The Local Dice

Fried Green Tomato Napoleon

I love homegrown tomatoes! This is the perfect time of year to start plucking those last few green tomatoes off you plants and bring them in to fry them up! They are probably not going to ripen out there in the cold.
This past weekend, we hit up Bistro 1866 in downtown Asheville because The Lobster [...]


The Local Dice Hits Up Rey’s Steakhouse for Cooking Tips

The Local Dice visited Rey’s Steakhouse with owner, Rey Arias, and Executive Chef, Jerry St. Andrews, for some cooking tips on how to cook a filet mignon Pittsburgh Style.
It’s finally winter time, and if you are like me, I have abandoned my grill on the courtyard and looking for a great way to cook [...]


The Local Dice – 18 Seaboard

So as the Earth turns… so does my brain which seems to be constantly spinning with ideas and today I took a leap into something I’ve been wanting to do for a while… interview a local chef and get some cooking ideas to share with all of my valued readers.
First up… one of Raleigh’s most [...]