We love any holiday party that includes tasty bites and sips! Because other than good Christmas music, isn’t that what makes a holiday party special? Be the star of the show with these seriously delicious recipes from our favorite chefs and clients here in the Triangle! So, turn on “Jingle Bell Rock” 🎄, sit by the fire 🔥, and plan your holiday menu 🍗🥐🥂!

In partnership with Stonewall Sports, Whiskey Kitchen is hosting "Drag Me to Whiskey," the restaurant's first ever Drag Show during brunch. The exciting event is scheduled for December 2, 2018 from 11am to 2:30pm. Proceeds will benefit the LGBT Center of Raleigh.

To celebrate their Lebanese roots and three year anniversary, the Saleh family behind the popular Sassool Mediterranean Cafe locations is hosting a Founders' Dinner along with a weekend-long Anniversary Celebration.

Need to get some early holiday shopping accomplished? O.A.C. City Watches is teaming up with Brand Ambassador and Chef de Cuisine Jake Wood of 18 Seaboard for a special collaboration, "Whiskey and Watches." Guests are invited to enjoy delicious bites paired with whiskey cocktails as you meet Mike Ciampa, local Raleigh designer from O.A.C. City Watches. Special discounts will also be available for all of your gift giving needs!

Chef Teddy Diggs is excited to reveal the permanent location of Coronato, his new Roman-style pizzeria concept slated to open in spring 2019. Diggs' new restaurant will be a new build in the South Green shopping center and located at 501 S. Greensboro Street, Carrboro, NC 27517. He will continue to host pizza pop-ups for the public until the grand opening of Coronato. His Roman pizzeria is the first of its kind in the South.

You might know October as the month of pumpkin everything. While you are not wrong, allow us to let you in on a little secret - October is also National Dessert Month! Treat yourself to some of our favorite sugary bites from our clients around North Carolina’s Triangle region!

To celebrate all things pumpkin and fall, 41Hundred is hosting the 2nd Annual Hot Pumpkin Cheesecake Eating Contest! The public is invited to participate in this competition on Sunday, October 21 at 3pm, which just so happens to be everyone's favorite food holiday, National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day!

Whiskey Kitchen and Imurj are thrilled to announce the approach ofNashbash, a block-long, day-long party in downtown Raleigh on October 7th, 2018 from 12pm to 9pm. Nashbash will raise money and awareness for charities, and celebrate the growth and development of a resurging Nash Square Park-centric neighborhood of people and businesses.

What goes great with bluegrass? Barbecue! Tickets are on sale now for the Whole Hog Barbecue Championship during the Wide Open Bluegrass festival in downtown Raleigh, N.C. Ticket holders will receive a wristband that allows them access to the event as well as barbecue samples on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 11:30am to 1:30pm at 2 E South Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27601.

The first day of Fall is upon us which means cooler, pumpkin spice lattes and changing leaves. Our clients are celebrating the new season with delicious new recipes perfect for a crisp fall day.

To spread a little inspiration and lots of kindness, Sassool Mediterranean Cafe is hosting a #SassoolRocks promotion, which they started last year after their company's Labor Day picnic and will continue in 2018.

Reminiscing about his time spent in Italy, pastry chef and owner Daniel Benjamin of lucettegrace has invited chef Teddy Diggs of Coronato to show off his "sweet" side. From September 7 to 16, Cornato's Tiramisu will be available as a special feature at lucettegrace, downtown Raleigh's contemporary patisserie located at 235 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Chef Teddy Diggs of Coronato, a new Roman-style pizzeria concept slated to open in early 2019, is partnering with Master Baker Lionel Vatinet to host a pizza pop-up at La Farm Bakery. The pop-up is scheduled for Sunday, September 23, 2018 beginning at 5pm at the original La Farm Bakery location, 4248 NW Cary Parkway, Cary, NC 27513.

Crabtree Valley Mall will soon be welcoming a new element to the property that’s the first of its kind in the United States. This exciting new addition is a Krispy Kreme kiosk which resembles the brand’s iconic green and white doughnut box! The unique Krispy Kreme kiosk, which will serve the doughnut company’s favorite varieties, is scheduled to open late August 2018. The kiosk will be located on the first floor of Crabtree Valley Mall near Macy’s and the mall’s promotional court.

The end of August means back to school and we have some tips for surviving the transition from the pool to the books. From "Dinners Done Easy" to back to school shopping, our clients have everything you need to prepare for the new school year!

Did you know that under European law Sangria must be made in Spain or Portugal and have less than 12 percent alcohol by volume? Thankfully, we live in North Carolina! Try these two recipes from Il Palio at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill.

The Bistro at Topsail is the proud recipient of Wine Spectator's 2018 Award of Excellence. Only seven restaurants in coastal North Carolina are recipients of this 2018 award, while globally only 2,453 restaurants achieved recognition.