This is a long overdue review, because I have brunched at Plates many times and just keep coming back. For one, the location is super convenient; it’s only three blocks from my apartment. Most importantly,…
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Sometimes you want to eat Mexican food with your friends on a Wednesday. Sometimes you want to have a themed dinner party. Sometimes you want both.…
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I love real Mexican food. Mole sauces, posole, simple carne asado or al pastor tacos garnished with only onions and cilantro. Of course, I’m not so pretentious that I don’t like the cheap stuff too, like sloppy refried…
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Siam Rice Thai Cookery School Obviously, I had to take a Thai cooking class while we were in Thailand. Obviously. After Bangkok, we visited the much more laid back city of Chiang Mai which is located…
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I hesitate to write this review. Stanbury in Raleigh is so phenomenal that I’m afraid I can’t do it justice. I don’t know if I’ll be able to convey to you how wonderful all…
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So remember that huge bag of rice noodles I bought from the Asian market? Yeah, I was bound and determined to use them last week. After a weekend of burgers, beers, and way too…
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Thai chilies get me jacked. Really, I just finished making a Panang Curry and I’m feeling really… pumped? Excited? Also, my face is burning because I didn’t wash my hands after cutting them up…
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I brunch pretty hard. There was a brief stint of time where I was brunching every Sunday, having bottomless mimosas for hours, ordering more than one entrée, and inviting everybody back to our apartment afterward to…
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Everyone goes to Dallas for the hand-pulled noodles and soup dumplings, right?…
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At the end of this week, Charlie and I are flying to Dallas for a wedding. The Saturday festivities start at 6:30 PM so you know that means black tie. I’ve made the brilliant…
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(originally written June 2013, but these are some great pics you guys, I couldn’t waste them!) My friend Matt has had gift certificates for two Taste Carolina Food Tours for over a year now. We…
