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
It seems nothing these days gets people in Charlotte more riled up than the discussion of babies and dogs at breweries and bars. I bet if there were some sort of ballot referendum on this subject, the Queen City would…
Another week, another wide range of food happenings. For those of us who are hungry, there are wine dinners, restaurant week, and glimpses of Valentine's Day events for us to peruse. Happy eating. TODAY WINE DINNER AT REID'S Reid's…
Diners get a surprise announcement at the end of a rehearsal dinner for James Beard
There’s a new face running the bar at Stoke, in Marriott City Center in uptown. DiSean Burns came on several weeks ago, and guests will begin to see his influence on the bar’s newest drink list. His official title is…
Zia Pia imports will move to the back of the 7th Street Public Market later this month to add a hot pasta bar, among other things, to its Italian offerings. Owner Victoria Zabel says she hopes to be open in…
FRIDAY COCKTAIL CLASS If your holiday party fell flat due to an inability to make cocktails, you're in luck. Level Co-Working is hosting a cocktail creating class on Friday, January 13, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Emily Elda will teach students how to…
Third annual event will feature 30 breweries and several local restaurants serving up burgers
Honey Pie’s back, Unknown’s stout gets a new name and Dreamchaser’s releases its first bottle
IN THE LATEST #DiscussCLT Podcast, Frank Scibelli says he's hoping for a Yafo Kitchen location in the Plaza Midwood area. He also mentions possible neighborhoods for the newest Midwood Smokehouse locations. Listen here. Yafo was No. 2 on the 2017…
Well, it's 2017. We all waved farewell to the interesting and, at time, tumultuous 2016. Luckily, we have plenty of food events already on the books to kick off this fresh start. Sous Terrain: On Friday, January 6, from…
Happy New Year! If your resolution is to explore more of Charlotte’s craft beer scene, 2017 will be a good year for you. There is a lot in the works this coming year. For now, check out this week’s events:…
Midwood Smokehouse owner Frank Scibelli once told us that the restaurant’s burnt ends are the first item to sell out. I found this to be true several times, sitting down at a table and learning that the last of the…
Dukes Bread In business since: 2010 Hometown: Syracuse, New York Age: 33 Favorite sports teams: Syracuse Orange and Buffalo Bills Relationship Status: Married; his wife, Ellen, is a chef instructor at Johnson & Wales University Pets: Two pugs, B.B. and…
There are four culinary schools in Charlotte. So why is there a shortage of cooks in the city’s restaurants?
