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Each week, we answer reader questions about food and drink in Charlotte
PCG to award $15,000 in farm grants
Five local farms to each receive $3,000
When it’s time to go, you go
Laney Jahkel-Parrish recounts her rise as top pastry chef, and making the decision to leave the industry
Fonta Flora celebrates ten years of farm-to-table beers
Brewmaster strives to quench thirsts while rekindling the roots of the craft
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Cheese Widsom: A Gouda style cheese from Denmark
Lightly sweet and salty on the palate
The sweet life of Concord’s chocolatier couple
The Barrucands’ Union Street mainstay has churned out chocolate for 15 years
Behind the Stick: Jenna Reynolds, The Crunkleton
USBG – Diageo Top Five bartender likes to do more with less
Q&A: Under-the-radar restaurants, Bradford watermelons, food books
Each week, we answer reader questions about food and drink in Charlotte
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Let others do the cooking this Memorial Day
Relax and enjoy the holiday weekend by putting these restaurants and caterers to work
May craft beer releases
These crushable spring-time beers fit perfectly with the warming season
Nine Questions with 300 East’s Alexa “Lex” Druhan
In a restaurant known for top-level pastry chefs, the newest one takes the spotlight
“You’re Right. We Paid for Our James Beard Nomination”
Charlotte’s 2023 JBA finalist discusses how investing in employees was the key to his success
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20 Buck Bottle: A juicy Petite Syrah ready for grilling season
A good subsitute for cab sav, this wine stands up to cookout meats
Soul Gastrolounge has a new home
Straddling the NoDa and Sugar Creek neighborhoods, the bar/restaurant will reopen this fall
A look back at our Rosemont Market & Wine Bar preview dinner
UPers got an advanced look and taste of the new all-day concept from 1957 Hospitality Group
Q&A: Hot weather cocktails, Teal Turnip info
Each week, we answer reader questions about food and drink in Charlotte
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Awo Amenumey wants you to try Ghanaian cuisine
The owner of Eh’vivi showcases the flavors of her home country with fine-dining flair
Bob Peters to Built On Hospitality: the inside story
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