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Try to resist ordering just one Fuzzy’s empanada Greg Cox for Triangle Today The menu board by the order window on the Fuzzy’s Empanadas food truck is unusually informative, listing every component in the filling of each empanada. The Triple P, for instance, contains “pork sausage, ham, chorizo, onions, red & yellow bell peppers, mozzarella/provolone blend.” If you still have questions, just ask the man wearing a black baseball cap and a perennial smile in the order window. That would be Roy Thombs, aka Fuzzy, who owns the truck with his wife, Kem. He’ll explain that the pork sausage in the Triple P is crumbled country-style breakfast sausage. Ask him which which empanada is his favorite, and he’ll tell you that it’s — what else? — The Fuzzy: “seasoned ground beef, cilantro, red & yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, olives.” He’ll probably add that he likes to dip the empanada in his homemade queso, a blend so popular that
people have been known to call in and order it by the gallon. The Fuzzy is my favorite, too, though I haven’t yet had any empanada from the truck that I wouldn’t gladly order again. If pressed, I’d probably pick the TLC (chicken marinated in tequila, lime and orange juice, topped with white American cheese) as a close second. And I can’t imagine hitting the truck without ordering a dessert empanada — apples, raisins and walnuts when I was there last fall, or Nutella-strawberry more recently. I haven’t had the B & C (bacon and cheddar) yet, but I understand it’s a crowd favorite. Or the vegetarian Shroom (sautéed mushrooms, onions, garlic, red and yellow bell peppers and cheddar) or the Just Cheese (mozzarella/provolone blend), evidently aimed at cravings for a grilled cheese sandwich. Regardless which empanadas scratch your itch (if you can resist the temptation to order more than one, you’ve
Add a dessert empanada, such as the Nutella-strawberry, to your order from Fuzzy’s Empanadas food truck. Photo by Juli Leonard
Fuzzy’s Empanadas Prices: empanadas two for $9
got more will power than I do), it will be folded into a crescent of savory pastry dough that Thombs has folded and crimped by hand and deepfried to a flaky, blistery turn. Dessert empanadas get a bonus dusting of powdered sugar.
(add house-fried tortilla chips and queso for $4)
If you’re ordering several empanadas — for a crowd, or to take home and reheat — no need to worry about getting them mixed up. Each comes in its own individual paper bag stamped with the name of the empanada.
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Morgan Street Food Hall restaurant guide Drew Jackson for Triangle Today The 19 vendors run the culinary gamut, from wood-fired pizzas to boba tea, to fried fish to Thai rolled ice cream. • Bella’s Wood Fired Pizza and Tapas: Neapolitan-style pizzas made in a 2-ton wood-burning oven, as well as seasonal small plates. • Boba Brew Bubble Tea and Smoothies: A bubble tea stand in the middle of the food hall serves classic boba tea drinks and smoothies. Look out for the lychee popping boba. • Carroll’s Kitchen: Specializing in savory kolache pastries, sandwiches and soups, this is the second downtown Raleigh location for Carroll’s, a nonprofit restaurant that provides jobs and training to women facing homelessness or having completed a prison sentence.
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• Cocoa Forte: Chocolate-dipped cheesecake is the kind of dessert fiendishness typically reserved for state fairs. Now it’s everyday. • Cousin’s Maine Lobster: A fixed location for one of the Triangle’s most popular food trucks, serving fresh lobster rolls, tater tots and shrimp tacos. • Cow Bar Burgers & Fries: These are chef-created burgers, from gourmet toppings like truffles, to house-made veggie burgers. • Curry in a Hurry: After running a popular Triangle food truck, chef and owner Alaksha Surti opened a new location in Morgan Street, serving curries, sandwiches made with naan bread and samosas, among other authentic Indian dishes. • Iyla’s Southern Kitchen: Located near the main food hall entrance, look for playful takes on Southern food, like a chicken and waffles sandwich, as well as collard greens and pimento cheese. • Makus Empanadas: Already established in Durham, this Raleigh outpost serves Argentine empanadas with fillings like beef, chicken, spinach and corn, to be dipped in chimichurri sauce. • Mama Bird’s Cookies and Cream: This Holly Springs ice cream shop serves gelato-like creations, alongside freshly baked cookies. • MKG Kitchen: From the owners of Mekong Vietnamese Cuisine in Morrisville, look for banh mi sandwiches, spring rolls and bowls of vermicelli noodles and rice. MKG may be the owner of the loveliest wallpaper in the food hall.
• Morgan Street Java and Creperie: The first vendor to open every morning, serving thin French crepes and a full coffee bar, using Counter Culture beans. • Oak City Fish & Chips: Fried fish is a North Carolina delicacy, and this popular food truck opened its first brick-andmortar spot in Morgan Street. Look for fried shrimp, scallops, oysters and french fries. • Raleigh Raw: A food hall location of the Hargett Street shop specializes in salads, grain bowls and cold pressed juices. Note that Raleigh Raw’s outdoor shipping container location is still under construction. (A Durham Raw is expected to open in the Durham Food Hall later this year.) • Raleigh Rolls: Serving trendy Thai rolled ice cream, flash frozen in front of you and mixed with your choice of toppings. • Sassool: This Lebanese and Mediterranean restaurant, one of the best known local vendors in Morgan Street, will serve a slightly pared down menu from its Cary and North Raleigh locations. • The Bowls: Promising bowls of “flavorful passion,” there are a variety of rice bowls, from Korean-inspired to poke, plus egg rolls and fries. • The Broth: Another addition to Raleigh’s wondrously vibrant ramen scene, serving bowls of porky and vegetarian ramen, as well as a Korean-fried chicken slider. • Wicked Taco: A second Raleigh location of this small fast-casual taco chain, serving tacos on fresh tortillas as well as housemade salsas.
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on stage TRAVIS SCOTT COMING TO NC David Menconi for Triangle Today
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Travis Scott performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in New York. He will bring his tour to Raleigh’s PNC Arena Nov. 9. Chris Pizzello Invision/AP
Rapper Travis Scott, fresh off his No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and a buzzed-about performance at MTV’s VMA Awards, is coming to Raleigh’s PNC Arena.
While known to the celebrity jetstream as Kylie Jenner’s significant other, Scott (real name Jacques Bermon Webster II) is also father of their daughter Stormi.
The Houston-born rapper announced the “Astroworld: Wish You Were Here” tour, which kicks off Nov. 8, at Baltimore’s Royal Farms Arena.
But he is also in the midst of an impressive run on the charts with his latest album “Astroworld.” It’s his second straight album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and it’s currently in its second week at the top spot.
The next day, Nov. 9, he’ll be in Raleigh with Trippie Redd, Gunna and Sheck Wes as opening acts.
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