Calling all North Carolina Foodies!  Monday, August 27th, will be the hottest and most anticipated NC culinary event of the year.  Got to be NC Agriculture will host the NCRLA Chef Showdown at Charlotte’s Aria at Founders Hall from 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM.  The third annual 2018 Chef Showdown will feature 21 Chefs and 6 Mixologists representing […]

There is no such thing as a bad restaurant in Charleston.  This is a phrase I have heard on multiple occasions from friends and strangers.  I closed out 2014 and welcomed 2015 in Charleston, one of my top five favorite foodie cities in the US.  The four days and three nights I spent in the […]

The Carolina Ale House – Downtown Raleigh, located on 500 Glenwood Ave., is hosting their 2nd Annual The Spirited Pig Summer Shindig event Saturday, June 25th to benefit Stop Hunger Now. The event will showcase spirits from TOPO Distillery, Jim Beam, Effen Vodka, Marker’s 46 as well as beer from six local breweries. There will […]

The night before I visited Fayetteville, North Carolina, I could not sleep.  No surprise, since I always anxiously anticipate the cities that are a part of my travel and food series.  When I cannot sleep, I research food.  In this instance, I started investigating the most popular sweet treats in Fayetteville.  Although my itineraries are […]

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What makes a good taco?  That question is highly debatable.  Everyone’s taco experience will vary, depending on the type of tacos they grew up eating.  As a born and bred Texan with close ties to Mexico, I refer back to my memories of eating tacos in border towns such as Reynosa and Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas.  […]

I love Indian Cuisine – Northern, Southern, Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian – I’m game.  The hodgepodge of aromas and flavors of cinnamon, cardamom, tamarind, turmeric, clove, cumin (I can go and on) produce an array of many wonderful dishes that I have become intoxicated with over the years.  Living in the Triangle, I have dined at several […]

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The day I drove to Brevard from Morrisville,  I ran into some April snowfall two hours into my 48 hour adventure.  In spite of the inclement weather, my road trip to the mountain city was smooth, especially with the help of a couple of my favorite podcasts.  My 48 Hours in Brevard would mark my […]

Meet City Girl, Cecilia Moreno.  She is the Author and Digital Content Creator top US food and travel blog, Food Diary of a City Girl.  Apart from her creative duties, she is a world traveler, foodie-fashionista, and entrepreneur. Her favorites include PB&J Doughnuts from NYC’s Doughnut Plant, Au Cheval’s double cheeseburger, and local, small batch crafted […]

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If you have not visited Sassool Mediterranean Cafe for lunch or dinner, you will find that they have an assortment of Mediterranean delights that include platters of lamb, kafta, beef & chicken kabobs, various side salads and dishes like my favorites, fatoush, grape leaves, tzatziki, jalapeno cilantro hummus and more.  Their desserts are also dynamite!  […]