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rewery Bhavana opened in March by brother-and-sister duo Vansana and Vanvisa Nolintha in partnership with brewer Patrick Woodson. In addition to being a restaurant and tap room (beer!), Bhavana is also a flower shop and a small bookstore. Bon Appétit named the restaurant one of the best new sup spots in the country! And local reviewer Greg Cox for The News & Observer laced it with four stars. Cuisine: Chinese Atmosphere: Airy cosmopolitan restaurant and bar with flower shop and bookstore Service: Exceptionally welcoming and well-trained Recommended: Bao, scallion pancakes, shrimp and corn dumplings, fried rice, steamed whole fish, Peking duck Open: Lunch Tuesday through Saturday, dinner Tuesday through Sunday
Reservations: Recommended Noise level: Moderate to high Other: Full bar; accommodates children; limited vegetarian selection; parking on street and in the Moore Square Public Parking deck behind the restaurant 218 S. Blount St. Raleigh brewerybhavana.com
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Go to triangletoday.com for a video interview with co-founder of Brewery Bhavana, Vansana Nolintha.
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” ~ St. Augustine
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bluegrass eats DOWNTOWN RALEIGH RESTAURANTS, BEYOND BBQ Mike Williams for Triangle Today
KRS-ONE
The Legend is coming to Carrboro. Rolling Stone once called KRS-One the “conscience of hip-hop.” You can hear the rapper live at Cat’s Cradle Sunday night. And for local flavor, Kaze will be one of the opening acts.
2ND FRIDAY ARTWALK
If you’re looking for art on Friday, make the trek to Chapel Hill and Carrboro for the 2nd Friday ArtWalk. You can stop by FRANK Gallery on Franklin Street, or check out its pop-up show at the organization’s new location at University Place. There’s also the annual community art exhibit at The ArtsCenter and other 2nd Friday happenings.
‘SIGNS OF THE TIMES’
“Signs of the Times: A Single Lady’s Life in Neon” is Raleigh neon artist Danielle James’ “reaction to the current situation that we single ladies find ourselves in” she says. James has taken messages she’s gotten on dating apps and turned them into snarky neon signs. The opening reception is Friday night at Glas in Raleigh.
KOOLEY HIGH
Spend Saturday night at Kings in Raleigh with Kooley High. Ace Henderson and Danny Blaze are set to share the stage.
“HEARTBROKEN: A TOM PETTY TRIBUTE”
Show will honor the late singer while benefiting victims of the Las Vegas shooting and the North Carolinians Against Gun Violence.
Details at triangletoday.com
The good news for the couple of hundred thousand people coming into town for the World of Bluegrass festival is that Raleigh is one of the most exciting cities in the country to dine in right now. To cut down on the time spent Googling on a street corner looking for a bite to eat, here’s a roundup of some of our favorite Raleigh restaurants and bars, depending on your eating mood. They’re mostly within walking distance (or a short drive away from) of all the bluegrass music venues.
EARLY-ISH RISERS BIG ED’S CITY MARKET
220 Wolfe Street 919-836-9909 | bigedscitymarket.com Come for Southern diner fare in the city center. At the City Market mainstay, you’ll find giant hotcakes, buttery, fluffy biscuits and everything fried that needs to be fried.
LUCETTE GRACE
235 S. Salisbury Street 919-307-4950 | lucettegrace.com Your perfect breakfast bite can be found within this artful French pastry shop: the Dixie Cannonball, a cheese and scallion biscuit filled with sausage gravy. There’s also a full coffee bar, delicate croissants and other breakfast sweets.
RALEIGH RAW
7 W. Hargett Street 919-400-0944 | raleighraw.com A juice bar and cafe with a loyal following, dedicated to curing the body’s ills with cold pressed juices, smoothies and poke bowls.
GARLAND
14 W. Martin Street 919-833-6886 | garlandraleigh.com This is one of Raleigh’s most inventive kitchens, run by James Beard-nominated Cheetie Kumar. It’s often grounded in Indian flavors but with influences from around Asia and the Middle East. Garland is also a recent addition to Raleigh’s Saturday brunch scene with a menu geared toward curing hangovers.
LUNCH AND DINNER BEASLEY’S CHICKEN & HONEY
37 S. Wilmington Street 919-322-0127 | ac-restaurants.com This Ashley Christensen joint does superb fried chicken drizzled with honey, but the sides menu, with creamed collards and mac and cheese custard, may lead you to skip entrees altogether. There’s a list of real deal Champagnes, including a vintage Dom Perignon, but in Christensen’s world, you can always get a $2 can of Stroh’s. Next door you’ll find Christensen’s Chuck’s Burgers, with inventive toppings. Near Red Hat Amphitheater, head to her original Poole’s Diner, with its famed macaroni and cheese.
MECCA
13 E. Martin Street 919-832-5714 | mecca-restaurant.com The oldest restaurant in Raleigh has fed breakfast, lunch and dinner to lawyers, lawmakers and the rest of us since 1930. The menu is classic American, and you can’t go wrong with fried chicken and collard greens.
WHISKEY KITCHEN
201 W. Martin Street 919-803-3181 One of Raleigh’s great patios, with inventive and classic cocktails, whiskey flights and a snack menu that encourages hanging out. The kitchen has a knack for seafood, with a solid fried skate sandwich (with tater wedges not fries) and head-on shrimp in the N.C. seafood boil.
TROPHY TAP & TABLE
225 S. Wilmington Street 919-424-7817 | trophybrewing.com/tap-table This downtown outpost of Trophy Brewing has a menu of drinking food, not bar food. There’s rotisserie chicken with three spice levels and a taco menu taking its cues from South America, Mexico, Asia and Texas. (We also recommend Trophy Pizza at 827 W. Morgan St., a short drive or a long-ish walk from the main drag of Fayetteville Street.)
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‘THE LAST JEDI’
Han Solo is dead. Luke Skywalker is back, but changed. And Leia Organa’s story will soon be coming to an end. The Star Wars that inspired four decades of passionate fandom appears to be slowly but surely fading as “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” prepares to descend on Dec. 15, giving way to a newer generation of intergalactic rebels and their foes, like Rey and Kylo Ren, and a fresh voice behind the endeavor in writer-director Rian Johnson (“Looper”).
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AMERICAN MELTDOWN
The Cubano sandwich (smoked pork, house-made pickles, Swiss cheese, ham, roasted red peppers and Dijon) from American Meltdown. Most sandwiches $7-8, Sides $3-5 americanmeltdown.org
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Go to triangletoday.com for the full review by Greg Cox.
Enjoy all things matcha around the Triangle. Matcha a superfood? You betcha. The superest. With one of the highest oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values — a marker antioxidant capabilities — of any superfood, the antioxidant powerhouse is prepared by grinding down the actual leaves. Translation? You ingest the whole tealeaf. Ergo, you reap 100 percent of its benefits: think boosted alertness, memory, concentration and metabolism; cancer-, virus- and heart disease-fighting properties (matcha contains four times the amount of powerhouse catechin of regular brewed green tea. Gloves on!); better breath and skin; and much more.
BOTTOMS UP!
Go to triangletoday.com for our picks for local matcha sips (real ones — not the syrup substitute).
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NANA’S NOODLES
takeout and delivery • 222 Hillsborough St., Raleigh • nanasnoodles.com
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NATURE’S PROVISIONS
222 Green St., Raleigh • naturesprovisions.com 919-919-9191