'Tis the season for giving, and there's a couple ways highlighted below where the Charlotte craft beer community can get involved. Know of others? Give me a shout. --Good Bottle’s annual night of giving is this Thursday beginning at…
New beers and returning favorites on tap as part of the event
If ever there's a day where you're allowed the indulgence of some comfort food, it's a day like this one, where the forecast calls for gray skies and a steady drip of cold rain. Comfort food means something different to everyone, but it…
As you get ready to start the weekend, here's a look at some of Charlotte's newest beers (and events), along with the first bottle release from Rock Hill's Legal Remedy Brewing: --To coincide with the annual Weihnachtsmarkt, Olde Mecklenburg…
BONNIE JONES AND PHIL ANDERSON, owners of My Buddy’s Nuts, start each business day with a meeting. In their pajamas. One makes coffee, and then they start writing that day’s plan on a chalkboard. Jones does the business’s marketing and…
Restaurant is both comforting and surprising
Don't miss your chance to attend two of Charlotte's top craft beer festivals
Black Friday is a time to search out some of the best deals, and it's no different with craft beer in this area. So while many are falling over each other to get the best doorbusters, relax with your favorite…
A last-minute recipe that adds flair to the Thanksgiving table
A day in the life of the husband-and-wife restaurant team that helped bring national attention to Charlotte’s restaurant scene— and had several more important accomplishments in their own house
Executive Chef, Charlotte Douglas Airport, with HMS Host
We visited Chef Clark Barlowe right before he debuted his new menu last week, a menu designed to still feature the farm-raised and foraged items he is known for while offering dishes with broader appeal. The result is a list offering…
Food events to get you primed for Thanksgiving feasting.
PETER TAYLOR Top row, from left: Goat Lady Dairy’s Providence, paired with pinor noir; Looking Glass Creamery’s Chocolate Lab, paired with pinot noir; Looking Glass Creamery’s Old Drovers Road, paired with chardonnay; and Prodigal Farms’ Candide, paired with chardonnay. Bottom right: Boxcarr’s Rocket’s Robiola, paired…
When prepping your Thanksgiving Day menu, it's of vital importance that you don't leave out one of the most important items: beer. Thankfully (no pun intended), three Charlotte breweries have perfectly timed bottle releases over the next week to help…
PETER TAYLOR Joe and Katy Kindred in their namesake Kindred Restaurant. JOE AND KATY KINDRED, owners of Kindred Restaurant, have signed a lease on a second restaurant. The new one, a concept called Hello, Sailor, will be in the former Rusty…
Annual sour festival will feature more than 40 breweries from across the country
Beer dinners, wine dinners, fundraising dinners, plus a donut-eating contest and a special deal for vets.
Nov. 19 event at BB&T Ballpark will feature more than 35 breweries
Frank Scibelli, owner Midwood Smokehouse, Mama Ricotta’s, and Yafo, has purchased a minority share of Heirloom, a restaurant known for its commitment to locally sourced ingredients. Chef/owner Clark Barlowe says he is excited to have the support and guidance of…
Get ready for the holidays, sip on cocktails, and eat good food for good causes.
Chef Tim Groody of Fork! helps Chef Vivian Howard raise funds
Executive chef since: May 14, 2016 Age: 31 Previous restaurants: Four Square in Durham, Passion8 Favorite sports team: Panthers, any soccer Relationship status: Girlfriend, Rachel, developer with Milhaus Pets: King Charles Cavalier spaniel named Kenzie Neighborhood: South Charlotte/Huntingtowne Farms Who is a chef you look up to nationally?…
The new store is only 1,153 steps away from the old one, and will have a bigger patio
There's nothing but treats this Halloween week for Charlotte craft beer fans, as two local breweries are set to release their latest bottles. It all starts Tuesday at Triple C Brewing, with the brewery bringing back its acclaimed Eyes of the World. This smoked…
Drew Dodd was working alone in the kitchen at Stagioni, where he is executive chef, and sat his chef’s notebook on a counter. It wasn’t near the edge, he points out, it was in the middle of the counter. He…
Make that chicken 'SP,' please
IN THE EARLY 1900S, the dirt roads that ran through what we call NoDa today were lined with simple, small homes. Each one was close enough to walk to Highland Park Mill No. 3, the large, brick textile mill where…
