Upcoming Food Events (Sep 1 – Sep 7)
The long weekend offers a lot of chances to indulge.
Food + Drink
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…
Competition Dining Starts With An Upset
The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series returned to Charlotte yesterday with a slightly different format—and a surprising first result. This year, instead of individual chefs selecting their teams and then going head-to-head like they did in 2015, culinary professionals assembled in…
Block & Grinder Hires First Pastry Chef
Block & Grinder opened its new location in Langtree, near Lake Norman, earlier this summer, but the beloved butcher shop and restaurant is expanding in more than just space. Jossie Perlmutter, formerly of The Asbury in the Dunhill Hotel, joined…
Fleeting Figs
What to do with all those figs
Upcoming Food Events (Aug 3 – Aug 9)
Donuts, kronuts, food truck fare, and Olympic specials.
Best IPAs in Charlotte: Charlotte Magazine Staff and Contributors’ Picks
It's National IPA Day. So what's your favorite IPA, Mr. or Ms. Journalist?
This Weekend's Beer Events, Aug. 4-8 (Plus: Pumpkin Beer Monday)
Legion Brewing Beer Pairing Dinner at the U.S. National Whitewater Center Thursday, August 4, 7-9 p.m. The Whitewater Center’s River’s Edge craft dinners series includes five courses created by chef Michael Rayfield with five beers from a local brewery. This…
Happy Olympics! 3 Rio-Themed Cocktail Recipes
Planning on settling in Friday to cheer on Team U.S.A. during the Olympic opening ceremony? This may be one of the most poorly-planned games in recent history, but we can still toast our host country with these Rio-themed cocktails from local mixologists, including a…
What To Expect From Stoke, Stoke Bar
Chef Chris Coleman and mixologist Todd Bayley are ready to talk about Stoke and Stoke Bar, the new concepts Marriott will launch here in mid-to-late August. Coleman, the hotel’s culinary director, is wearing a gray apron over a blue button-up…
Moo & Brew: Two Dudes And A Burger Joint
Burgers and beer aren’t the only items on the menu at this neighborhood joint—positive vibes are a daily special
