Are You Game for a Wild Game Cooking Class?
Get a little bold in the kitchen this October
Food + Drink
Salud Cerveceria set for breakfast beer releases Tuesday
Event is all part of Salud’s “WaffleMania”
Amore for Amatrice, Italy: Dine Out, Help Out
Local restaurants offer diners a way to help Italian earthquake victims
Upcoming Food Events (Sep 9 – Sep 14)
Baklava, truffles, and wine.
A roundup of the latest Charlotte beer releases
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…
Pretending It's Fall
Get your house smelling like late October with granola.
How Charlotte Chefs Define Local
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…
How to Tell If Fruits and Vegetables are Local, Organic, or Farmer Grown
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…
Things I Learned About Oysters That You Can Learn Too
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…
Upcoming Food Events (Sep 1 – Sep 7)
The long weekend offers a lot of chances to indulge.
Where Your Food Really Comes From
Fewer and fewer young folks are getting into farming. What does that mean for their future—and ours?
New Chef, New Dishes at RockSalt
Chef Jim Diecchio's updates may surprise those who haven't been in a while.
Never Frozen: Why It's So Hard to Find North Carolina Seafood
On the road with a seafood salesman, searching for truth in fish stories
Do You Know What You're Really Buying at the Farmers' Market?
Some people selling “locally” grown vegetables planted and harvested them. Others bought them from farmers or wholesalers. All of them sell at the same market. How can you tell the difference?
Will New Restaurant Ink n Ivy Start an Uptown Trend?
Bottlecap Group, the restaurant group behind Whiskey Warehouse and Brazwells, will soon open Ink n Ivy in uptown Charlotte. They’re targeting a September opening date; training starts today. The restaurant and bar—the second to a sister location in Greenville (and…
Is "Local" Food Dead?
Chefs who do the most local shopping aren’t using the term “local” anymore. So who is?
Vivace Has a New Executive Chef
Vivace has a new executive chef. Rodrigo Velazco has joined the midtown Italian restaurant, replacing Mike Suppa, who left Vivace earlier this summer to work with HMSHost at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Velazco most recently held the position of chef de…
Cocktails You Can Make In Your Blender
A Vitamix vs. KitchenAid blend-down, and 3 frozen cocktails you can make at home
Upcoming Food Events (Aug 25 – Aug 31)
A lot of the upcoming events listed here are celebrating the best of local and regional cuisine (and wine) as summer winds down and we start looking to fall. There's also an event to help you celebrate chocolate, if that's more…
Embracing the Tentacle
Next time, try the octopus.
On the Line with Chef Andrew Dodd of Stagioni
Executive chef since: 2009 Age: 36 Previous restaurants: Georges Brasserie, Ratcliffe on the Green, Lava Bistro Favorite sports team: Tennessee Titans Relationship status: Married to Wynn Dodd Pets: Roxy (bulldog) and Brutus (miniature dachshund) Neighborhood: Myers Park (three blocks from…
10 Drool-Inducing Food Photos from Stoke
House pretzel brioche bread with whipped butter What you get when you order "all the hams," including: Johnston County Curemaster’s Reserve; Johnston County Curemaster’s Reserve Mangalista; Benton’s 18-month; and Goodnight Bros.' Carolina cured ham, served with a selection of cheeses from Orrman's Cheese Shop. Lamb…
Inizio Pizza Napoletana: One Man's Search for the Perfect Dough
Grant Arons’ obsession pays off in the crust
This Weekend's Beer Events, Aug. 19-21
Friday Night Festival Friday, August 19, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The recurring festival is a collaboration between Unknown Brewing, Craft Growler Shop, The Gold District, and Historic South End. The event includes local beer, music, food trucks, and films shown…
Upcoming Food Events (Aug 11 – Aug 17)
Special food events for now and for later.
Upcoming Beer Events (Aug. 11-13)
Steven J. Push at Legion Brewing Thursday, August 11, 7-10 p.m. Acoustic, folk, blues, and rock is the listed genre. Analog Daze at Legion Brewing Friday, August 12, 8-11 p.m. This Charlotte act is a mash-up of styles, from classic rock…
Dumpling Food Truck Launching Next Week
Zhang Qian's food truck debuts this Saturday.
Catch On Opening Next Week in Bigger Space
Catch On, a small seafood shop in Plaza Midwood, opened quietly in November 2014 on Commonwealth Avenue, behind the Peculiar Rabbit. Husband-and-wife owners Carlin Bitton Schussler and Sean Schussler bought seafood from the coast and brought it back to the…
