The Pit, Raleigh
The Pit might be the area’s most famous barbeque place.  The chef, Ed Mitchell, is an ambassador for this southern food specialty with appearances on the Bobby Flay’s Throwdown (he won), the Today show and numerous articles in the likes of the New York Times and Gourmet.  He is also an advocate for traditional methods [...]

Settling in
Well, what can I say… we settle into our busy routines quite quickly!  While we did move to Chapel Hill, NC at the end of August we have already been to Boston three times, have taken a trip to the gorgeous Blue Ridge Parkway for leaf peeping and had some family visit.  With all [...]

O Ya, Boston
Rarely does a restaurant live up to the hype generated by the media but in this case it certainly did.  Since being named the number one ‘Coast to Coast, Restaurants that Count’ 2008 by the New York Times’ Frank Bruni, O Ya has been on my radar.  We had wanted to try it for quite [...]

Farewell Tour
Over the eight years that we have lived in Cambridge, we have developed so many favorite places and in some cases specific dishes.  During the last couple of months in town we tried to enjoy as many of these locations and dishes as our stomachs (and waistlines!) could handle.  Instead of going into detail, below [...]

Teranga, South End
Our final NRT gathering was held at Teranga in the South End in July.  It was bittersweet to be ending such a fun tradition.  Teranga is a small Senegalese restaurant with a warm and simple décor with exposed brick and simple African artifacts.  I had called ahead and told them our group was coming even [...]