Yearly Archives: 2012

North Hill’s Midtown Emerging Artist Series Begins August 10th

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Logo Courtesy of North Hills

If you are looking for free live local music take note, North Hills is getting readyto kickoff the second year of their “Emerging Artists” series tonight.  The music series features local bands and solo artists playing on stage every Friday from 6-8pm during August, September, and mid-October. The performances will take place outside next to Fountain Park located at the base of the Captrust tower, just outside of World of Beer who usually sets up a small beer tent to serve the audience.

North Hills 2012 Emerging Artist Music Schedule:

August 10 – Erik Smallwood
August 17 – Howie Dewitt
August 24 – US
August 31 – Johnny Orr Band

September 7 – Jo Gore and the Alternative
September 14 – Jason Adamo
September 21 – Old Avenue
September 28 – Addison Prophet

October 5 – CrowField
October 12 – Catie King

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Fullsteam 2nd Anniversary Party – August 11th!

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Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, NC

Fullsteam Brewery in Durham is turning two and will host a fun “Garden & Gun” southern social anniversary party this Saturday, August 11, 2012. By “Garden & Gun” they mean wear your Southern finest finery, bring a big hat, and pack a water gun!

Anniversary Party Details:
Date: August 11, 2012 from noon to 2am
Location: Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Avenue, Durham, NC (Map)

The anniversary celebration will include lawn games, live music, Food Trucks, rare Fullsteam brews, Carolina Shandies, cupcakes and ice cream.

Food Trucks:
Chirba Chirba
Will & Pop’s
Big City Sandwiches
Martin’s Curry Rice, and more.

Dress Code: (optional) Your finest Southern finery. Bonus points for hats!

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Pint of Fullsteam Rocket Science IPA

For more information check out the facebook event page here.

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Second Annual Triangle Canning Swap – August 19th

Photo Courtesy of Kendra Spencer of A Sonoma Garden Blog

About the event:

Fire up your pressure canners and break out the jams, the Second Annual Triangle Canning Swap is right around the corner! This event is hosted by Matt Lardie of Green Eats Blog and brings together home canners from across the Triangle to swap some of their best goodies, helps promote food preservation and the art of canning, and is just plain fun. Last year’s event was a blast with items like homemade limoncello, blueberry syrup, dill pickles, and Chef Chad McIntyre’s famous bloody mary mix from his Raleigh restaurant, Market.

Here are the details for this year’s event:

What: Second Annual Triangle Canning Swap

When: Sunday, August 19th at 3pm

Where: Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave, Durham

How: You bring up to 5 jars of your homemade jam, jelly, chutney, sauce, salsa, pickles, etc. Local ingredients encouraged, and bring copies of your recipe to share if you like! For each jar you bring you get a chance to swap. Names will be dropped into a hat and chosen at random, and we’ll keep drawing until everyone has gotten to make their allotted swaps.

To sign up: RSVP on Facebook: Second Annual Triangle Canning Swap or send an e-mail to matt@greeneatsblog.com

About Matt Lardie & Green Eats Blog:
Matt Lardie is a freelance food writer and blogger based in Durham, NC. He is the voice behind Green Eats Blog and a contributing writing to Ashvegas.com.

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Picture of the Week – Grilled Cheese Cook-Off in Raleigh!

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Grilled Cheese Cook-Off

This week’s photo was snapped during the Grilled Cheese Cook-Off in downtown Raleigh. The event took place during the Wednesday afternoon farmers’ market in City Plaza using cheese from triangle area cheese-makers.

Restaurants participating in the Grilled Cheese Cook-Off  included:

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Busy Bee Cafe
Capital Club 16
Gravy
Market Restaurant
Sarah Cecilia’s Good Food Company
Zely & Ritz

Buku won 1st place, Zely & Ritz – most creative & Capital Club 16 got “cheesiest”

You can view the rest of my photos from the grilled cheese cook-off in my flickr photo album.

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Food Trucks in Raleigh for August “First Friday” & Food Truck Rodeo at North Hills Monday August 6th!

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American Meltdown Food Truck

As many of you know, Raleigh’s restrictions on food trucks are a little stricter than those in Durham. As a result the food truck scene in Raleigh is often a little less active than the Bull City. However, when First Friday rolls around you can count on finding trucks in downtown Raleigh. Below is a quick list of trucks that will be out and about in Raleigh today (Friday 8/3/12) and info about a food truck rodeo going down at North Hills on Monday 8/6. As always, follow your favorite food trucks on twitter to keep tabs on where they will be each week!

Food Trucks in Raleigh Today!

Friday Afternoon
11:30am-1:30pm – News & Observer Food Truck Rodeo
Only Burger
Klausie’s Pizza
The Parlour

Friday Night
Sympathy for the Deli – Lonerider Brewery from 5-9pm
Baguettaboutit – Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) from 6-10pm
American Meltdown – Marbles Museum IMAX Theater from 5-9pm tonight

MondayAfternoon (8/6/12) – North Hills Food Truck Rodeo
North Hills mall (in parking lot behind Bruegger’s) from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 

Captrust, is hosting a food truck rodeo to benefit the the Payton Wright Foundation. 10% of all sales to be donated to the foundation, which raises money for pediatric brain cancer research.

The trucks scheduled to be there:
Klausie’s Pizza
Chirba Chirba Dumpling
Captain Ponchos Taco Truck
Gussy’s Greek Street Food
Olde North State BBQ
Big City Sandwiches
Big John’s Hot & Spicy
Kona Ice
Lumpy’s Ice Cream

More info on North Hills Food Truck Rodeo on their event facebook page here.

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