Open Table recognized four Durham restaurants as top ten diners choice restaurants in the triangle

M Sushi, Counting House, Nana Steak, and Mateo, were recognized by Open Table as top ten diners choice restaurants in the triangle. M. Sushi landed the No.1 spot.

Mateo tops the "25 Restaurants You Have To Visit In North Carolina Before You Die" list

Only in Your State recently published "25 Restaurants You Have To Visit In North Carolina Before You Die." Mateo Bar de Tapas was recognized as No. 1 and Dame's Chicken & Waffles landed the No. 21 spot. 

Mateo bar de Tapas recognized as top foodie spot in U.S.

Mateo Tapas was recognized by Open Table on their "Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants in America " The list is based on more than 5 million customer reviews of 20,000 restaurants across the U.S.

Guglhupf, Dame's Chicken and Waffles and Mateo bar de Tapas recognized as best restaurants in Durham County

Charleston Food Bloggers announced their annual 2015 best restaurants in each NC county. Guglhupf Cafe, Dame's Chicken and Waffles and Mateo bar de Tapas tied for the top Durham restaurants.

Durham Recognized as #8 in Zagat's "America's Next Hot Food Cities"

Durham has been recognized at no. 8 in Zagat's
"America's Next Hot Food Cities,"

Three Durham James Beard Award Semifinalists 2015 Announced

The James Beard Awards have announced three Durham semifinalists for two 2015 awards. Phoebe Lawless of Scratch Bakery is a semifinalist for Outstanding Baker; and Scott Howell of Nana’s and Matt Kelly of Vin Rouge and Mateo Tapas are semifinalists in the category of Best Chef Southeast.

Durham Recognized on Travel + Leisure's "Best Places to Travel in 2015"

Durham has been recognized on Travel + Leisure's "Best Places to Travel in 2015."

Mateo one of OpenTable's "Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants in America"

Mateo bar de Tapas has been recognized on OpenTable's "Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants in America"as voted on by OpenTable users.

Mateo Finalist for Food & Wine's Best New Bars

Mateo bar de Tapas has been selected as a finalist in Food & Wine's "The People's Best New Bars: Southeast Contenders." Readers can vote for their favorite bars and winners will be announced October 2.

Mateo bar de Tapas Recognized on Southern Living's "Best 100 Restaurants in the South"

Mateo bar de Tapas has been recognized by Southern Living magazine's "Best 100 Restaurants in the South" for 2014.

Southern Living lists Mateo among 100 Best Bars in the South

Southern Living Magazine has named Mateo bar de Tapas among the "100 Best Bars in the South."

Southen Living Magazine names Mateo bar de Tapas #5 on "The South's Best New Restaurants"

Southen Living Magazine has named Mateo bar de Tapas #5 on its list of "The South's Best New Restaurants" Pizzeria Toro was also named among "Champions of Casual Dining."

Durham Restaurants on Top 100 List

Southern Living magazine has released their list, The Top 100 Places to Eat Now on which Durham restaurants Mateo Tapas and Pizzeria Toro are listed.  Durham was named The South's Tastiest Town by the magazine in April.

New York Times Admires Durham's Wine Scene

"Vibrant wine and food cultures thrive these days in all sorts of American cities... Still, one hardly expects to find a Shangri-La for wine lovers blossoming here in the rolling Piedmont hills of central North Carolina...Mr. Sherr and two partners...opened Cave Taureau in downtown Durham last fall, a small shop with a deliciously recondite selection that would be right at home in Brooklyn or San Francisco. 

—"A Vibrant Wine Culture in the Piedmont (No, Not That One)," The New York Times

Four Durham Chefs and Restaurants Recognized as Semifinalists for James Beard Award

The James Beard Foundation announced that four Durham restaurants are among the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists:

1. Mateo bar de Tapas in the category of Best New Restaurant
2. Pheobe Lawless of Scratch Bakery in the category of Outstanding Pastry Chef
3. Sean Lilly Wilson of Fullsteam Brewery in the category of Outstanding Wine, Spirits, Beer Professional
4. Scott Howell of Nana's in the category of  Best Chef in the Southeast

Mateo Bar de Tapas Ranked by Food and Wine Magazine

New Durham tapas restaurant, Mateo Bar de Tapas, has been ranked by Food and Wine Magazine as one of the Top 25 Places to Drink Wine Now. Opened by the chef/owner of Vin Rouge, the restaurant is quickly getting the attention of national food media and local food lovers, alike.