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    August 26, 2026

    This year’s Cookies, Cocktails & Canapés unites Top Chefs and local chefs

    Chef Brittany Cochran calls on her TV contestant buddies and nearby friends to pitch in


    August 25, 2026

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    August 24, 2026

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    Enjoy this Southern addition to a traditional sauce


    August 20, 2026

    Q&A: The next café beverage, Labor Day schedules

    Each week, we answer reader questions about food and drink in Charlotte


    August 20, 2026

    Charlotte chefs contend for Chef of the Year title

    A winner will be announced Sept. 2


    August 19, 2026

    New weekly dinner series to highlight the food of Appalachia and “Mamaw Shirley”

    Chef Tucker Bell’s Victuals Supper Club brings a more downhome tasting menu concept to Gastonia


    August 18, 2026

    When dinner becomes the show

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    August 17, 2026

    Lam’s Kitchen

    Dizzying array of Chinese dishes make this Matthews restaurant great for groups


    August 13, 2026

    Q&A: Low-key food and wine, learning cocktails

    Each week, we answer reader questions about food and drink in Charlotte


    August 13, 2026

    Thirty years in, Mimosa Grill is still betting on Uptown

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