I managed to snag a decent reservation on RESY this afternoon. I don’t think the word was out yet that they’re accepting them now.
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Oh, good call. I’m busy for a few weekends but just made one for Dec 7. I’m excited!
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Looks like Capital Club spliced with Mofu. Really nice.
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Waiting for @rgmedd to weigh in here on Oro. I know that he has a strong opinion on it, and a narrative that mentions our neighbors to the west.
I like Oro a lot. The food and drinks are great and prices reasonable and it’s a little dressy for a night at the ballet. The chef, Chris Hylton is one of the few African American chefs in the Triangle and I don’t think he gets enough credit. I always say that if he was in Durham he would be all the rage!
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Raleigh doesn’t tout the breadth of its culinary scene like Durham. Everything that comes out of Durham seems to be treated like it’s never been seen before, and is the best thing since sliced bread.
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on the subject of local integration for transplant restaurateurs, an interesting tidbit I read:
High Horse’s menu will include a Tanabe restaurant staple - his grandmother’s cornbread, which is also offered at his restaurant Barrio in Chicago. A percentage of sales from the cornbread will benefit A Place at the Table, downtown Raleigh’s pay-what-you-can café.
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I couldn’t let you go first so we got our rez for the 6th. 
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Who was the one on here saying he hasn’t done enough to integrate into the local scene…
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I feel like this dovetails into what @Loup20 and I were discussing above. Raleigh has a bit of an underground foodie scene which is gaining the attention of the people that matter (top chef restauranteur) but perhaps not the attention of those that don’t matter too much (The Indy)
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Durham still gets much better press nationally from people who “matter.” Bon Appetite named it “America’s foodiest small town” (almost a decade ago… very premature imo). Southern Living named it “The South’s tastiest town”. Here’s a NY Post headline calling it “the foodie capital of the South” and a NY Times profile on the thriving local food scene in Durham.
In my view, food is Durham’s biggest national draw, but the food scenes in Durham and Raleigh are completely on par with each other, and Raleigh has more things to write about overall. I wonder if Durham gets more attention because of how healthy its food scene is for a city a little more than half the size of Raleigh.
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Don’t underestimate the power of having Duke in the city. It gives Durham a different visibility nationally because its alum live in bigger cities and have more power and voice.
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I like Durham almost as much as Raleigh but I feel like they have a half dozen good restaurants and the rest is hipster hype. Don’t get it…
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You guys let me know how it is and I will follow suit.
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Looks like I beat you both, booked for Dec 3rd 
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So I’m told Aunty Betty’s Gin Bar at the Morgan Street Food Hall is due to open this coming weekend.
Managed to get in there for a soft open event and was impressed with their drinks and atmosphere. You’d never realize its in the food hall at all, a completely different vibe. Entrance is separate too.
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Where is it in the food hall?
Its in its own corner - totally separated out. Its on the corner of Morgan St and West St - Enterance is on the exterior of the building. The signage is in a window above the door. Its the single grey door in the google picture below
Looks like their website is up and running too. http://auntybettysbar.com/
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Weird! I guess I never noticed that corner wasn’t in use this whole time!
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It’s a speak easy. I love it!!