Almost exactly two months ago, you might remember that I posted about having a great doughnut from Rise, which is an upcoming speciality doughnut and biscuit shop in Durham, NC. The new shop is the creation Chef Tom Ferguson of Durham Catering Company. Well yesterday, he decided to have another free sampling of some of …
Category: Food and Drink
Aug 11 2012
Wine tasting review – 11 August 2012
Today at the weekly wine tasting at Hope Valley Bottle Shop centred around the wines of Laurent Miquel. Laurent left his engineering background in 1996 in order to pursue his father’s passion for winemaking. His vineyards are all located in the Languedoc region of southern France. The first pour of the day was the 2011 …
Aug 05 2012
Review of Asian Kitchen in Durham, NC
As a self-proclaimed connoisseur of Asian food, and having been in the Durham, NC area long enough to have tried nearly every Asian restaurant nearby, I can say with confidence that Asian Kitchen offers some of the best Chinese and Thai dishes around. Before discussing their outstanding food offerings, it’s important to note that they …