Laissez les bon temps rouler! Let the good times roll this week as Mardi Gras, wine dinners, cooking contests, and educational culinary classes approach. TONIGHT TASTE & LEARN If you need a little extra help figuring out your wine labels,…
Restaurant balances nostalgia and relevance—and has for more than three decades
Blue Blaze releases first cans, Good Bottle/Wicked Weed can event and a Sycamore favorite has its initial can run
The owners of Dressler’s Restaurant and Dogwood Southern Table + Bar open their newest concept today. The Porter’s House, in Waverly, a development currently under construction where 485 meets Providence Road, welcomes its first customers for dinner this evening after several days…
Brauhaus and biergarten already in plans, with more to come if state barrel cap law is lifted
SATURDAY --Unknown Brewing is set for its next bottle release, and Saturday the brewery is bringing back Dirty Commie Heathen. This is Unknown’s imperial stout that is aged in whiskey barrels with cherries. The taproom opens Saturday at 11 a.m.,…
Valentine's Day has come and gone, but there's still plenty to do around Charlotte. FRIDAY BALLANTYNE HOTEL WINTER WEEKENDS Every Friday and Saturday from 8:30 to 10 p.m. in February enjoy Winter Weekends at The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge. Guests can experience a…
If your plans for this evening included grabbing a pint and a bite to eat, you won't be able to at Pint Central. The popular Plaza-Midwood locale is closed today as part of a nationwide protest dubbed "A Day Without…
Included on this year's list of James Beard Award Semifinalists are Joe Kindred, chef/owner of Kindred Restaurant, and Paul Verica, chef/owner of Heritage Food + Drink. Both chefs earned recognition in the Best Chef: Southeast category. Kindred was a semi-finalist…
Seven desserts to fall in love with.
Earlier this week I wrote about Triple C’s Chocolate Covered Pretzel Stout release, along with the new coconut and mint variants. There are several other beers being rolled out from local breweries this weekend as well. Here’s a look: …
Well, it's the Valentine's Day roundup you've been waiting for. We've got all the dinners, wine tastings, and dessert-centric activities your heart desires. TONIGHT REID'S BEER DINNER Reid's Fine Foods will host a beer dinner with Legion Brewing on…
I'm always on the hunt for interesting nut butters. I love sunflower butter because it tastes like a handful of roasted sunflower seeds right at the end of each bite. I like Justin's maple almond butter because it's not cloyingly sweet and it's good…
Coconut and mint variants, along with original base beer, will be released Saturday
Valentine's Day is on the radar, but that big game is coming up this weekend. Save your energy for Saturday and Sunday's eating festivities this week; you'll need it with the Queen City's offerings of oysters, barbecue, and beer. …
THINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGING rapidly for Bottle Cap Group, which currently has 14 restaurants, including Brazwell’s, Whiskey Warehouse, Hot Taco, and All-American Pub. That will grow to 17 by the end of this year. One of the newest concepts for…
Treating illnesses became a business for Gretchen Newkirk
Record 32 local and area breweries will be pouring at Saturday’s event
Tapas 51, chef Aaron Rivera’s pan-Latin restaurant in Fort Mill, is closing this month, Charlotte magazine has learned. Rivera is selling the restaurant and moving to Colorado, where he will launch a restaurant group with a friend. The last day…
Exclusive local release this Saturday at area bottle shops and bars
A look at what will be cooking this year.
Loft & Cellar is Coming Soon Chef Nicolas Daniels’ first restaurant has been under construction for nearly a year and is scheduled to open this month. The three-story space near Romare Bearden Park will be divided into three experiences: The…
#instabeerupclt takes Flight, also new releases from Legion, Olde Mecklenburg and Triple C
Oyster roasts seem to be an ongoing theme, but even if you don't partake in the little aphrodisiacs, there's plenty to do around the Queen City this weekend. TONIGHT LEROY FOX Celebrate five years with Leroy Fox…
Top: Server Alex Johnson holds the Lobster Temaki, a cone of poached lobster with rice, asparagus, chives, cilantro aioli, and black volcanic salt. Bottom: The white fish crudo is seasoned with lime zest, lemon juice, olive oil, microgreens, and pesto. THERE'S A…
Taproom soft opening this Thursday featuring Ancient Cities, plus news about Heist Brewing and Barrel Arts production facility
New taproom and “community space” to open upstairs from Salud Beer Shop this spring
Jason Hall and his team finish outside the top three in the Catering Cup, but will come home with an experience he won’t forget
