Food

The Charlotte Observer made a list of the 21 oldest resaurants in the area. You can click on their list here. Kyle Petty’s a frequenter of Beef ‘N Bottle on South Boulevard. The Observer recommends getting any cut of beef cooked to order and topping it with bleu cheese crumbles, brown mushroom gravy or horseradish. […]

Eggo is celebrating spring with three new products. Eggo Vanilla Bean Grab and Go Waffles, Eggo Chocolatey Chip Banana Waffles and Eggo Berry Blast Mini Toast Waffles are all hitting shelves this month. The Vanilla Bean Grab & Go Liege-Style Waffles are Belgian-inspired waffles that feature a golden brioche dough and are baked with crunchy […]

Publix Supermarkets has been ranked as America’s most trustworthy grocery store by Newsweek’s latest Statista poll, which surveyed 25,000 people across the country. The poll asked customers to rate stores on various factors, such as price, selection, quality, service and atmosphere. Publix scored 90.1 out of 100, beating out other grocery chains like Winco Foods […]

Free Cone Day is back at Ben and Jerry’s. The only way to celebrate is at a scoop shop and it just so happens that Charlotte has three in the area. The two locations in Charlotte are in Myers Park and Foxcroft. There’s a third location north of town in Davidson. Free Cone Day is […]

There are so many things to sample starting Saturday, April 2 at Charlotte’s StrEATS Festival, a part of Charlotte SHOUT! This year’s event introduces their new StrEAT Smarts Sessions – intimate seminars where you can learn from experts on a variety of culinary subjects. They’re also bringing back their ticketing Tasting Tour featuring over 20 […]

A Folley Beach favorite is scheduling a Fall opening for it’s anxiously anticipated new home in Charlotte. Taco Boy is bringing it’s tacos, tequilas and rooftop bar to LoSO. It’ll be located in Station 3 and will encompass 30,000 square feet of combined retail space on the ground floor. The taqueria will take up one […]

This limited-time treat will include vanilla soft serve, strawberry clusters, and shortbread cookies.

Lifestyle

TheDailyMeal.com recently ranked 11 fast food places on the best ice cubes . . . and it’s just as strange as you’d imagine. Sonic is #1, with “perfect” ice.  They aren’t cubes, they’re “nuggets” that are “crunchable,” but are still hard enough that they don’t melt too quickly. Chick-fil-A is second, because their ice chills […]

For those of you 21 and older, and prefer your cocktails caffeinated, boy, do I have a nightmare for you. Allow me to introduce the ingredient all over social media that is haunting your favorite espresso martini: Parmesan. Yup. You read that right. Grated parmesan cheese is being suggested as the garnish to all those […]

Celebrate the beginning of the spring season with a free Rita’s Ice or an ice cream cone from Dairy Queen! Dairy Queen is celebrating spring with its annual Free Cone Day (March 20). Customers can get one free small vanilla soft-serve cone on the house today with no purchase necessary. The offer is not valid […]