Dine & Dish - August 2012

08/30/12

Where to eat during the 2012 DNC

In the wake of numerous stories about Charlotte's dining scene and opinions about how lackluster it is (many thanks, Tom Sietsema), how lively it is (in the Boston Globe), and how it's "waking up banker's taste buds" (to quote the worst headline yet), I'd like to offer my own curated selection of restaurant... Read more »

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08/27/12

News Bite: Carrburritos heads to Davidson

Davidson residents Doug and Edie Surratt plan to open the second location of Carrburritos on South Main Street by early December. The new location of the Mexican-inspired casual restaurant will take up 3,500 square feet of the Wooden Stone Gallery and will also offer catering and special events services. (The original Carrburritos is at the corner of Franklin and W. Rosemary streets in Carrboro, not far from the UNC Chapel Hill campus.)

The Surratts have lived in Davidson for twenty years: Edie Surratt is the co-founder of the Davidson Farmers Market and the sister of Gail Fairbanks, who owns the original Carrburritos with her husband, Bill.

Are you looking forward to having a Carrburritos nearby?

08/20/12

News Bite: Nova's Bakery to open new location

Driving down South Boulevard last week, I saw the new sign going up on the twee little building that used to house Laurel Market's second location (1515 South Blvd.). It'll soon be turned into a new location for Nova's Bakery—they hope to be open before the DNC, but definitely the first week of September.

Here's the best news: the little bakery will be open twenty-four hours a day. So if you've ever showed up to Nova's on Central after closing time, now you'll have a new location to haunt after 8 p.m. (or before 6 a.m., or any time, really).

08/13/12

Win a year's supply of Krispy Kreme!

Krispy Kreme will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location at 119 N. Sharon Amity Rd. on Sept. 24. (The "hot now" sign turns on promptly at 6 a.m., and yes, there will be a drive-thru.)

The first 100 customers in line will win free doughnuts for a year, plus a commemorative t-shirt. Starting at 5:30 a.m., the Krispy Kreme team will also hand out the company's signature chef's hats to people standing in line.

Will you be waiting in line for your chance to win a year's supply of Krispy Kreme? What's your favorite kind of doughnut?

08/06/12

Local Chef Competes in "Extreme Chef"

Charlotte's own Susanne Dillingham (otherwise known as The Tiny Chef) is one of seven chefs from around the country who were (literally) dropped into a remote location to compete by cooking in extreme conditions as part of the Food Network's show, Extreme Chef.

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