Your go-to weekend cheat sheet for Raleigh. Think of it like having a well-informed friend pointing out the coolest shows, food popups, and reason-to-get-out-of-bed plans — all tailored to what’s happening locally this weekend.
Tuesdays are for the industry. Wednesdays are for the ladies. And Thursdays? Well, they’re for the bourbon lovers at Killjoy! The team at Killjoy thought it would be great to give all of their dedicated bourbon fans out there something special to enjoy when you visit them.
In another collaboration with The Haymaker, Killjoy and Haymaker’s very own Maker’s Mark® Private Select Barrel has recently arrived in Raleigh.
Bars and restaurants in North Carolina can now sell margaritas, martinis, and other mixed drinks to go!
Gov. Roy Cooper announced a new executive order allowing cocktails to-go starting at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. The measure, Cooper said, offers relief to the ailing restaurant industry, without allowing larger gatherings.
Remember to eat, drink, and shop local this holiday season. They need us now more than ever!
“I think I speak for most chefs and line cooks when I say I hate cooking at other people’s houses. There are 37 knives and none of them are sharp, the spatulas are large, plastic, and unwieldly, and in the gadget drawer, you see three different tools for peeling garlic and you can only assume there’s a fourth in there preventing the drawer from opening all the way. You ask the host for a basic metal sheet tray to roast mushrooms on and Sharon proudly returns with a deranged As-Seen-On-TV brownie dish designed to cook only edge pieces, and she’ll have the audacity to ask you, “will this work?”
Bobby McFarland has put together a great guide in Raleigh Magazine of products for anyone on your list.
Twas the weekend before Christmas and all through the house everyone was drinking Coladka cocktails and unplugging their computer and mouse… That’s all we’ve got but we hope it put you in the Christmas spirit and encouraged you to go ahead and sign off of work for the day. Don’t worry we won’t tell and get you put on the naughty list… Now let’s get naughty, it’s time for your Friday Five!
Jacob M., come on down! Cola-flavored vodka… enough said. Last week, we teamed up with Kevin Barrett and Drew Schenck, the masterminds behind Coladka (and Dram & Draught) to give away a bottle of their “adventure nectar!” We hope you enjoy it, Jacob!
We are in the Christmas spirit or we have gotten into the Christmas spirits… either way, we are giving away another bottle of Coladka!
It’s that time of year again! Bring your ugliest sweater/mask to Gizmo for their annual Christmas party. Enjoy live music, food, and fun at Gizmo. Social distance guidelines will be in effect. Live music will be outside and the fire will be going strong to keep you nice and toasty.
Raleigh Magazine said it best… “Never has it been more important to celebrate Raleigh’s bar scene. With many bars suffering months of closures and/or limited hours and capacity — and some only able to reopen with a patio (in winter!) — due to COVID-19 restrictions, they deserve the spotlight like never before. As bastions of hope, it’s time to honor our local watering holes for surviving, adapting, pivoting — and keeping us sated despite the toughest of conditions.”
