 Fayetteville Road Sutton Station Durham, NC www.bocciitalian.com Entrees $10–$21 Bocci is a popular restaurant in the Woodcroft area of Durham and I must admit, I’ve already been back twice since this meal. I think that’s a good sign. Inside, you are greeted by a deli case of Italian meats, put there solely [...]

Alivia’s Durham Bistro Brightleaf District 900 West Main Street Durham, NC www.aliviasdurhambistro.com Entrees $16–19 I’ve wanted to check out the Brightleaf Square dining scene for a long time. It’s one of many revamped tobacco warehouse districts in Durham and seems to contain a good variety of restaurants. Alivia’s is the first I’ve made it to [...]