Fai Thai Restaurant Now Closed

July, 10, 2011
Fai Thai Restaurant Now Closed

The newest restaurant from Empire Eats closes after only being open 4 months.

Pitmaster Ed Mitchell Leaving The Pit Restaurant

May, 25, 2011
Pitmaster Ed Mitchell Leaving The Pit Restaurant

Ed Mitchell will open a new restaurant in the Triangle.

Fai Thai to Start Serving Lunch Wednesday

March, 29, 2011
Fai Thai to Start Serving Lunch Wednesday

Downtown Raleigh’s newest Thai restaurant gears up for the lunch crowd.

Fai Thai Now Open on Moore Square

March, 11, 2011
Fai Thai Now Open on Moore Square

Downtown’s new Thai restaurant is now open for business on Blount Street.

Empire Eats’ new Restaurant Fai Thai to Replace Duck and Dumpling

February, 16, 2011
Empire Eats’ new Restaurant Fai Thai to Replace Duck and Dumpling

Good thai food coming to downtown Raleigh very soon.

Duck and Dumpling Closing Next Week

December, 22, 2010
Duck and Dumpling Closing Next Week

“The Duck”, Greg Hatem’s first restaurant in Downtown Raleigh, will close at the end of this year.

James Yott Boyle Takes Over from David Mao as Chef of Duck and Dumpling

February, 17, 2010
James Yott Boyle Takes Over from David Mao as Chef of Duck and Dumpling

Empire Eats’ first restaurant Duck & Dumpling makes a big change this week.

Haiti Relief Day at All Empire Eats Restaurants

January, 19, 2010
Haiti Relief Day at All Empire Eats Restaurants

Empire Eats will donate all profits from all six if its restaurants today to the American Red Cross.

Morning Times Launches Breakfast Monday

December, 10, 2009
Morning Times Launches Breakfast Monday

On Monday, the Morning times is turning this on its head and bringing a test run on a full breakfast menu.

Gravy Italian-American Kitchen Now Open in Downtown Raleigh…and it’s all graaaavy!

June, 12, 2009
Gravy Italian-American Kitchen Now Open in Downtown Raleigh…and it’s all graaaavy!

By now everyone has heard that downtown Raleigh’s newest restaurant, Gravy, has opened right next door to Sitti in the former Riviera location. And you probably already know that it’s a partnership between the owners of Bella Monica and Greg Hatem’s Empire Eats. So I won’t bore you with the details. But have you been yet? I recently ventured inside for lunch and was not at all surprised to find friendly service and quality food. Despite the minor delay in opening, Gravy is definitely off to a good start and promises to become another downtown favorite. You can read my full review below the fold.

Gravy Restaurant Coming to Wilmington Street

April, 06, 2009

Modern Italian coming to downtown Raleigh.

Sitti Opens Monday, Upscale Lebanese from Neomonde

November, 20, 2008

The wait is over for the much anticipated collaboration between Empire Eats and Neomonde. Sitti opens this Monday. The space has a wonderful familial feel to it as the walls are lined with photographs of both side’s Lebanese family members, one of the most poignant being a painted portrait of Greg Hatem’s grandmother. (Sitti is the Lebanese word for grandmother.) Sitti Opens Monday