Poole'side Pies...A Raleigh Pizza Joint

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Poole'side Pies in Raleigh, North Carolina

Dish: Five Cheese Pizza with Pork-Fennel Sausage

Critique:  More cheese puh-lease!  The Hotness and Sweetly wanted to checkout Poole’side Pies pizza joint.  After all, it’s one of the newest restaurants from the James Beard award winning (America’s Best Chef), Ashley Christensen.  We’re so happy that we did!  This cheezy pizza delight was packed with all types of cheeses:  ricotta, comte, pecorino, mozzarella, and parmesan.  Plus sausage and chile garlic crunch oil.  Say what?!  When it comes to pizza, Poole’side Pies ain’t playing any games.  Mouthwatering pizza deliciousness awaits your taste buds.  Be prepared to bring the coins- but these unique pizzas are absolutely worth it!

Score: 4 Out of 4 Hotties!

What else has The Hotness and Sweetly been up to?  We made our first muckbang video!  What’s “muckbang”? Great question!  Watch our video to find out!

Happy 2019!! It’s been a blessed and wonderful year! 

Saltbox Seafood Joint in Durham, North Carolina

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Dish: Flounder Plate with Slaw Salad with Lemon Dressing & Crispy Seasoned Potatoes with Green Peppers and Onions

Critique:  The Hotness could not contain her excitement about this quite exceptional fish dish!  She didn’t even call it a dish, she called it The Flounder Mountain.  Yassssssss!! So much flounder, so little time!  Guess what?  The Hotness found time to put all this fish…in her belly!! Lawd have mercy, the slaw salad tasted amazingly fresh and the seasoned potatoes were on point.  The Hotness even ate all the green peppers and every single onion.  Chef Ricky Moore ain’t playing no games when it comes to seafood!  His food presentation simply outstanding.

Score: 4 Out of 4 Hotties!

Dish:  Trout Roll with Slaw Salad with Lemon Dressing

Critique:  Sweetly wanted to take it easy with the trout roll.  But guess what? She didn’t!  She consumed her trout roll in 7 seconds flat.  Apparently, she wasn’t playing games either.  She did find time to let The Hotness know that each bite of the trout was beyond delicious.  And yes, she ordered and finished three more trout rolls before The Hotness had a chance to get a taste.  Sweetly had no shame.

Score: 4 Out of 4 Hotties!



Dish:  Hush-Honeys

Critique:  A unique spin on hush puppies these tasty cornbread delights were covered in warm honey.  Yeah, that’s what’s up…so sweet and complimentary with our food.  It’s impossible to just eat one, so we all them all!

Score: 4 Out of 4 Hotties!








Dish:  Lemon Punch

Critique: It’s a rarity for The Hotness to showcase a beverage, but this Lemon Punch at the Saltbox Seafood Joint is indescribably delightful.  It’s some of the best lemonade The Hotness ever drank, we had to tell the world about it!

Score:  4 Out of 4 Hotties!