February 2019
Raleigh’s Best Bars 2018
By Lauren Kruchten & Jane Porter A fireside glass of red at Vita Vite. Craft beer in a plastic cup at The Goat. A whiskey highball in the dark cave that’s Foundation, or a brew […]
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September 2018
A New Frontier
You’ll find them lounging on the sunny patio at Whiskey Kitchen, perched up at the bar at the cavelike Foundation or tucked away behind the bookcase at The Green Light, knocking back a drink or […]
May 2018
Liquid Gold
Raleigh hotel bars pour their hearts into crafting a custom whiskey. The hotel bar, once the solitary respite of the solo traveler, is now often regarded as an amenity of equal importance to high thread […]
May 2017
Southern Comforts
An old fashioned sparked a fresh focus for the newly renamed Relish Craft Kitchen and Bourbon Bar. About a year ago at Bida Manda downtown, owner Sharon May ordered the classic cocktail for the first […]
May 2017
Speakeasy for All
During the prohibition era, speakeasies were illicit establishments where people could get liquor. The name derived from the need to speak “quietly” or easy so as to not alert authorities. Today, however, liquor flows freely […]
April 2016
Shaken or stirred?
At home bar carts add glam to cocktail hour TV shows depicting the glamorous ‘60s have helped us feel more comfy with the notion of having a full bar at home. There’s just something about offering […]