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12 Ways to Be a Great Customer at Restaurants: 2021 Edition

July 17, 2021 by Ron Wen

As we slowly pull out of the pandemic of 2020 and start going out, let’s not forget about showing continued patience and love to our local restaurants. They’ve just gone through one of the toughest sixteen months in restaurant history and are still working through challenges for staffing, higher ingredient costs and shortages of… well, …

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A Look Back at the Triangle Food Scene in the Year of COVID

December 31, 2020 by Ron Wen

What can be said about 2020 other than, don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya! Given the unprecedented COVID pandemic we endured during this past year, it’s been a challenge to focus on positive events and milestones in the Triangle food scene. The tough reality is that we still have …

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Thoughts and Notes on the Triangle Food Scene While Sheltering in Place

June 5, 2020 by Ron Wen

So think back on where you were on December 31st, 2019. Maybe walking around downtown, drinking with revelers. At a house party, celebrating with friends. Or maybe with your special someone, ringing in 2020 on television. Well I’m willing to bet that none of you anticipated what we have experienced over the past five months! …

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Ten Years of Foodalicious Follies and NC Triangle Dining

October 30, 2019 by Ron Wen

“I don’t know when we will re-open…” the woman sputtered out over the phone. There was a brief silence, some muffled tears and then she hung up. It was the fall of 2009 and I had called up to check on my lunch favorite, Korean Grill Buffet up on Capital Boulevard. During my last attempt …

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Putting Poison to Pen for Restaurant Reviews- My Take on Bad Reviewers

January 24, 2016 by Ron Wen

Over the years as I’ve written over 1,300+ reviews on NC Triangle Dining, Yelp, Google, Zomato and other online websites, I’ve also read a ton of reviews.  If you want to improve your writing, the best way to do it is by reading a lot!  And I’m always looking to get a better handle on …

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Cooking: Neapolitan Pizza Making at Home!

December 13, 2015 by Ron Wen

When it comes to pizza, I’m a bit of a pizzaholic. I just can’t get enough and while I like most forms of za, I love my traditional Neapolitan thin-crust. I’ve even considered taking pizzaiolo (Neapolitan pizza maker) lessons but they are so pricey and only given in large urban areas (over $2k in San …

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