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Best Fine Dining in the South

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Published on January 30, 2013, by in Uncategorized.

When it comes to steak, I feel like I have had them all and I have had many of them twice, but I only like to talk about eating one (from a restaurant anyway) and that steak comes from Angus Barn. A T-Bone steak gives me the prized steak from my childhood a casual and

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Best Bar in the Triangle

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Published on January 26, 2013, by in Uncategorized.

I know that saying “Best Bar” carries a lot of wait and is a very tall statement. A lot goes into a good bar: Convenience Clientele Atmosphere Drink Specials Good Food Check all five of those off the list. Lynnwood Grill is the only place that I am going to go to watch a game

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Best Place to Take Guests From Out of Town

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Published on January 26, 2013, by in Uncategorized.

When hosting an old friend or curmudgeon family-in-law, I like to take them to food and atmospheres that you cannot get anywhere else and when it comes to The Research Triangle, Lilly’s is the top of my list. The restaurant is very small, seating no more than 50 people and normally that many people are

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Best Service I’ve Had in a While

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Published on January 25, 2013, by in Uncategorized.

We arrived at Mama’s in Tarpon, Florida, home of sponge fishing and Greek living shortly after the place had opened for the day and the host didn’t want us to leave, so they bribed us with a free appetizer. I can’t say no to a free anything and they had BOGO beer and $3 margaritas,

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Skipper’s Smokehouse Great Concert Venue, Skip The Rueben

 

Best Breakfast in the World!

 

Best Mexican Take Out in the Triangle

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Published on January 23, 2013, by in Uncategorized.

Don’t know why, but there is some great, I mean impressive, Mexican food in the triangle and it’s hard to pick a favorite because they all excel at different flavors, but if I am hungover and in need of a private yet healthy eat to tuck me in for a long afternoon’s nap, this is

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Best Buffet in the Triangle (and a runner for best Italian)

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Published on January 15, 2013, by in Uncategorized.

When Casalinga closed at the start of 2013, my girlfriend was tortured. Not only had we lost the spot we wanted the reception of our future wedding (a big deal for her), but her standard alarm on Saturdays was me lamenting Casalinga’s garlicy offerings. Lucky for us, a little research on the internet lead me

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Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen and their favorite movies.

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Published on January 11, 2013, by in Film Recommendations.

Anyone interested in what movies the best directors living today admire? British magazine Sight and Sound took guessing out of the equation when they conducted their 2012 polls to find out “The Greatest Films” for critics and directors. From classic directors like Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, Raging Bull, The Departed) and Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather

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What’s it take to assemble a mighty theater room?

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Published on January 4, 2013, by in Uncategorized.

When I visit a house, I am always looking for the DVD shelf, being a film junkie, this is always a great place for me to start to get to know someone, but there is nothing like being caught off guard and having my attention drawn from the DVD shelf to a TV that is

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