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Speak Up magazine gets a second chance

Local publication for homeless wins $10,000 grant to continue operation

• by Keia Mastrianni
• Tags: News Feature, Speak Up, Matt Shaw, Lana Shaw, SEED20, homelessness, poverty, social justice, news in Charlotte

Locals gather to discuss N.C.'s campaign to label GMOs

• by Keia Mastrianni
Genetically engineered foods are causing concern among many groups of people, from farmers to average citizens concerned about their health.
• Tags: Food News, genetically modified organisms, GMOs, Renee Maas, Food & Water Watch, Vani Hari, Food Babe, North Carolina, food movement, Susanne Dillingham, Tiny Chef, Jonathan Bostic, East of Eden Farms, Harvest Moon Grille

The Secret Chocolatier is not so secret anymore

Meet the family of chocolate

• by Keia Mastrianni
• Tags: Features, Secret Chocolatier, chocolate, Charlotte, truffle, Bill Dietz, Robin Ciordia, Andy Ciordia, Karen Dietz

Mobile produce truck leaves a lasting legacy

• by Keia Mastrianni
Friendship Gardens To Go is a mobile market serving the nutritional nees of low-income families who live in food deserts
• Tags: Food News, Democratic National Convention, Local Food, Uptown Charlotte, Friendship Gardens, CATS, Humana, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council

Local Discovery: Monk’s Groovy Beans

• by Keia Mastrianni
Drink coffee, do good? Sounds like my cup of tea, er, I mean, coffee.
• Tags: Atherton Mill Market, coffee, Monk's Groovy Beans, fair trade, organic, Keia Mastrianni, Charlotte

Local Discovery: Sweet B Unrefined

• by Keia Mastrianni
Beth Robb makes raw, vegan and gluten-free desserts for people with unrefined tastes.
• Tags: Beth Robb, Sweet B Unrefined, dessert, vegan dessert, gluten-free, raw, Central Coffee, Eco-Licious, NoDa Bodega, Plaza Midwood, Keia Mastrianni

Local Discovery: The Goat Lady

• by Keia Mastrianni
Suzanne Levesque’s labor of love is made from fresh goat milk produced on her farm, Cheval Farmstead Dairy.
• Tags: Suzanne Levesque, goat, cheese, farm, Cheval Farmstead Dairy, dairy, Davidson Farmers Market

Vamos! Eat your way through Latin America in Charlotte

• by Keia Mastrianni
The city is blowing up with authentic Latin American eateries that are a must try for anyone looking for authentic, homemade cuisine.
• Tags: Mouthful, East Charlotte, Eastway, Latin cuisine, Arepas Grill, Three Amigos, El Pulgarcito, Lupita Tortilleria y Carniceria, Las Delicias Bakery, Cocina Latina, Levine Museum of the New South, Denise Botello-Coleman, Melina Monita-Pacheco

Local Discovery: CSA meets Private Chef in this Modern Cavegirl’s Delivery Service

• by Keia Mastrianni
We found a weekly delivery of clean, local, prepared foods for Charlotte’s health conscious.
• Tags: healthy, ModPaleo, CrossFit, Amber Lewis, grass-fed, organic, Community Supported Agriculture, personal chef, paleo-friendly, prepackaged, food, Charlotte

How do you know if you're a real foodie?

10 Charlotte food lovers share their definitions

• by Keia Mastrianni
• Tags: Features, foodie, food in Charlotte, Mary Cowx, Fervent Foodie, Susanne Dillingham, The Tiny Chef, Brett Berry, Blue Restaurant, Amy Foster, Gilcrest Natural Farm, Thom Duncan,, Slow Food Charlotte, Heather McDonnell, Cupcrazed Cakery, Andy Kastanas, Soul Gastrolounge, Craig Barbour, RootsFarmFood, Craig Utt, CLT Dining

Local Discovery: Empanadas2go

• by Keia Mastrianni
A frozen food item, these treats can be found at Healthy Home Markets all over Charlotte.
• Tags: Empanadas2go, Atherton Mill Market, Davidson Farmer's Market, Healthy Home Market, Charlotte, food

Cover Story

Kombucha culture

An underground 'booch community brews in Charlotte

• by Keia Mastrianni
• Tags: Cover Story, kombucha tea, fermented tea, SCOBY, kombucha brewing, Kombucha Lady, Nikki Davis, Lenny Boy, Townes Mozer, Ken Newbill, Jake and Laura Watson, underground, trend, brewing, Cover Story

Local Discovery: VIVARaw Juice

• by Keia Mastrianni
“I feel like Charlotte’s ready for this,” says Harris of the movement toward healthier living.
• Tags: Viva Raw, juice, healthy, raw, Charlotte, Keia Matrianni, vegetable, vegan, Chelly's Cakes and Pastries, 7th Street Public Market

Food Day 2012 Celebration

• by Keia Mastrianni
A recap of Wednesday's Food Day 2012 event in the 7th Street Public Market celebrating the local food movement.
• Tags: Events, Eating Healthy, Food Day 2012, 7th Street Public Market, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Counselor, NC Cooperative Extension, Know Your Farms, local food, food policy, UNC-Charlotte

Local Discovery: Gelato at Whole Foods Market

• by Keia Mastrianni
Whole Foods Market makes authentic gelato in-house.
• Tags: gelato in Charlotte, Whole Foods Market, gelato, dessert, Keia Mastrianni, South Park, dessert

The Friday Arts Project focuses on food

A Place at the Table will satisfy the culturally hungry

• by Keia Mastrianni
• Tags: Mouthful, A Place at the Table, Dan Huntley, Dan the Pig Man, Friday Arts Project, The Man Who Ate New Orleans, Michael Dunaway, Peter Reinhart, Tom Hanchett, Levine Museum of the New South, Molly O'Neill, One Big Table, Stephen Crotts, food events in Charlotte

Local Discovery: LunaPops

• by Keia Mastrianni
These ice pops appeared in Charlotte earlier this summer at Healthy Home Market.
• Tags: LunaPops, Charlotte, Healthy Home Market, ice pop, Jon Mills, Keia Mastrianni

Local Discovery: Paletas for the people

• by Keia Mastrianni
Meet Senor Pops, maker of Mexican-style popsicles.
• Tags: Senor Pops, Popsicles, dessert, Atherton Mill Market, local, Luis Echegaray, pops, Mexican

Local Discovery: Orrman's Cheese Shop

• by Keia Mastrianni
Orrman's Cheese Shop is serving locally minded food products featuring local and regional cheeses and small batch artisan food products.
• Tags: Cheese, Orrman's Cheese Shop, Local Discovery, 7th Street Public Market, local food, cheesemonger, Rachel Klebaur, Keia Mastrianni

Local Discovery: Tortilla chips para El Paraiso

• by Keia Mastrianni
Homemade tortilla chips? Yes, please.
• Tags: homemade tortilla chips, El Paraiso Restaurant, Know Your Farms, 7th Street Public Market, local products, Keia Mastrianni