by Ebony L. Morman

As Passover and Easter weekend approaches, it’s time to start considering meal preparations. Whether you want to celebrate the holiday at home or at a local restaurant, these Charlotte area restaurants and shops have you covered by offering matzo ball soup, Seder plates, applewood smoked ham, cornmeal fried oysters, and more.

Passover 

Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen, LoSo

Menu options include braised brisket, seared salmon, roasted eggplant, asparagus, roasted broccoli with lemon, root vegetable kugel, Seder plate pack, coconut custard and strawberry rhubarb tartlet, and more. Pick up or delivery on April 5 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Order online by March 30 at 4 p.m.

Kosher Charlotte, South Charlotte

Charlotte’s year-round kosher meal service offers a host of traditional Passover offerings, including seder plates, gefilte fish cakes, potato kugel, braised brisket, and more. Order online by March 27 for pickup on April 4.

YAFO Kitchen, Dilworth

Menu offerings include matzo ball soup, pomegranate honey braised chicken, brussels with dates, potato kugel, roasted butternut squash, and flourless chocolate cake. Feeds 5-7. $130. Pick up on April 5 from Dilworth location only. Order online by April 1.

Easter

Babe & Butcher, Camp North End

The shop offers a set of mini boxes with homemade carrot meringues. There’s also a full size bunny board with a mix of charcuterie and homemade sweets, such as egg macarons and carrot meringues. The full size Easter box has an edible nest, egg macarons, carrot meringues, jelly beans, chocolate bark, Easter gummies, peeps, and more. $25-$200. Delivery between 8-11am on Easter Sunday. No specific timed deliveries are possible on Easter Sunday. Order online.

Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop, Huntersville

Easter pie flavors include lemon icebox, chocolate cream, coconut cream, key lime and more. Pre-orders are limited to nine inch size only and four inch pies will be first come, first serve with a limited quantity. Pastel colored thumbprint cookies will be available. Closed Easter Sunday. Order online.

Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen, LoSo

Menu options include roast chicken, seared salmon, roast lamb shoulder, asparagus, roasted carrots, couscous salad, kale salad, carrot cake torte, and more. Pick up or delivery on April 7 from 12:30-6 p.m. Order online by April 3 at 4 p.m.

Copain, SouthPark

Family meal menu options include wild grilled Scottish salmon, applewood smoked ham, spring succotash, baby carrots, signature Copain loaf, and more. Feeds 4-6. $125+. A la carte bakery options are available and include quiche, mimosa tart, carrot cake, and more. $10+. Order online by April 5. Pick on April 7 and April 8.

Church and Union, Uptown

The Easter brunch buffet will be served from 9-4 p.m. Menu offerings include lox, fried chicken, shrimp cocktail, oreo mousse cake, and more. $70 per person. Includes a complimentary bloody mary or mimosa for 21 and older. $40 for children 12 and under. Regular dinner service to follow. Make a reservation online. 

Dressler’s, Metropolitan

Easter Sunday brunch is three courses. Menu options include Thai calamari, ahi tuna, mixed greens, wagyu flat iron steak, broiled lamb chops, and more. $75 per person. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Make a reservation online.

Fahrenheit, Uptown

Easter brunch includes menu options such as hot cross buns, arugula three pea salad, lamb meatballs, guava-basted ham, rosemary chicken mac and cheese, savory sweet potato mash, banana pudding pie, and more. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $55 for adults. $19 for kids 12 and younger. Make a reservation online.

Haymaker, Uptown

Easter Sunday brunch menu offerings include cornmeal fried oysters, pan roasted shrimp, pan roasted crab cakes, pork loin, and more. Three seatings — 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. $45 per person. Reservations can be made online or by calling 704-626-6116.

La Belle Helene, Uptown 

The Easter brunch buffet will be served from 9-4 p.m. Menu offerings include smoked salmon, french toast bananas foster, arugula salad, and more. $70 per person. Includes a complimentary bloody mary or mimosa for 21 and older. $40 for children 12 and under. Regular dinner service to follow. Make a reservation online. 

Link & Pin, multiple locations

All three Link & Pin locations (Arboretum, Huntersville, and South End) will serve their full brunch menus with Easter additions, including steak, lobster tail, fish, and truffle lobster mac and cheese. Brunch will run until 4 p.m.

Napa on Providence, Myers Park

Make reservations for brunch or dinner, each three courses. The menus include starters such as gnocchi, crab cakes, or salad, with entrées like filet and lamb loin. Available at both Napa locations. $35 for brunch, $55 for dinner. Make reservations online.

Red Salt by David Burke, Uptown

The three-course prix-fixe Easter brunch menu features poached chilled shrimp, prime beef tartare, roasted rack of lamb, grilled salmon, strawberry shortcake, and more. 11-3 p.m. $68 per person. Make reservations online.

Table & Twine

Easter brunch and dinner packages feed up to 6 or up to 10. There are three different packages with offerings, such as chicken florentine, glazed carrots, spiced carrot cake, spiralized ham, fresh green beans, gruyere and spinach quiche, cinnamon rolls, and more. $79.99-$349.99. A la carte items are also available. Order online.

The Porter’s House, South Charlotte

A three-course brunch menu includes steakhouse classics, such as a wedge salad, filet mignon, and salmon. $75 per person, $15 for kids. Make reservations online.