The Best Restaurants and Bars in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill
As a self-confessed pizzaholic, I’ve been impressed with the NC Triangle’s pizza scene of late. 10+ years ago it was hard to find decent NYC pizza but now we have a ton of choices and pizza types including V Pizza out in Cary. A smaller chain based out of Jacksonville, FL, V Pizza sits in …
If you’ve been following my food blog for any length of time, you probably know that I’m a bit of a pizza fanatic! I’ll travel to great lengths for good pizza so I was super curious when I heard the news about an upcoming Neapolitan pizza joint in Durham, Cugino Forno (Italian for: cousin oven). …
Pizza comes in many forms and styles: NY thin-crust, Chicago deep-dish, Detroit-style pizza, thick Sicilian and more. But when it comes to REAL pizza in my mind, you have to go back to the motherland, Neapolitan pizza from Italy. Now there are strict rules for true Neapolitan pizza: 00 flour, San Marzano tomatoes, and mozzarella …
When it comes to Neapolitan pizza, I’m a huge fan! And with all the good Neapolitan pizza in the Triangle, I was curious to see what Chef Ashley Christensen was going to do with her new restaurant, Poole’side Pies. With five restaruants in her culinary orbit, Poole’side represented a bit of a pivot away from …
As a pizza aficionado, I am so glad to be seeing all the high-quality pies that have come to the Triangle over the past two years! While we always had good NY thin-slice pizza, Neapolitan was always sort of rare but not any more! And the recent addition of Pizzeria Faulisi in downtown continues that …
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 …
Pizzeria Toro, Durham- A hip and delicious take on artisanal pizzas from a wood-fired oven. Amazingly good but pricey pies...
