IT SEEMS FITTING to be meeting one of the cookie industry’s titans, Wally Amos, at the Famous Toastery in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt with rainbow, lei-like necklaces, Amos smiles and greets me with a hug. …
Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for friends and family and the opportunity to cover this great local beer community. Here’s a look at this week’s Charlotte craft beer releases: --Sycamore’s Christmas Cookie Ale is here just…
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Love Christmas? Love cocktails? Take a short day trip from Charlotte to celebrate the two at this popular pop-up bar coming soon.
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Just in time to stock up for families and friends coming into town for the holidays, here’s a look at this week’s Charlotte craft beer releases: --It’s no secret this space has lots of love for Birdsong’s MexiCali Stout.…
This guide is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners. HOPE YOUR Thanksgiving outfit features an elastic waistband. Surely you've learned from years past, secretly unbuttoning your britches after dinner? No, just me? Well, if you're opting not to cook or clean…
And a few local alternatives
ON MONDAY, mixed-used development Optimist Hall announced four new tenants eying a spring 2019 opening. The site, formerly called Tompkins Hall, will now also include stationery and craft store Archer Paper Goods, cocktail spot Billy Sunday, pet health food store…
Saturday's sold-out event features anything and everything when it comes to beer ingredients
EARLIER THIS MONTH, Mike Long assumed the role of executive chef and culinary director at The Asbury and The Dunhill Hotel. He took over for Chef Matthew Krenz, whose modern southern cuisine got the restaurant featured in USA Today, Food…
Of Angeline’s and Merchant & Trade
Fresh off celebrating its seventh anniversary, NoDa Brewing is continuing to expand its footprint and reach. Last week, NoDa’s taproom at Charlotte Douglas International Airport officially opened to the estimated 122,000 people who pass through daily. Charlotte Douglas ranks in…
THE RESULTS of tomorrow’s election are expected to begin rolling in at 7:30 p.m., once the polling places close. As you wait to hear North Carolina’s decision on six amendments, state and local representatives, and more, stop by one of…
The NoDa business Solstice Tavern has closed. A post from the 12-year-old spot says the shuttering is "due to circumstances beyond our control." The bar and grill is known for one of Charlotte’s most beloved patios—and in recent years, a…
NOT TO BE confused with International Sushi Day on June 18, National Sushi Day is yet another fine occasion to feast on some of your favorite rolls. As if we needed a reason. My 5-year-old has never met a sushi…
The City of Charlotte has named its first three Green Seal restaurants.
WET YOUR WHISTLE at Charlotte magazine’s second-annual Whiskey Bash on Nov. 9. With more than 20 whiskeys to sample, whiskey connoisseurs shouldn’t miss this party. Here are four things to know about the event. RSVP here. The Whiskey Line-Up A…
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Try these stouts and porters to warm up
A new Greek eatery embraces their millennial-driven neighborhood
The Lake Norman shopping hub ramps up restaurant offerings with two fast-growing favorites.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, a pastry chef celebrated in his native France arrived in Charlotte. Maybe you haven’t heard of him yet, but after you taste one of his exquisite pies, cakes, tarts, or éclairs, you won’t forget his name—or his…
Popular spot Your Mom's Donuts is expanding to a new brick-and-mortar location in Davidson. Your Mom's Donuts and Carolina Craft Butchery will now share the space that used to be only taken by the latter. Starting Oct. 29, shop will…
THE WOOD BUILDING looks like an old Western saloon. Above the rust-red awning there’s a “Stegall Smoked Turkey” sign, its letters in all caps in mustard yellow. On the porch, a starred and striped “God Bless Our Veterans” sign leans…
MY FAVORITES at Bardo all eat like junk food, and I mean that in the best way. The diver scallops, with chicken skins and a fermented hot sauce, remind me of childhood road trips in which the aroma of my…
The second Charlotte Black Restaurant Week officially arrived on Sunday, with the announcement of this year’s line-up at AvidXchange Music Factory’s Factory Cafe. Between Monday (Oct. 15) and Sunday (Oct. 22), $10 meals or $20 meals are offered at participating…
CBD: It’s one of the most buzzed-about health and wellness trends of 2018, and this plant-derived elixir is turning up in a number of tasty treats, including smoothies, coffee, candy, and cocktails. If you’re not yet familiar, Cannabidiol (CBD) is a…
