Better Than Ever
The story of Mert's Heart and Soul restaurant is the story of the last decade and a half of uptown Charlotte. Mert's wasn't always Mert's. In the mid-1990s it was Ga. on Tryon, a divey place with low light and…
Food + Drink
Restaurateur of the Year: Frank Scibelli
I hadn't really found what I wanted to do, and I started reading all these career books. They all basically said the same thing -- do what you love. Well, I love food and I love people. And the intellectual…
Nolia Blossoms
Pamela Marcotte and Avi Kendi, owners of the recently opened Nolia (as in magnolia), are brave souls indeed. They chose to open a restaurant in a location where many others enjoyed the staying power of a tumbleweed. Ethan's, Solera, and…
