The Gourmez

Cocktails and Other Night Sights in New Orleans Last time, we covered the bevy of food I ate after dark in New Orleans. In this post, we’ll take a look at all the tantalizing libations Ben and I imbibed in the Big Easy in early December. You may question this claim by the end, but [...]

Eats and Night Sights in New Orleans Why, you might ask, are you focusing on dining at night in New Orleans? Isn’t the food there good anytime? Of course it is! But one must make distinctions between their blog posts somehow, and with the massive amount of eating we did in New Orleans, I figured [...]

In Part 1 of our journey through two days of Brooklyn’s food and drink wonders, we started out in DC with some bacon and toffee waffles, then went to dinner at Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn, and had brunch at Colonie the next day. Brunch was walked off with a visit to the waterfront and lovely [...]

Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen 7307 Tryon Road Cary Website Hours: Mon, 11:15 am to 9 pm Tues—Thurs, 11:15 am to 10 pm Fri–Sat, 11:15 am to 11 pm Sun, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sandwiches/Appetizers: $8—$13 Entrees: $15—$28 For this month’s Social Media Supper Club, we settled on Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen, in large part [...]

Sazerac @ Whiskey Five Points, Durham $12 Whiskey’s Sazerac is made with Jim Beam Rye, Peychaud’s bitters, and simple syrup.  The key to the drink, though, is the absinthe rim the glass is given before the rest is poured in.  Its licorice notes dominate the smell and initial taste; as I love absinthe, this is [...]