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Food + Drink
Checking out this weekend’s local craft beer releases
There’s a full slate of local releases this weekend in Charlotte, from sweet potato to homegrown hopped ales. Here’s the rundown: --It’s time for Birdsong’s annual fall seasonal, St. Tuber Belgian Abbey Ale. Six years ago the brewery decided…
Meet the New Chef at Bisto La Bon
KRISTEN WILE BELOVED PLAZA MIDWOOD restaurant Bistro La Bon has a new chef. Kevin Samuel was hired as executive chef back in May. The change went somewhat unnoticed, with former partner and executive chef Majid Amoorpour leaving the restaurant around the same…
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Brings Home Gold Again
Fat Boy victorious in Baltic Porter category at European Beer Star
5 Highlights of Amelie's Autumn Menu You Must Try
We did the dirty work and tasted a bunch of pastries (and maybe a salad) for you.
Charlotte Oktoberfest is back for 2017 – here’s what to expect
Queen City's largest craft beer festival moves to Symphony Park
Here’s a Look at Loft & Cellar’s New ‘Game Day Menu’
JUST IN TIME for the start of the Panthers’ regular season, Loft & Cellar is now doing a “Game Day Menu” inspired by tailgating staples. Though as usual, Chef Nicolas Daniels puts a global twist on these dishes. Located at…
Preview: At SouthBound, SoCal and So Fresh
Chef Kevin Kuruc and mixologist Larry Suggs tell us what to expect
Try Iconic Wines By The Glass—at Cost
“Break-even bottles” at The Porter’s House give a chance to sample out-of-budget bottles
Salud Cerveceria hosting hurricane relief fundraiser Saturday
Proceeds from event also featuring Newgrass Brewing Company going to two Texas nonprofits
Aid Hurricane Harvey Relief By Eating At These Charlotte Restaurants
THESE CHARLOTTE RESTAURANTS (and one spice shop) are giving visitors a chance to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief. We’ll be updating the list as new opportunities for Charlotteans roll in. Dogwood Southern Table, Dressler's Metropolitan, Dressler's Birkdale, & The Porter's…
Fall beers are here from Olde Mecklenburg, NoDa and Sycamore
Did you feel that? On Monday morning, when you stepped out, something was … different. No more instant sweat upon leaving. What you felt, my friend, is what we call a cool fall breeze. And when fall is here, that…
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen Has a New Home
Popular South End business will add corporate lunches and pick-up meals at a new location
Recipe: Caffeinate Your Brunch Cocktail
How to drink efficiently
Northeast breweries team up to open brewhouse/taproom facility in Charlotte
Artisanal Brewing Ventures will be located in ever-booming South End district
Ted’s Montana Grill Wants to Save the Bison
“TED'S WAS REALLY a marketing ploy,” George McKerrow Jr., who owns Ted’s Montana Grill with media mogul Ted Turner, tells me over lunch. It’s a phrase that would usually make a food journalist want to lay down her fork, but…
Cajun Contradiction: A Visit to Wu's Cajun Seafood
Troy Gagliardo’s adventurous concept wins over taste buds
Get ready for a Funky Ride at Salud’s sour beer festival
Event set for December 16 at Neighborhood Theatre
The Asbury's Matthew Krenz Wins Statewide Chef Showdown
Matthew Krenz, executive chef/culinary director at The Asbury in uptown, was one of 16 chefs competing in Raleigh's second annual N.C. Chef Showdown last night. And with his beef fat confit sweet potato, Krenz nabbed the coveted Chef of the…
6 Places to Try Mezcal in Charlotte
Find out the definition of the term and its local uses
Triple C Brewing celebrating five years Saturday with block party
Brewery also releasing Crane City IPA as part of the event
Meet Ritz Carlton's New Mixologist in the K Lounge
The Uptown hotel is now also offering a Bloody Mary bar with comfort foods after the Charlotte City Council approved alcohol sales before noon on Sundays
Q&A: Suffolk Punch's Chef Rob Corley
SUFFOLK PUNCH HASN'T EVEN had an official grand opening yet, but it has still been packed almost nightly. Behind the combined restaurant-brewery-coffee shop’s seasonal menu is Chef Robert Corley, sometimes known as RJ. He’s a Johnson & Wales graduate who grew up…
Here's Resident Culture Brewing's Grand Opening Date
You can also get a sneak peek a week earlier at #instabeerupCLT
Heritage Food + Drink Is Moving to Charlotte
Paul Verica, owner of Heritage Food + Drink, is in the process of securing a lease in the Elizabeth neighborhood. He hopes to have the lease finalized in the next few days and begin construction on the former Crisp space at Seventh Street…
New beer releases from Birdsong, D9 and Lenny Boy
* It’s always great to see collaborations from two local breweries, and Birdsong Brewing never shies away from getting together to make great beer. Their latest collab is with up-and-coming High Branch Brewing in Concord, and this beer has a…
Triple C revamps Smoked Amber to “Grill Friend”
Will now be available in cans beginning in September
Celebrate IPAs at Legion Brewing’s 2nd Annual Friends and Beerfest
Saturday’s event will feature more than 20 local and area breweries
