Archive for June, 2008

Jessica took Doug to Julian’s Cafe while I was on vacation, as soon as I got back the first thing Doug said to me was I had to try this place! Doug described it as mexican food without the cheese. I love cheese so I was a little hesitant about that, but he says it’s so good you don’t need cheese. So last week Doug and I went back and I took my camera. We didn’t have Jessica with us so we didn’t know exactly what we were eating, and the video kinda reflects that! :) Hope yall enjoy the video and if you know of anymore fun places to try, let me know!

img_3745.jpgIt’s been a little over a week now since I got back from my cruise and I have to say I’m still getting used to these numbers on the right side of all the menus. Yes, the prices, I don’t like them, on the cruise everything’s free and I loved it..probably a little too much! The food on the cruise was so good and always there! From the Breakfast Buffet that started at 6am with anything you could want. They had hot foods, cold foods, cereals, freshly made omlets, and every pastry you can imagine.

Then came the lunch buffet! It was event better, everything you could ever want img_3747.jpgwas on the buffett: Pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches, soups, and so much more..and everything is so good! Then the ice cream machine opened and you could get as many ice cream cones as you wanted! Chocolate was my favorite..go figure right!

The best part of the day was always the 5-star dinner we had! Charlie and Johnson were our waiters (of course that wasn’t their real names, but that’s what they told us to call them since we couldn’t pronounce their real names) They would give you a menu with 5 or 6 appetizer choices, 7 or 8 dinner choices, and then 4 or 5 desserts! I would order around 2 of each one each night! Lobster night I definitely went for more! There were a couple things that didn’t really impress me (Lobster Bisque, way too much Sherry), but overall it was all delicious and I always ate way too much!

img_3779.jpgOh ya, and if that wasn’t enough the promenade had a cafe that was open all the time with sandwiches, desserts, cookies, just incase you get hungry while your walking around the ship. And…don’t forget the free room service!!

Nothing gets better than some of the restaurants here in Raleigh, but when sailing the high seas you can’t go wrong with all you can eat dinners, cafes, and buffets!

The Pit in downtown Raleigh is one of the restaurants I’ve been wanting to try in downtown Raleigh. It is on my list of places to go, so hopefully I will make it down there soon. We recieved news today that the owners will be featured on the Today show on Monday. Check out the e-mail below and tune in on Monday! Also stay tuned to my blog when I go and check it out for myself!

“Ed Mitchell, Pitmaster and owner of The Pit of Downtown Raleigh will be going to New York Monday to appear on the Today Show. He and his brother, Aubrey Mitchell will return to New York for the second time this month to represent and showcase Eastern Carolina BBQ.”

I’m back and my cruise was amazing! I will be blogging soon about the food on the boat, but I wanted to let everyone know about this Thursday night! My colleagues have written about the event on their blogs so I’ll just provide some links to them! Hope to see everyone there!

http://blogs.wncn.info/dsutton/2008/06/16/thursday-night-luau-at-mura-benefiting-muscular-dystrophy/

 http://raleigh.mync.com/site/raleigh/news/story/3814/10_sushi_buffet_at_mura_benefiting_muscular_dystrophy

http://blogs.wncn.info/smartcity/2008/06/16/hula-your-way-to-a-good-time-this-week/

So It’s not exactly locally owned and operated, but I’m on vacation for the next 9 days so I thought I would write about the food on a cruise ship. I’ve been on one Carnival cruise about 5 years ago and had a great time. Having everything catered to you and waking up in a new and different place each morning is definitely something I could get used to.

One of the best parts about being on a cruise is the all you can eat food. From the 24-hr ice cream and pizza bar, to the midnight chocolate and fresh fruit bar, to the 5 star all you can eat meals! This time I am going to the eastern carribean on a Royal Carribean cruise and heard it doesn’t get any better! When I get back I will let you all know about the food, my experience and then of course start getting back into the locally owned and operated restaurants around the Triangle!

In the mean time keep the suggestions coming, I still have the Cuban restaurant in Cary on my radar and am looking for!