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At Restaurant Constance, Sam Diminich Cooks Like His Life Depends on It
Before I walk into Restaurant Constance, I lurk off to the side, across the street, and take in the…
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Tracing Charlotte’s Obsession With the Espresso Martini
Along one of the more hopping stretches of The Plaza, where aggressive traffic patterns and aggressively priced real estate zig-zag…
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Under New Ownership, Customshop Becomes a True Food Destination
Ten short hours after I landed at CLT, I found myself at Customshop in Charlotte’s Elizabeth neighborhood with a photographer,…
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Stagioni is Charlotte’s Biggest (and Best) Surprise
I am leaving Charlotte. My friends – reluctantly – will say that they saw this coming. Perhaps you, too, will…
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Resident Culture South End Has Transcended the Brewery Culture
A line began to form right as I sat down to begin writing at Resident Culture South End on a…
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Peruvian Restaurant Yunta Shows Two Vibes in South End
It was at brunch that I finally changed my mind about Yunta, or at least came to some sort of…
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Ever Andalo and the Curse of North Davidson Street
“I haven’t tasted an actual tomato,” said the 10-year-old girl at my group’s table at Ever Andalo one night when…
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Chef Alex Verica Builds His Own Name with New South End Spot PARA
Chef Alex Verica’s new restaurant PARA, which emerged fully formed and ravishing from the ashes of the former Zeppelin space…
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Ho Ho Cherry House, Lam’s Kitchen and the Myth of Authentic Chinese Food
If there is one guaranteed way to shake up standard dinner repartee with otherwise politically and culturally savvy friends, then…
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How the Good Wurst Company Lifted Me Out of a Pandemic Funk
To an outside observer, my recent love affair with The Good Wurst Company in Plaza Midwood began simply enough: I…
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Calle Sol Does Justice to its Historic Plaza Midwood Location
That building in Plaza Midwood on the corner of Thomas and Commonwealth avenues — where Calle Sol, the buzzing new…
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Sri Balaji, South Indian Soul Food, and a Peek Inside the Unhinged Mind
“It is impossible to overestimate the healing powers of a damn good dosa.” This line is an example of how…
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Dishing It Out: Charlie Sullivan Visits Latda Asian Market
“I was throwing what appeared to be turds into a trash can,” he said. “Oh, and there was an elephant.…
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Shai Fargian, Yafo Kitchen and the Great Hummus Debate
I’m much more confident writing about food than I am actually making it, but every once in a while, I…
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The Perplexing and Altogether Indecipherable Riddle of La Belle Helene
At the end of a meal at La Belle Helene in Uptown, the bill arrives to the table tucked inside…
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300 East Serves Supperland Pastry Chef Liana Sinclair
“You want to know my secret?” Liana Sinclair — pastry chef and goddess, currently to be found slinging rich, moreish, and…
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