{"id":1142,"date":"2013-01-26T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2018-04-27T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T19:14:12","slug":"faces-of-downtown-raleigh-serge-falcoz-vigne-of-518-west-italian-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/glenwood-south\/faces-of-downtown-raleigh-serge-falcoz-vigne-of-518-west-italian-cafe","title":{"rendered":"Faces of Downtown Raleigh: Serge Falcoz-Vigne of 518 West Italian Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1143\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/glenwood-south\/faces-of-downtown-raleigh-serge-falcoz-vigne-of-518-west-italian-cafe\/attachment\/serge\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1143\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1143\" alt=\"Serge\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Serge-300x275.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Serge-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Serge.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive Chef Serge Falcoz-Vigne<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What do Paris, France, Happy Hour, wood-fired oven baked offerings and neighbor have in common? <b>518 West<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.518west.com\/index.shtml\">518 West Italian Cafe<\/a> has been a fixture to Glenwood South for the past 17 years.\u00a0 Residents began to move into their \u201cbackyard\u201d 4 \u00bd years ago.\u00a0 Styles have changed and the needs of residents have changed.\u00a0 518 West has started to make big changes too.\u00a0 In the past 6 months they have brought on a whole new management staff, including a chef straight from Paris,France, Serge Falcoz-Vigne.<\/p>\n<p>Serge gets especially excited talking to customers about his love for cooking and using all local produce in his recipes.\u00a0 When I asked him what he did to make the Chicken Marsala even tastier, he responded \u201cbetter wine and hours of simmering.\u00a0 We open early to make all of our items fresh (including pasta), so why not start cooking the Marsala early?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I asked Serge, \u201cWhat do locals want in a neighborhood restaurant?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His answers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A place to go where they know your name<\/li>\n<li>A place where management acknowledges you as a local<\/li>\n<li>A place where neighbors can meet for drinks, eat, and socialize without dumping their wallets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Serge is just one more reason I love living in a downtown condo.\u00a0I feel like I have the LARGEST family ever. \u00a0I am surrounded by residents, shops, and restaurants that all treat me like a part of THEIR family. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t matter if my husband is traveling or if we are home together. \u00a0No matter where I go in Glenwood South, I am never alone. \u00a0Either walking down the hall or strolling around the block\u2026.Glenwood South is HOME!\u00a0 518 West has made it even more inviting.<\/p>\n<p>Meet their new management staff, who can always be found throughout the restaurant.\u00a0 And don\u2019t miss these deals:Monday-Friday from 4:00 &#8211; 6:00 they offer all appetizers for $5.18.\u00a0 Mondays they offer \u00bd price bottles of wine.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518West.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1142]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1148\" alt=\"518West\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518West-300x167.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518West-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518West.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>From Left to right:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Jon Hall-Bar Manager<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Serge Falcoz-Vigne-Executive Chef<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Josh Michael- General Manager<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0Andrea Gates-Floor Manager<\/i><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to gather 6 -10 of your neighbors and have \u201cHAPPY HOUR\u201d at 518 West.\u00a0 You\u2019ll agree with me that they offer the perfect combination for you to meet to eat, drink and socialize.\u00a0 Make them an extension of your back porch too!\u00a0 I\u2019ll see you there!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518-West-Italian-Cafe.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1142]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1149\" alt=\"518 West Italian Cafe\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518-West-Italian-Cafe-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518-West-Italian-Cafe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/518-West-Italian-Cafe.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>518 West Italian Cafe is located at 518 West Jones Street in Glenwood South.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reservations:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?url=http:\/\/www.opentable.com\/single.aspx%3Frid%3D6558%26ref%3D1068&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=ergDUaytLYvy9gTHroHABA&amp;ved=0CMIBEJAUKAAwAA&amp;q=518+West&amp;usg=AFQjCNE26TTLnaldmwtm0JjAaKxdGP_4Jw\">opentable.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Menu:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?url=http:\/\/www.viewmenu.com\/five-eighteen-west-italian-cafe\/menu%3Fref%3Dgoogle&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=ergDUaytLYvy9gTHroHABA&amp;ved=0CMQBEIQHKAAwAA&amp;q=518+West&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYs28ad6ET2Or9RExUkFRHhxLjZg\">viewmenu.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do Paris, France, Happy Hour, wood-fired oven baked offerings and neighbor have in common? 518 West 518 West Italian Cafe has been a fixture to Glenwood South for the past 17 years.\u00a0 Residents began to move into their \u201cbackyard\u201d 4 \u00bd years ago.\u00a0 Styles have changed and the needs of residents have changed.\u00a0 518 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1142"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2792,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions\/2792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}