
{"id":6678,"date":"2009-08-14T06:22:19","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T14:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=6678"},"modified":"2009-08-14T06:22:20","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T14:22:20","slug":"the-eater-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2009\/08\/14\/the-eater-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eats &#038; tweets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The line was out the door during the opening stretch for Butternut Squash, the new vegetarian restaurant in University Square. No wonder: The buzz was overall good from Chowhound reviews and word of mouth. Praises for the vegan offerings and curries. Definitely a place to try something different.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is sending out tweets of its daily specials at twitter.com\/BNSChapelHill. The latest reads: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Todays pizza special is wilted spinach and caramelized onion with goats cheese on whole wheat pizza base and marinara sauce. YUM\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>R&#038;R celebrates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>R&#038;R Grill, in the Bank of America Building, is holding its grand opening this Friday. Ribbon cutting and all at 11 a.m. In addition to trying to revive the old Papagayos space as a lunch and dinner spot, the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153traditional American\u00e2\u20ac\u009d restaurant is also aiming at the late-night crowd and promises after-midnight food. The $1 million renovation includes a major upfit for the 3,000-square-foot \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sunset Terrace.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a href=\"http:\/\/rnrgrill.com\">rnrgrill.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free jolt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself on the east side of Chapel Hill and in need of a shot of espresso next Tuesday (Aug. 18) or Saturday (Aug. 22), swing by 3Cups for some free samples of their new espresso selection and a primer on the beans. <a href=\"http:\/\/3cups.net\">3cups.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Farm dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John and Cindy Soehner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Eco Farm is the featured local flavor for the Panzanella Farm Dinner on Monday, Aug. 24 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Next month, the restaurant features Chapel Hill Creamery. <a href=\"http:\/\/panzanella.com\">panzanella.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Big props<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sandwhich recently has received recognition from two pretty high-profile forums &#8212; Vanity Fair and Huffington Post.<br \/>\nThe Vanity Fair mention is in a piece titled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our Favorite Sandwiches Across the Country\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and gives a shout-out to the grass-fed beef meatloaf with crispy bacon and balsamic glaze. Huffington cites Sandwhich as a big reason Chapel Hill is among the \u00e2\u20ac\u015310 Best Cities for Local Food.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Chef and co-owner Hich Elbetri says it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gratifying to have the national press acknowledge that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153people around here love eating foods that are made by a real person, by hand.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a href=\"http:\/\/sandwhich.biz\">sandwhich.biz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eats &#038; tweets The line was out the door during the opening stretch for Butternut Squash, the new vegetarian restaurant in University Square. No wonder: The buzz was overall good from Chowhound reviews and word of mouth. Praises for the vegan offerings and curries. Definitely a place to try something different. 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