The N.C. State Fair is back and better than ever! And we’ve got some of our own fair food to help celebrate. RaleighTimesBar, The Pit Barbecue & The Pit Durham are all serving up their versions of classic fair food treats! So stop by and come try out these tasty dishes for yourself!😋

We have reached our fundraising goal of $500 to be donated to Susan G. Komen! We want to give an extra big thank you to everyone who came out to one of our restaurants yesterday, as we are thrilled to donate the money to such a great cause during #breastcancerawarenessmonth!

Our restaurants are taking full advantage of pumpkin-flavors! Here’s what we’ve got: The Morning Times Pumpkin Spice Latte Square Burger's Pumpkin Shake The Pit Barbecue's Seasonal Skillet Cornbread Sitti Restaurant's Pumpkin Hummus Try these dishes while they’re still around!🎃

This week is NC NC SweetPotatoes’ Eat Sweet Restaurant Week! Stop by The Morning Times, The Pit Barbecue, The Pit Durham, Sitti Restaurant, Gravy Raleigh and Square Burger to try some of the sweet potato treats our restaurants have for you to indulge in! #makeitNCsweet 🍠

Last week we had our Friends & Family Halloween Party in the Jiddi Space Courtyard for some scarily good fun, including pumpkin carving, a costume contest and cornhole! 🎃It was a blast & our costumes definitely gave people PUMPKIN to talk about! 😉

And just like that… Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away! 🦃 Luckily our restaurants are here to relieve some of your stress with a variety of take out and dine-in options at Gravy Raleigh, Sitti Restaurant, The Pit Barbecue and The Pit Durham! Visit their websites to learn more!

It's a busy weekend in #downtownRaleigh! The festivities begin with the #DTRTreeLighting tonight starting at 5:30 p.m. with live music and food vendors 🎄Beat the Saturday #ChristmasParade crowds by making your reservations ahead of time! Happy Holidays!

Thursday is the new #Friday, right? Come bask in that almost-springtime, almost-the-weekend glow on the #RaleighTimes rooftop tonight 💡 #downtownraleigh #upontherooftop #tgif #thirstythursday

POV: You just ordered your #Saturday morning #icedcoffee from The Morning Times 🧊☕ 📷: Lauren M Friedman.e.albury on #Instagram

It's the first day of #DTRSandwichWeek and we're taking this opportunity to celebrate one of our faves - The Pit Barbecue's famous BBQ sandwich! Chopped, Eastern NC-style BBQ, lightly sauced and nestled between a warm Martin's Potato Roll 🤤 What's for lunch, #downtownRaleigh? #ncbbq

Old Fashioned #Friyay at @gravyraleigh. Cheers to the weekend, #downtownRaleigh! #tgif #oldfashioned #raleighcocktails

Have you SEEN the North Carolina Museum of Art floral installations all over town?! Be sure to check out the flower piano pop-up in near Square Burger in #MooreSquare before #pncartinbloom kicks off on March 16 🌻🍔

Are you heading to First Friday Raleigh tonight with your friends? Swing by RaleighTimesBar from 7-11 p.m. for good food, live music by the Circle City Rockers, local vendors, beer from Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Cidery, and The Morning Times Gallery featuring “Monochromatic Vision” by Dena Reece!

Your Saturday morning essentials are waiting for you at Mecca Restaurant ☕🥞 Open 8am-3pm!

Today, we will not only speak gratitude, but make a change, no matter how small, to live life in a way that honors those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that way may live free.

Congrats, Abby! We can't wait to see the epic #charcuterie board you make with your prize 🧀 All Hail, the Women’s Cheese Roll Champion of the World! si.com/more-sports/20…

We had a blast with the Carolina Hurricanes prospects this week! Thanks to Gravy Raleigh Chef Q and Chef Mel for keeping their fingers safe 🔪

Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week begins today, and @gravyraleigh, @sittirestaurant, and @thepitbbq are participating! Click the link below to view each restaurant's downright delectable menu. linkin.bio/empireeats

From the sassy Sues and spooky skeletons of Empire Eats, Happy Halloween! What are you dressing up as this evening?

Empire Eats is a chef-driven restaurant group dedicated to the Raleigh, North Carolina community and creating fare, environments, and experiences for the well-being of its people. We look forward to hosting you!