Taverna Nikos, Poole’s Diner, Flying Burrito Set Reopenings

IN THE NEWS: The News & Observer’s Greg Cox gives four and a half stars to Watts Grocery (1116 Broad St., Durham, 416-5040, www.wattsgrocery.com) and details the reopening of Taverna Nikos (905 W. Main St.; Durham, 682-0043) and the scheduled March reopening of Flying Burrito (746 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill; 960-2922). newsobserver.com […]

Reviewers Rate Junior’s Pizza, Watts Grocery, Poole’s Diner

IN THE NEWS: The News & Observer’s Greg Cox gives three stars to Junior’s Long Island Pizza (3019 Auto Drive, Durham 489-5800, www.juniorslipizza.com) and details the reopenings of Poole’s Downtown Diner (426 S. McDowell St.; 832-4477; www.poolesdowntowndiner.com) and Smokey’s Shack (10800 Chapel Hill Road; Morrisville, 469-1724; www.smokeysshack.com), formerly Rub’s Smokehouse. newsobserver.com … Delicious Durham visits […]

Longtime Chapel Hill Spot Flying Burrito Sold, Closes

IN THE NEWS: The Carrboro Citizen reports the recent sale and closing of the Flying Burrito (746 Airport Road, Chapel Hill), the 20-year-old Chapel Hill institution. carrborocitizen.com … The News & Observer’s Greg Cox gives three stars to Japanese restaurant Mizu (10750-101 Wakefield Commons Drive, in Wakefield Commons, Raleigh, 453-2875, www.mizuhouse.com) and provides a hot […]

‘Food & Wine’ Spotlights Several Emerging Area Eateries

IN THE NEWS: Bon Appetit magazine’s November 2007 issue notes emerging restaurants in Honolulu and the Raleigh-Durham area, NC. The Raleigh-Durham list: Alivia’s Durham Bistro (900 W. Main St., Durham, 919-682-8978), alivasdurhambistro.com), Bonne Soiree (431 W. Franklin St., Suite 10), Chapel Hill, 919-928-8388), Piedmont (401 Foster St., Durham, 919-683-1213), piedmontrestaurant.com), Poole’s Diner (426 S. McDowell […]