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Friday, October 23, 2009
Events Absinthe & Atmosphere @ Soul Gastrolounge
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Soul Gastrolounge is celebrating the 200th birthday of Edgar Allan Poe with Poetry in a Glass, an evening of Absinthe & Atmosphere on Friday, Oct. 30.
Smorgasbord 7-layer Whopper for Windows 7
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Windows 7 hit stores yesterday, and with it came a whopper of a promotion. Considering how obese Americans are, thankfully, this promotion is in Japan only.
From PCWorld.com:
For the next seven days, Burger King will be a selling a gigantic seven-layer Whopper, which is apparently a gargantuan five-inches thick. The price? Y777, of course -- at least for the first 30 customers each day. If you're customer number 31, you'll be paying Y1450. Given that a double Whopper is loaded with just shy of 1,000 calories, we're guessing that this one's a good few days worth of "nutrition."
Eww. I can just imagine. Watch this video via CheapAssGamer.com:
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Events Annual Mallard Creek BBQ takes place today
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Go. Like, right NOW.
(photo from last year's BBQ)
The 80th Annual Mallard Creek Barbecue will be held today, starting at 10 a.m. at the Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Community House, 11400 Mallard Creek Road.
Four drive-thru lines will be available; orders of 50 plates or more may be placed via phone and will be “quickly accommodated”: 704-547-0323.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Food News New chef, menu at Villa Antonio
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Villa Antonio in Ballantyne has acquired a new chef who hails from the famous French Laundry restaurant in Napa Valley. Also, they have a new menu too. The most expensive thing on the new menu is $28.95.
14825 John J Delaney Dr. STE. 100
Charlotte NC 28277
704.369.5060
Monday, October 19, 2009
Food News Line changes: New items at Harper's, The Liberty's menu and more
Posted By Tricia Childress on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Frankie’s Italian Grille, a sibling restaurant to Lone Star, Sullivan’s Steakhouse and Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse chains, has closed its restaurant on Morehead Street.
The Common Market SouthEnd, (pictured left) 1515 South Tryon Street, is open for Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The menu includes a three-egg omelette; French toast stuffed with cream cheese; and poached eggs floating in creamy hollandaise sauce.
On the menu at the newly opened The Liberty, an American gastropub, 1812 South Boulevard, are Farm Chicken with olive-crushed potatoes, sweet pepper pipérade, chorizo and natural reduction ($15); Grilled Scottish Salmon with Anson Mills farro 'risotto', Tuscan kale and black truffle oil ($19); All Night-Braised Painted Hills Short Ribs with turnip-potato gratin and mushroom of the moment ($21); Pecan-crusted Snake River trout with thin beans, peach chutney, pommes puree and honey-lemon butter ($18); Angus Pub Burger with Niman Ranch bacon, Teleme cheese, Sweet Grass cheddar, special sauce and duck fat fries ($10); Crispy "Duck and Dumplings" with duck leg confit, duck meatballs, ricotta dumplings and wilted spinach ($17); American Kobe Beef "Meatloaf" with fork-smashed loaded potatoes & porcini-Cabernet reduction ($16); Roasted Maine Sea Scallops with creamed corn, local vegetable succotash and lemony arugula ($19); Benton's Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Carolina Gold rice and Sea Island pea gravy ($17); and "Meat & Potatoes" grilled hanger steak, preserved tomatoes, farm stand onion butter and parmesan-truffle fries ($19). The beverage list includes 20 hand-crafted beers on tap, 50 beers by the bottle, 60 wines and a creative cocktail list.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Food News Hell's Kitchen casting call
Posted By Tricia Childress on Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Johnson & Wales University is hosting a Hell’s Kitchen casting call this Friday, Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. This event is open to the public. Fox News Rising will broadcast live from the campus.
