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Ashley Christensen closing Poole'side Pies in favor of a new concept

Ashley Christensen's Neapolitan-style pizza restaurant Poole'side Pies is closing next month

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Chef Ashley Christensen is shuffling the deck of her <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downtown Raleigh food empire" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/02/03/the-triangles-most-influential-restaurant-empires" data-vars-content-id="501b2d43-884d-43a4-9513-cdf160913408" data-vars-headline="Ashley Christensen closing Poole&#x27;side Pies in favor of a new concept" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/02/03/the-triangles-most-influential-restaurant-empires" target="_self">downtown Raleigh food empire</a>. Driving the news: Christensen said Monday she will close her Neapolitan-style pizza restaurant Poole&#x27;side Pies on Dec. 23. <ul><li>But she plans to keep the restaurant space at 428 S. McDowell St. — right next to her flagship restaurant, Poole&#x27;s — and place another concept there. </li></ul>

Pompieri Pizza will close next month in downtown Durham

Pompieri Pizza is closing its downtown Durham restaurant, though its owners hinted at a future

Pompieri Pizza, a popular Neapolitan-style pizzeria in downtown Durham, is closing next month.Why it matters: The restaurant, owned by the group behind Bull City Burger &amp; Brews, was a staple of downtown Durham&#x27;s resurgence over the past decade, opening in 2014 inside a historic fire house building.

Chef Preeti Waas' takeover of the old Jack Tar Diner in Durham is complete

Acclaimed chef Preeti Waas takes over the kitchen of the former Jack Tar Diner in downtown Durham

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Acclaimed chef Preeti Waas&#x27;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/01/25/triangles-nominations-for-2023-james-beard-awards-raleigh-durham" data-vars-content-id="2e845874-22de-4336-bb8b-82f7763061a4" data-vars-headline="Chef Preeti Waas&#x27; takeover of the old Jack Tar Diner in Durham is complete" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/01/25/triangles-nominations-for-2023-james-beard-awards-raleigh-durham" target="_self">Acclaimed chef Preeti Waas&#x27;</a> takeover of the former Jack Tar diner space in the heart of downtown Durham is complete.Driving the news: In September, Waas announced that her <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="North Raleigh restaurant Cheeni" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/06/12/best-restaurants-in-raleigh-durham-triangle" data-vars-content-id="2e845874-22de-4336-bb8b-82f7763061a4" data-vars-headline="Chef Preeti Waas&#x27; takeover of the old Jack Tar Diner in Durham is complete" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/06/12/best-restaurants-in-raleigh-durham-triangle" target="_self">North Raleigh restaurant Cheeni</a> would expand to downtown Durham — though with a tweaked menu and more of a traditional dining experience.<ul><li>The renovation of the restaurant moved quickly — thanks to an already equipped kitchen — and Cheeni opened to reservation-only diners earlier this month. (Non-reservation diners will be accepted starting next week.)</li></ul>

Consider putting oysters in your Thanksgiving dressing this year

For generations, many families in Eastern North Carolina have put oysters in their dressing

If you&#x27;re up for something new this Thanksgiving, try adding a little Eastern North Carolina flair to your dressing.Why it matters: Thanks to an extensive shoreline, coastal North Carolinians have been putting oysters in their Thanksgiving dressing for generations — often as a way to stretch their meals and feed more people, Vanda Lewis, the recipe tester for the North Carolina Sea Grant&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mariner&#x27;s Menu" data-vars-click-url="https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/mariners-menu/" data-vars-content-id="531ebe4d-0d76-47e5-9e83-4ec3319a85b1" data-vars-headline="Consider putting oysters in your Thanksgiving dressing this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/mariners-menu/" target="_blank">Mariner&#x27;s Menu</a>, told Axios.

A preview of downtown Cary's new Laotian restaurant Saap

Saap is the first restaurant from Lon Bounsanga, former executive chef of Brewery Bhavana and Bida Manda

On Wednesday, the former Brewery Bhavana and Bida Manda executive chef Lon Bounsanga will <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="open his first restaurant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/10/19/laotian-eatery-saap-sets-opening-date-for-downtown-cary" data-vars-content-id="0fa91675-2cb1-48c7-b919-2fd77c63e902" data-vars-headline="A preview of downtown Cary&#x27;s new Laotian restaurant Saap" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/10/19/laotian-eatery-saap-sets-opening-date-for-downtown-cary" target="_self">open his first restaurant</a> in downtown Cary — the hotly-anticipated <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Saap" data-vars-click-url="https://www.saapcary.com/" data-vars-content-id="0fa91675-2cb1-48c7-b919-2fd77c63e902" data-vars-headline="A preview of downtown Cary&#x27;s new Laotian restaurant Saap" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.saapcary.com/" target="_blank">Saap</a>.<ul><li>Axios got a preview of the new restaurant, inspired by Bounsanga&#x27;s home country of Laos, last week.</li></ul>

