LOGAN CYRUS We needed something special. Nearly 200 people applied for the open senior editor position at Charlotte magazine in the fall of 2014. Dozens were qualified. Many were better than qualified. At the time, though, our editorial staff consisted…
The reimagined Passion8 is more personal
Executive Chef at Dean & Deluca SouthPark
Your guide to this weekend’s local craft beer events
Some establishments will open early Sundays, with others holding steady with their hours
When Collin Ricks, a partner at local commercial development firm Durban Group, learned his daughter had eating restrictions, the way he and his wife, Debbie, ate changed too. Their toddler can’t have gluten, soy, or dairy—American staples that have saturated…
AT THIS VERY SPOT in front of the kitchen on these wooden floors that are older than he is, Paul Bell has heard the stories of two women and how their water broke, right here at this very spot in…
Chef William Dissen has worked in places such as Charleston and New York City, following the typical journey of a chef, leaving Appalachia, where he grew up, to chase restaurant jobs across the country. When he decided to open his…
--It’s been two years since Free Range Brewing finally found its space for a brewery after looking for a while. The NoDa neighborhood has made a nice home for Free Range’s easy-drinking beers and ever-changing taplist. The brewery with the…
Includes silver for highly-acclaimed Yard Breather IPA
Expect some of the city’s best pizza at the Neapolitan-style restaurant’s second location
From Rooster’s Wood-Fired Kitchen
NICOLAS DANIELS’ LONG-ANTICIPATED RESTAURANT opens next week, with reservations on Open Table available starting July 13. Loft & Cellar has been in the works since Daniels left Wooden Vine in 2014, but construction delays kept pushing back the opening date for…
When Vasili Pahountis couldn’t find a good gyro in his new home, he began selling his own
With America’s birthday approaching, several local breweries are releasing beers just in time for your cookout, lake party or to enjoy on a long weekend. Here’s the scoop: FRIDAY, JUNE 30 --Whether it’s the haze, the juice or the…
Meet the owner/head chef of Flipside Cafe
Berry Superstitious on tap for Thursday’s event
How Heist went from an afterthought in the city’s craft beer scene to producing the best beer in town
First rollout from brewery’s North End production facility
THE CRAFT BEER produced in Charlotte and surrounding cities is among the best in the country. But how do the beers rank against each other? That’s where the fun begins. Matt McKenzie has covered Charlotte’s beer scene for this magazine since…
Spot has its pulse on what’s new in food
It must have been a long workday for the Charlotte Hornets staff, because Michael Jordan and several folks in business attire were spotted having dinner at Stoke last night. With the NBA draft taking place tonight, we can imagine MJ is having intense…
Head Rush Brett IPA will be available Sunday at the taproom
UPDATE: Tommy's Pub will open its new location on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 4 p.m. The spot will be cash-only for now. Beloved Plaza Midwood dive bar Tommy’s Pub has found a new home. It will reopen later this year on…
During more than a month of researching the best fried foods in town for our June Southern Fried issue, our bodies took a flour-dredged, grease-filled beating. So we decided to give our digestive systems a break with a three-day juice…
Tim and Melanie Groody, owners of Fork! in Cornelius, opened a ramen restaurant last week called Ramen Soul. It's a place where the two can have a little fun, both in the kitchen and out—the dining room has a serious…
WHEN THE SOUTHERN FOODWAYS ALLIANCE brings its summer symposium to Charlotte next weekend, attendees won’t be touring the usual white-tablecloth suspects. Instead, they’ll sample puerquitos from Las Delicias bakery, take a Central Avenue grocery store crawl, and engage in conversations…
The folks behind True Crafted Pizza are opening a diner in Plaza Midwood. The diner’s name hasn’t been decided yet, but co-owner Ken Martino says it will be reminiscent of a classic New York City spot—with sandwiches, dinner classics, burgers,…
