This Feeds Me Hungry Musings of a Gastronomic Gypsy – NC-based freelance writer Victoria Bouloubasis

Pomp, swank, glitz and gourmet. Here’s my First Bite take on Babylon, Raleigh’s new Moroccan restaurant, for the Independent Weekly. Be sure to flip through the gorgeous slideshow by D.L. Anderson. I had this to say about the olives: “The cured, green-and-black Mediterranean super fruits crinkle into a salty pucker on my lips, leaving me [...]

I “reviewed” the new dinner menu at Sandwhich for Indy’s First Bite series. Both Hich and Janet Elbetri are animated, hilarious personalities, snarky at times, and their restaurant’s food is just as lively. A candid approach weaves throughout the new Sandwhich operation, reflected in the minimalist décor, openly visible kitchen and, above all, an inspired, [...]