Heirloom hires Humble Pie's former chef and launches dinner service

Heirloom has made a name for itself for its creative tea and saké service

Heirloom, the Warehouse District coffee shop known for its tea and saké service, is adding a dinner menu.Driving the news: The business recruited Joshua Young, the former head chef at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="now-closed Humble Pie" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/09/25/humble-pie-closes-after-more-than-three-decades" data-vars-content-id="157ccaba-1d03-4606-9c9c-6c7eb2634d3e" data-vars-headline="Heirloom hires Humble Pie&#x27;s former chef and launches dinner service" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/09/25/humble-pie-closes-after-more-than-three-decades" target="_self">now-closed Humble Pie</a>, to lead its kitchen and begins serving dinner on Friday.

Incendiary Brewing opens new taproom in downtown Raleigh

Incendiary is the latest well-regarded N.C. brewery to open in downtown Raleigh

Another well-regarded North Carolina brewery has planted their flag in downtown Raleigh.Driving the news: Winston-Salem-born <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Incendiary Brewing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.incendiarybrewing.com/" data-vars-content-id="4eb267be-20fe-4fa5-9f85-b52098b7beac" data-vars-headline="Incendiary Brewing opens new taproom in downtown Raleigh" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.incendiarybrewing.com/" target="_blank">Incendiary Brewing</a> opened its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new taproom" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzBqEZFrYVk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" data-vars-content-id="4eb267be-20fe-4fa5-9f85-b52098b7beac" data-vars-headline="Incendiary Brewing opens new taproom in downtown Raleigh" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzBqEZFrYVk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank">new taproom</a> earlier this month at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bloc[83]" data-vars-click-url="https://bloc83raleigh.com/" data-vars-content-id="4eb267be-20fe-4fa5-9f85-b52098b7beac" data-vars-headline="Incendiary Brewing opens new taproom in downtown Raleigh" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://bloc83raleigh.com/" target="_blank">Bloc[83]</a> development on Morgan Street.<ul><li>The five-year-old brewery&#x27;s taproom in the Glenwood South neighborhood is a little more than 2,000 square feet and is next to the 321 Coffee in the same development.</li></ul>

Raising Cane's opens its first store in the Triangle

It's the first corporate location from Raising Cane's in North Carolina, and likely won't be the last

Raising Cane&#x27;s, the popular fried chicken chain started in Louisiana, opens its first Triangle location on Tuesday in downtown Chapel Hill.Why it matters: The restaurant occupies perhaps the most prominent corner in all of Chapel Hill — Franklin and Columbia streets — and has been under construction for two years.<ul><li>The result is a two-story palace of chicken that looks significantly different from the restaurants that used to occupy the space.</li><li>It opens just in time for the start of UNC&#x27;s basketball season as well as the UNC-Duke football game on Saturday.</li></ul>

Carrboro's The Cheese Shop is moving into a permanent home

The Cheese Shop focuses on selling hard-to-get artisanal cheeses from around the world

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Cheese Shop" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cheeseshopnc.com/" data-vars-content-id="afa5b02b-2bea-4bfa-ada3-c95f05f87045" data-vars-headline="Carrboro&#x27;s The Cheese Shop is moving into a permanent home" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cheeseshopnc.com/" target="_blank">The Cheese Shop</a>, a Carrboro cheesemonger that&#x27;s been operating as a pop-up in a wine shop, is getting a permanent home.Driving the news: Owners Michelle and Stevie Lee Webb said that The Cheese Shop is moving into an 1,800-square-foot space in Carrboro&#x27;s Carolina Car Wash Building.<ul><li>The funky location is also home to a car wash and the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Belltree Cocktail Club" data-vars-click-url="https://www.belltreecocktailclub.com/" data-vars-content-id="afa5b02b-2bea-4bfa-ada3-c95f05f87045" data-vars-headline="Carrboro&#x27;s The Cheese Shop is moving into a permanent home" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.belltreecocktailclub.com/" target="_blank">Belltree Cocktail Club</a>, which The Cheese Shop plans to partner with for special events.</li></ul>

Shake Shack sets opening date for Raleigh's Village District

The first 100 customers will receive free Shake Shack merchandise.

Raleigh&#x27;s first Shake Shack will open early next month.Driving the news: Shake Shack, one of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fastest-growing food chains " data-vars-click-url="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/slideshow/25-fastest-growing-fast-food-chains-america/" data-vars-content-id="045c3b81-e78c-4ecf-b0cf-323c2ad8b942" data-vars-headline="Shake Shack sets opening date for Raleigh&#x27;s Village District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/slideshow/25-fastest-growing-fast-food-chains-america/" target="_blank">fastest-growing food chains </a>in the country, will begin serving burgers on Thursday, Nov. 9 at its new spot in the Village District.

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