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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Food News Chipotle Mexican Grill's 'My Chipotle' contest
Posted By Tricia Childress on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Chipotle Mexican Grill is looking for a new burrito through their “My Chipotle” contest, and is offering $10,000 for the first place winner — a burrito a week for a year to the third place winner. The deal is make it, name it and post it. Details: www.mychipotle.com/#/submissions.
Food News Recent restaurant openings
Posted By Tricia Childress on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:30 AM
• Now open is Savor Cafe & Catering, 1404 West Morehead St., 704-334-0098. Currently only lunch is served. Hours are 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. On the menu are burgers, sandwiches, vegetarians options, salads, and daily "blue plates" such as Chicken Pot Pie; Barbecue Chicken; Shrimp and Grits; Red Beans, Rice and Sausage; and Beef Brisket. Owners Lori Pearson and Lisa Burris are using local products when possible. Pearson makes the seasonal desserts such as Chocolate Bread Pudding, Blackberry Cobbler and Lemon Marshmallow Pie. Brunch and dinner are being planned. www.savoronmorehead.com.
• Also recently opened is Passage to India: Indian Cuisine (in the spot formerly Udipi), 9510 University City Boulevard, 704-549-1886. Passage is not vegetarian, but does offer vegetarian dishes as well as chicken, lamb, goat. Hours are Monday through Friday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.; Dinner Sunday through Thursday 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. until 11p.m.
• Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, a Celtic-themed sports bar, has opened its first Charlotte location at 13230 Carowinds Boulevard. This will be the first of three area locations. Tilted Kilt is a restaurant concept with “sexy female servers and buff male bartenders dressed in provocative kilts.” The food is traditional pub food
Monday, July 20, 2009
Food News New restaurant opening: Bombay Cuisine Exotic Grill and Chaat
Posted By Tricia Childress on Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Opening Tuesday, July 21 is restaurateur Bhupin Engineer’s 100-seat Bombay Cuisine Exotic Grill and Chaat, 4435 Park Road. The space is located on the corner of Montford and Park. Engineer plans to have 80 plus items on a buffet for lunch and dinner. Dishes will range from various Indian cuisines to IndoChinese. Prices for lunch weekdays is $8.95, weekends $12.95; dinner is $10.95 weekdays and $14.95 weekends. The price is inclusive of soda. Pastries and cakes will be supplied by Cakes and Flakes.
free food Don't forget to get your free mocha
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Unfortunately, it's Monday again. But don't dispair, McDonald's gives out free mochas on Mondays! Check it out here.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Food News Harper's ToGoGo closing
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Another restaurant is closing its doors. From the Charlotte Observer:
Harper's will close its uptown ToGoGo site at 121 W. Trade St. after Friday. Harper's director of operations, Steve Seitz, said a proposed rent increase "forced us to close that business" but that many of its customer favorites will be incorporated at Harper's Grill, which is at the end of that block (at 129 W. Trade St.). Included among those is the make-your-own salad bar, which Seitz says will be offered at the Grill for lunch. Fried chicken, pulled pork and more will also be sold at the Grill. Takeout salads and sandwiches, and beverages, will be offered "within a short time," Seitz said, and catering and delivery will continue out of the Grill kitchen.
Smorgasbord Red Bull Energy Shot: A load of bull
Posted By Christian Yoder on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- The Red Bull Shot
Red Bull recently released its latest creation to the growing energy drink market: The Red Bull Shot.
The 2 oz. concentrated version of the original looks to compete with other, new alternatives to energy drinks such as "5-Hour Energy." The plastic bottle is around the same size, and with its lack of carbonation, contains that same syrupy, medicinal tastes.
Red Bull Energy Shot also costs more at than its original cousin. At $2.79 a pop (compared to $2 per 8oz. can), the Shot will seem hardly worth the money.
As for the lasting energy? The Shot contains 80mgs of caffeine, the exact same amount as the original. The only people who might benefit from this new marketing ploy are those who don't have time to chug 8oz. bottle and need the 2oz. alternative.
free food Free Pastry Day at Starbucks
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM
I saw this on Facebook and thought I'd share. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 21.
From Starbucks Coffee:
We’re making a change: your food not only tastes better, it is better. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to bring this invitation to a participating U.S. Starbucks store to enjoy a FREE pastry* from opening** until 10:30am on July 21st, 2009 with the purchase of any beverage*.Click to print your invitation:
http://www.starbucks.com/retail/print_free_pastry.html
Or open this page in a mobile device and show your barista:
http://www.starbucks.com/FreePastryDay
* Pastries included in offer are: Muffins, Scones, Bagels, Croissants, Rolls, Breads, Pound Cakes, Morning Bun, Coffeecakes, Cheese Danish, Apple Fritter, Doughnuts, Tarts, Pies, Gluten Free Orange Valencia Cake, Tropical Paradise Bar.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Smorgasbord Video montage of Sandra Lee
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Check out this crazy video montage of Sandra Lee, host of Food Network's show Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. This video is slightly suggestive and makes her look like a seductive lush.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Liquid Diet Capital Grille's master wine tasting deal
Posted By Taylor Eason on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:41 PM
This week, Capital Grille on North Tryon launches their Master Wine Tasting event, offering up samples of twelve highly-rated, hand-selected wines with the purchase of a lunch or dinner. Master Sommelier George Miliotes (I wrote about him here) personally chose the Spanish, Argentinean, Napa and South African selections for the six-week promotion that starts July 13th and runs through August 23rd.
The wine tasting costs $25 at dinner and $10 at lunch (per person) and you’ll receive 1- to 3-ounce pours of each selection. For the first three-week part of the promotion, you can taste the following wines from Spain and Argentina:
Recipe Recipe: Chicken Salad Veronique
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Creamy, crunchy and fresh, Ina Garten's recipe for Chicken Salad Veronique is delicious. The crunch comes from both celery and grapes. Did you know 'Veronique' in the name of a recipe implies that grapes are one of the ingredients?
Bake, chop, and mix - that's it. The hardest part of the recipe was searching the aisles of Walmart for tarragon (and after 10 minutes of searching, I still didn't find it). If you don't have tarragon, do what I did -- use dill. Instead of using the four split skin-on chicken breasts, I used plain skinless chicken breasts and it worked just fine.
Chicken Salad Veronique
(Courtesy of Barefoot Contessa at Home)
Ingredients
- 4 split (2 whole) chicken breasts, bone-in, skin-on
- Good olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup good mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- 1 cup small-diced celery (2 stalks)
- 1 cup green grapes, cut in 1/2
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the chicken breasts, skin side up, on a sheet pan and rub them with olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Set aside until cool.
When the chicken is cool, remove the meat from the bones and discard the skin and bones. Cut the chicken into a 3/4-inch dice. Place the chicken in a bowl; add the mayonnaise, tarragon leaves, celery, grapes, 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and toss well.
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Recipe: Rose Water Tea Cookies 1
Cookies, tea and shouting. In that order. Ascending order.
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Dish on this: Charlotte-based chefs join ACF Culinary Team USA 2016
As fall approaches, local chefs prepare for a culinary battle in Germany.
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Recipe: Pomegranate Gingerbread Granola
Breakfast logic: Things that are crunchy are good. Granola is crunchy. Therefore, it is good.
