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Bloomberg The Hottest Thing on Menus Across America? Next-Level Peppercorns 03/2025
The Daily Tarheel ‘Representing the culture around us’: North Carolina sees increase in hospitality job employment and revenue 03/2025
Forbes Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Celebrates A Milestone Anniversary 02/2025
Seven Fifty Five wine industry trends to watch in 2025 01/2025
The New York Times As Cash Fades, Small Retailers Embrace Efforts to Rein In Swipe Fees 11/2024
The News & Observer To brine or not to brine? NC chefs weigh in with their ultimate Thanksgiving tips 11/2024
Southern Living We Asked Southern Chefs Their Favorite Waffle House Orders—Here’s What They Always Get 10/2024
Axios Raleigh How Cheetie Kumar shook off pandemic isolation to make one of Raleigh’s brightest restaurants 07/2024
Axios Raleigh The Triangle’s 30 best restaurants, right now 07/2024
The New York Times At these restaurants, feeding the staff comes first 05/2024
Food & Wine Recipe: Spiced Carrots with Whipped Feta 04/2024
The News & Observer The 21 best new restaurants that opened in the Triangle in 2023 01/2024
Esquire Ajja named one of Esquire’s 50 Best New Restaurants in America 2023 11/2023
World Central Kitchen Chef Corps Spotlight: Meet Chef Cheetie Kumar 10/2023
Eater Carolinas Find the Triangle’s Buzziest New Restaurants Tucked Away on Neighborhood Streets 09/2023
Garden & Gun The Ultimate Guide to Porch Pounders 08/2023
Eater Carolinas 12 Hottest Restaurants in the Triangle, August 2023 08/2023
VinePair What’s the Worst TikTok Trend You’ve Had to Deal With Behind the Bar? 07/2023
Garden & Gun How to Prep a Fabulous Cocktail Party 07/2023
Axios Cheetie Kumar’s Ajja marks a delightful return to Raleigh food scene 06/2023
Eater Raleigh Star Chef Cheetie Kumar Levels Up With Ajja Opening 06/2023
IndyWeek Ajja, Cheetie Kumar’s Sequel to Garland, to Open This Spring 04/2023
Eater Former Garland Team to Open New Raleigh Restaurant Ajja This Spring 04/2023
Axios Cheetie Kumar to open new Raleigh restaurant Ajja this spring 04/2023
News & Observer Cheetie Kumar follows up Garland with new Raleigh restaurant. Here’s what we know. 04/2023
Triangle Business Journal Chef Cheetie Kumar unveils new Raleigh restaurant 04/2023
WRAL James Beard Award finalist announces new Raleigh restaurant 04/2023

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James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalist, 2024 Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America, 2023

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Sunday 4pm - 8:30pm

209 Bickett Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27608 919-213-1276 hi@ajjaeats.com

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