Aside from doing what you love, one of the coolest jobs in craft beer has to be going through the naming process. And while this can be a tough task (given the exploding number of beers that are produced every…
Croissant Renaissance Patisserie These almost-as-good-as-Paris pastries will leave your fingertips buttery. Oui! 2809 South Blvd. Desserts 300 East Ashley Bivens Boyd is the untouchable queen of pastry in this town, but her apprentice, Miranda Brown, is learning quickly. With the…
A first-time can, bringing back an old favorite and an always-popular seasonal highlight a solid weekend for craft beer releases. Here’s a look: --More than five years ago when NoDa Brewing first opened, fanfare was great enough that it…
Language removed from bill that would have increased self-distribution barrel cap
Orrman’s Cheese Shop is expanding. The 7th Street Public Market vendor is taking over the vacant bar area to its right, where guests will so be able to enjoy cheese plates and an expanded menu by early summer. Owner Rachel…
Bill would help local breweries by raising state self-distribution cap
UPTOWN 7TH STREET PUBLIC MARKET Part gourmet foods store, part farmers market, 7th Street Public Market was created to promote local food culture and serve as a source of fresh, locally grown foods and artisan products in uptown. The centerpiece…
Also releasing Free Range collab “Rice Rice Baby” in cans this Friday
The spot’s interior may be sparse, but inside the Matthews kitchen, flavors abound
Events run March 31 – April 9
Proposed law would increase North Carolina self-distribution cap from 25,000 to 200,000 barrels annually
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Salud Beer Shop, Bulldog Beer and Wine and Abari Game Bar all celebrating with events
For the last several years, numerous requests came in to Triple C to hold celebratory occasions at the brewery, from weddings to birthday parties. That speaks to what’s now become the norm in Charlotte – having events at breweries rather…
Bruce Moffett, owner of Moffett Restaurant Group, has signed a deal with University of North Carolina Press for his first cookbook. The cookbook, called South by North, will include recipes based on those he serves in his three restaurants: Barrington's, Good…
Festival has been sold out for months, but there are other surrounding events if you missed out on tickets
Moo & Brew is opening a second location in NoDa, owner Ken Thomas confirms. Thomas and business partner Zach Current have signed a lease for the former Revolution Pizza + Ale House space at 36th and North Davidson streets. The…
The bright yellow sign with red lettering has been a fixture on Central Avenue for years, inviting passersby to come inside the nondescript building and enjoy some dim sum. For 21 years, Dim Sum served up small plates and steamer baskets…
IT’S MARCH 14, which means Pi Day has arrived. (You know, the holiday that celebrates the fact that 3/14 has the same numbers as 3.14, the first three numbers of the mathematical constant pi.) Businesses around Charlotte are celebrating Pi…
SATURDAY --Sycamore Brewing’s latest can release is one of its most popular beers. Beginning at 9 a.m., you’ll be able to get cans of Salty Coconut Red Ale at the brewery. This is a limited can run so if…
With that all-things-green holiday right around the corner, we're reminded that Spring, too, is coming. It may be hard to believe, what with snow in the forecast for Sunday; but our area restaurants are all gearing up for the soon-to-be…
First one is this Thursday, with proceeds going to Refugee Support Services of the Carolinas
A number of local breweries have new and returning beers out this weekend, and that’s not to mention Olde Mecklenburg, which released its spring seasonal, Früh Bock, this past Monday. NoDa Brewing also has the return of Imperial Coco Loco…
Warmer weather means more food events, apparently. We aren't ones to complain, either, when we get to choose from sushi classes, bourbon and steak dinners, chocolate making, and much, much more. TODAY BOURBON AND STEAK Reid's Fine Foods continues the…
BEFORE JAMES BAZZELLE opened Mert’s Heart and Soul in 1998, he traveled to New York for research. There, he ate an egg roll-style dish with rice and collards. “I thought, ‘I could do that right there myself,’” Bazzelle says. Shortly…
Chef Alex Jenkins, who runs the kitchen at Oak Steakhouse in South Park, has cooking in his bloodline. His great-grandfather immigrated to the Anderson, South Carolina, and opened two steakhouses, as well as a restaurant called Pop’s Grill. On the other…
Manager of Drink at Marriott City Center; President of the Charlotte Bartenders’ Guild
Latest version barrel-aged with vanilla beans, along with a coffee vanilla variant
Top Chef contestant Katsuji Tanabe will be in Charlotte on March 18 to cook tacos in a benefit for the Levine Children's Hospital with fellow contestant Jamie Lynch. The event will take place at Lynch's 5Church from 3 to 5 p.m., and guests…