Events Blynk Organic turns 1
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Blynk Organic is celebrating their 1st birthday next week with a series of events and specials. (Blynk is located in the lobby of 200 S. Tryon Street.) Check out the happenings below:
mon, oct.19th - all day: free coffee tasting of blynk coffees
tues, oct. 20th - 9:30 - 11:30 am: free tea tasting with summer from felicitea
tues, oct. 20th - 11 am - 1 pm: enjoy healthy lunch & get tips for eating healthy from holistic health counselor aundrea from pure potential wellness
wed, oct. 21st - 11 am - 1 pm: meet our local suppliers; get information on where the ingredients come from and how they are produced from grateful growers, poplar ridge farm and breadsmith)
thurs, oct. 22nd - 11 am - 1 pm: relax and enjoy a free massage from the licensed massage therapists from massage heights
thurs, oct. 22nd - 2 - 4 pm: free coffee cupping with brent from counter culture coffee (space is limited - please register via facebook or sign-up in store)
fri, oct. 23rd - 11 am - as long as supplies last: all full sandwiches, crysps and wraps half price
Friday, October 9, 2009
Priscilla Tsai / Foodie Tour / sushi sampling tour Sushi on the go at K.O. Sushi
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM
K.O. Sushi located in Uptown on Third and Tryon Street (next to Jimmy John's) offers convenience when it comes to sushi. This sushi spot specializes in to-go and delivery orders only. If you are hankering for some quick sushi, get it delivered to you Uptown for only $1. I ordered what they said was their most popular roll -- the Volcano Roll.
I called in the order by phone (you can also use their easy online ordering form) and the roll was delivered to our office 30 minutes later at the total price of $10.93. The Volcano Roll looked like a mound of pasta, according to a co-worker. The spicy sushi came as a block of a california rolls baked with a layer of spicy mayo and crab on top. It was warm and slightly (and strangely) greasy. Maybe for next time for delivery sushi, I'll should stick to the more traditional rolls.
K.O. Sushi
230 S Tryon St # R1
Charlotte, NC 28202-3262
704-372-7757
Priscilla Tsai / sushi sampling tour Sushi @ Room 112
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Room 112 Modern Asian Cuisine + Sushi Lounge, discreetly tucked into the corner of Trade and Tryon Streets behind the waterfall, quietly opened up its doors this summer with little fanfare. Don't let this fool you though, their sushi is nothing to be ignored.
While eating one of Room 112's most popular rolls, the Pink Floyd maki roll, I could not stop exclaiming how extremely good it was. Beautifully presented on a sauce-garnished plate, the roll contained fresh crunchy tempura shrimp, spicy crab, avocado, masago, and tobiko wrapped in soy paper. The roll will cost you a pretty penny ($12.95), but it's definitely worth it ... in my humble opinion.
They offer a long list of specialty rolls beyond the usual Caterpillar, Spider, and Rainbow rolls that you'll find at almost every sushi joint. A few other rolls that sound enticing:
Grasshopper - Tempura shrimp, avocado, seaweed salad, crunch, masago, spicy aioli
White Dragon - Tempura shrimp, cucumber, baked white tuna, avocado, tobiko, combination sauce
112 - Spicy combination sauce, flash fried tuna, avocado, masago, tobiko, scallions
If you want to stop by for lunch, be sure to get there early to beat the lunch-hour rush (it opens at 11 a.m.). Apparently, Room 112 offers great lunch specials that people can't seem to get enough of.
Priscilla Tsai / Foodie Tour / sushi sampling tour Exploring Charlotte's sushi joints
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Like our nightlife writer Brittney Cason has said, there is currently an Asian invasion in Charlotte.
Restaurants serving up Asian cuisine are popping up everywhere Uptown. Basil showed up earlier this year at the corner of Church and 5th Street serving up tasty Thai dishes. IndoChine Grill with Vietnamese fare opened its doors at the EpiCentre in the spring. Room 112 made a sly appearance as the summer began dishing out sushi at the corner of Trade and Tryon streets. Then there was Enso at the EpiCentre in August. And Fiji Sushi Bar & Lounge on 5th Street opens up tonight!
For this 24-hour Blog-o-thon today, I'll be rolling through town on a sushi sampling tour.
Stuffing my face with signature rolls from a handful sushi restaurants sounds like a fabulous day to me. If cruising through Charlotte sampling foods is your idea of fun, you should join us on our first Eat My Charlotte Foodie Tour on Nov. 7. We'll bus you around town to sample authentic tacos at taquerias on South Boulevard. Get more info here.
And I'm off...
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Recipe: Rose Water Tea Cookies 1
Cookies, tea and shouting. In that order. Ascending order.
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Photos: Mint Museum's Allure of Flowers After Hours
A peek into a fancy foodie fundraising event that incorporated flowers into, well, everything.
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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.
