James Beard Award Semifinalist Preeti Waas Plans Another Cheeni for the Triangle | Eater Carolinas

"Chef Preeti Waas, a two-time James Beard Award Best Chef Southeast semifinalist, runs a restaurant that began as shops inside two downtown YMCA locations, evolved into an all-day café in North Raleigh, and now operates a Durham storefront; she is expanding again next year into the Horseshoe at Hub RTP where she will gain roughly 3,000 additional square feet. Drawing on her upbringing in South India and American culture, the kitchen highlights multiple regional traditions—including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and North India—and features rotating daily specials inspired by whatever she feels like cooking. The move into the mixed-use Horseshoe development, designed as a community gathering space with office and retail components, will allow her to broaden the menu, offerings, and ongoing exploration of Indian regionality." - Erin Perkins