To celebrate the launch of dinner service, Spize Cafe is offering its dinner menu at a 20% discount on November 20-21. The menu will feature Thai fondue hot pot and small plates, and the new bar offering will include Asian beers and a selection of organic wines.

In today's paper, Greg Cox shares news about the new Spize Cafe in downtown Raleigh, and the new Lollipop Shop at North Hills in his Epicurean column.

Greg's Hot List is a list of places to get ribs. 

I wrote a story about Ann Prospero, who has a new book titled "Chefs of the Triangle: Their Lives, Recipes and Restaurants." She has a ton of book reading/signing events coming up with samples from the profiled chefs.