Over the next few weeks, Charlotte is going to see a wealth of new beer releases. There’s some really great beer, both new and recurring seasonals, about to hit this city. And that doesn’t count the limited weekly beers that…
Bringing wine into the places that made Charlotte magazine’s 2016 Best Restaurants list
A food truck owner finds a connection to her new home by sharing her childhood recipes
I’M IN LINE AND I’M HUNGRY. It’s just past noon on a Thursday in August, and I’m standing behind maybe a dozen people at Yafo Kitchen in SouthPark. I breathe the smells of Mediterranean spices—cumin, cinnamon, and turmeric. Rotisserie spits…
FRIDAY, SATURDAY (SEP 30, OCT 1) CAROLINA JUBILEE The Carolina Farm Trust presents a music and farm-to-table food festival celebrating and benefiting Carolina farmers. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event will go toward helping the trust save Mary L Farm, which is at risk of losing…
Today is National Coffee Day. Whether a cup of Joe is a daily habit for you or this cloudy September morning seems to call for one, here are places helping you celebrate the day. If you can make it until the weekend…
Something for everyone from Wednesday to Sunday
Michael Chanthavong, executive chef at new sushi spot O-Ku, says he’s been in restaurant kitchens since he was a “little rascal, asking, ‘What’s this? What’s that?’ ” His family owned several Thai restaurants, and when he was 14, Chanthavong’s mom…
As they pounce on Charlotte, we put takeout options to the test
Celebration taking place Saturday at the North End taproom
As protests continue into the weekend, event organizers are making decisions around cancelling or rescheduling food-related events due to low anticipated turnout, logistics, or concerns for guest safety. In addition, some Uptown restaurants and bars have been closing earlier than usual;…
It feels a little strange to be writing about craft beer with everything currently going on in Charlotte. It’s not lost on me that a craft beer event or release pales in importance to a city struggling to keep the…
Uptown businesses rally to clean up and move on this morning.
City Council approval allows brewery to officially move forward with plans
Style moving from West Coast IPA to wheat ale
Get a little bold in the kitchen this October
Event is all part of Salud’s “WaffleMania”
Local restaurants offer diners a way to help Italian earthquake victims
Baklava, truffles, and wine.
One thing I learned while taking a month off to help out with our family’s newest half-pint: there’s a lot going on not just every week, but every day, in local craft beer. It’s a testament to how much this…
Get your house smelling like late October with granola.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER TAYLOR Paul Verica Heritage Food & Drink 201 W. South Main St., Waxhaw 704-843-5236 What local means: From the Charlotte region, but applies to produce only Matthew Krenz The Asbury 235 N. Tryon St. 704-342-1193…
1. Ask the manager if it’s a producer-only market, says Karen McSwain, farm services director for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. That way, if there are resellers at the market, you’ll know before you shop. “There is a role for…
Uptown’s Sea Level restaurant takes pride in a chalkboard listing the varieties and prices of oysters it serves. Owner Paul Manley does his best to source everything sustainably, and when asked, he’ll gush over the Duxbury and how it’s difficult…
The long weekend offers a lot of chances to indulge.
Fewer and fewer young folks are getting into farming. What does that mean for their future—and ours?
Chef Jim Diecchio's updates may surprise those who haven't been in a while.
On the road with a seafood salesman, searching for truth in fish stories
