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Has anyone been to a cool new restaurant lately? I’m pretty excited about a new place in Raleigh. Remember South at North Hills? Well, there’s a new restaurant in its place. It’s called Coquette (ko-KETT) and however you say it, it’s delicious. A friend from Virginia is in town this week and he insisted on treating Cindy and me to dinner at Coquette.
The atmosphere is fun and lively even on a Wednesday evening. If you’re into French comfort food you’ll love this place. From hors o’deuvres to escargots you can’t go wrong. The walnut crusted salmon was sensational. My buddy loved his trout dish. We also enjoyed a triple dose of excellent desserts. It was a pleasure meeting the highly creative Chef de Cuisine Rob Bland.
I can’t wait to go back and try the hamburger and steak frites.
What about you? Have been there and if so what were your impressions? Have you enjoyed any other new restaurants lately?
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"Brio offers a lunch, dinner and Kid's menu daily along with a brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays. The food at Brio is simply prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients, with an emphasis on high- quality steaks, house-made pasta specialties and flatbreads prepared in an authentic Italian wood-burning oven. Brio serves these generous portions of meats, pastas and roasted fish on large oval, hand-painted Italian plates. BRIO also caters to large groups. Our Tuscan Feast Menu with large pans of pasta, house specialties and bread is great for all your home and office celebrations or meetings."
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