Food Features
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Manny Flores Elevates Fast Casual With Que Onda and Que Fresa
After Picante, a more than decade-long staple in west Charlotte’s Wesley Heights neighborhood, closed down last fall, many wondered what,…
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Charlotte StrEATs Festival to Close Out SHOUT! This Spring
This year’s Charlotte SHOUT! will wrap up two weeks of art, food, music and ideas with Charlotte StrEATs Festival, an…
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VIVA Chicken Celebrates a Decade of Growth
At 11 a.m. on Feb. 20, 2013, VIVA Chicken opened its doors to its very first customer on Elizabeth Avenue…
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Loto Café Opens in Former EastSide Local Space at Eastway Crossing
The cool yet cozy café is dead; long live the (new) cool yet cozy café! Visitors to VisArt Video or…
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The Bulb Continues Fighting Food Insecurity in the Cold Season
Like onions, food insecurity is an issue with layers. The surface layers can be peeled away to reveal the internal…
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Eat, Gay, Love Free Thanksgiving Dinner Spreads Community Care to LGBTQ+
“Sometimes you have an idea and then you figure out that the justification behind it is even better,” says Brian…
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Charlotte Foodie Shionda Farrell Turned Her Passion Into a Career
In the ever-growing city of Charlotte, it feels like there is a new restaurant every other day. Keeping up with…
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Greg & Subrina Collier Prepare Second BayHaven Food and Wine Festival
Subrina Collier and her husband, three-time James Beard Foundation nominee Chef Gregory Collier, didn’t always intend on launching the BayHaven…
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Cold Hearted Gelato Arrives in a Rapidly Changing Plaza Midwood
The air is crisp as the streetlights turn on in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood. Twilight runs across the horizon as…
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Next Generation Steps Up to Take Brooks’ Sandwich House into New Era
It’s been almost three years since tragedy upended the lives of those around Scott Brooks, who was shot and killed…
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Lang Van Vietnamese Back on Stable Ground After Pandemic Struggles
The quaint, faded green restaurant glows with an open sign on, and clear-glass doors with mask mandated posters off. Chairs…
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VelTree Owners Bring Vegan Soul Food to Ballantyne, Plan New Events
Admittedly, I only happened upon VelTree while I was looking for a different vegan restaurant that I used to frequent,…
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New Dish Owner Pays Homage to History of Plaza Midwood Spot
Taking over an established and beloved restaurant is an immense responsibility, but it means slightly more to Charlotte native Amanda…
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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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Anntony’s Caribbean Cafe Founder Looks for an Heir to His Empire
Sit with Tony Martin for more than a few minutes and he’ll tell you a story or two … or…
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Former Pop-Up Cheat’s Cheesesteak Parlor Opens Permanent Home
Something caught the corner of my eye while I was standing in the kitchen of Cheat’s Cheesesteak Parlor’s new brick-and-mortar…
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