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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

    Behind the seasonal menu: Customshop’s menu is never really finished

    How chef/owner Andres Kaifer keeps dishes evolving


    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

    How Blumenthal Arts is redefining the guest experience


    August 13, 2026

    Thirty years in, Mimosa Grill is still betting on Uptown

    Three decades later, Burke Hospitality Group sees Mimosa Grill navigating another Uptown reset


    August 11, 2026

    Chef Showdown celebrates ten years

    Under the stewardship of Charlottean Heidi Billotto, the competition has showcased the state’s chefs and farmers


    August 7, 2026

    More than a dive bar: how Jamie Starks built a culture at Tommy’s Pub

    Longtime favorite hangout thrives on inclusiveness


    August 4, 2026

    Stephen Marshall takes a chef’s approach to cocktail mixers

    Whole ingredients are the key to Craftsman Beverage Co. syrups


    August 3, 2026

    Dating IRL In Charlotte

    How restaurants and bars are taking a larger role in matchmaking


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