We were recently saddened to find out that Restaurant Starlu, our favorite local restaurant, is closing before Christmas, so we decided to stop in for one last meal. I got my last taste of the...
more wine at Starlu
(I know it seems like we live there, but we don't. Honest.) On Monday evening, during our lovely appetizer/dessert meal with a half-priced bottle of Evolution, Chef Sam stopped by and reminded us...
Only Burger debuts at Wine Authorities 1st birthday party
Eric and I headed over to Wine Authorities last night to celebrate their first birthday with a glass of cava/champagne and grab dinner at Only Burger, Durham Catering's newest addition. (I like that...
chocolate plate
chocolate brownie, biscotti, and mousse at Starlu...
Mmmm, dessert
Last night Leandra and I went to Restaurant Starlu, one of our favorite restaurants, for dessert. Wines from the front of their wine menu are 50% off on Mondays, and we find that very hard to...
bad service made worse by insanely spicy tuna
While my family was visiting, we picked a few good restaurants for our dinner meals. Starlu was an absolute hit (as usual) while Penang was a terrible miss. We've eaten at Penang before and I...
a perfect end to any evening
While taking pup on her nightly walk yesterday, Eric suddenly remembered we had talked about having wine and dessert at Starlu that night because of their 1/2 priced wine bottles and delicious...
in chocolate heaven
My birthday dinner was at Restaurant Starlu in Durham, a place we'd recommend highly to anyone. The best part was their signature chocolate dessert plate. White chocolate bark with lavender seeds,...
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2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
Grand Rapids, MI (Nov)
London, UK (Dec)
Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
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Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)