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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Mouthful Moe's Buffalo Chicken Burrito
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Moe's Southwest Grill stopped by the Creative Loafing office the other day to drop off some of their new Buffalo Chicken Burritos.
The burrito is filled with rice, black beans, grilled chicken, cheese, pico de gallo and lettuce, which is then covered in Moe's Texas Pete spicy buffalo sauce before getting rolled up.
I ate the entire burrito without even feeling a spicy tingle. Compared to the Spicy Chicken Sandwich at Chick-Fil-A, this has extremely mild heat. So for those of you who steer clear of spice, you actually might do ok with this one.
The Buffalo Chicken Burrito, along with other buffalo chicken items (quesadillas and nachos) will be in Moe's stores from now until Oct. 17.
Food News Zink moves to M5's spot in SouthPark
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Zink. American Kitchen, which closed at it's Uptown location, is now opening up again mid-September. The restaurant will be relocating to the home of sister restaurant M5 Modern Mediterranean next to SouthPark Mall, which closed three weeks ago.
From the press release:
The space housed the restaurant group's M5 Modern Mediterranean restaurant, which closed three weeks ago due to a problem in the exhaust scrubber system. Tom Sasser , president and owner of Harper's Restaurant Group, said a change was already under consideration before the closing.
The M5 menu had already been under review, with Executive Chef Scott Wallen taking steps to move it in a more casual, mainstream direction. With the unexpected closing of M5, the company took the opportunity to consider all its options and determined that the popular Zink concept with its reinterpretation of American fare was where we wanted to go."
ZINK. AMERICAN KITCHEN
4310 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Food News Free tickets to the Renaissance Festival
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:59 PM
Where else can you get a giant turkey leg to gnaw on while you pet a goat while wearing fairy wings? The Renaissance Festival, of course!
I've got pairs of tickets to this year's event, which will run Oct. 9 - Nov. 21 on the weekends, to give away.
Just email me at priscilla.tsai@cln.com with your favorite Renaissance Festival food and your address (so I can mail you your tickets).
* UPDATE 9/9: Hey guys, I'm outta tickets for now. We'll have some more giveaways soon. Hope everyone has a great time pigging out!
free food Chicken Biscuits at Dunkin' Donuts
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Dunkin' Donuts is offering their Chicken Biscuits for $1.99 for a limited time at Charlotte stores only.
Hmm... I've never had anything other than a donut from Dunkin' before. Not sure if these are any good, but they're cheap!
Mouthful Critics Dish
Posted By Tricia Childress on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Tune into WFAE 90.7 FM Charlotte Talks, Thursday, September 9 at 9:00 a.m. The topic is restaurants and host Mike Collins has invited Helen Schwab of the Charlotte Observer, Heidi Billotto of Charlotte Living, and me to discuss dining trends around town. The live show takes emails and calls: charlottetalks@wfae.org, and 704-549-9323. Join us.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Food News / Events Eat pizza, help schools
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' budgets are getting sliced, but you can help by ordering some slices ... of Donatos' pizza.
Donatos will be hosting "CMS Family Nights" each Wednesday, with 15 percent of its proceeds going to CMS.
The "CMS Family Nights" will include dine in, carry out, or delivery, and will run from 4 to 8 pm at all Donatos restaurants in Mecklenburg County. Money collected will go to the district's nonprofit Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools Foundation.
Also announced by Donatos:
In addition to the Family Nights, Donatos is:
- Offering all employees at CMS a permanent 15 percent discount that’s good at any time. Donatos also plans to make the offer valid for school district employees in the surrounding counties.
- Planning to donate Bobcats tickets for each home game to deserving students, teachers and staff in recognition of superior achievement
- Starting to reach out to all schools in their delivery areas to help with fundraising projects.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Mouthful Tryon Street News
Posted By Tricia Childress on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:47 AM
On the south side of the square, the line was out the door during lunch at the newly opened mini Amelie’s, a French Bakery and Cafe , 330 South Tryon. This is Amelie's second store.
To the north, Cassie Parson, co-owner of Grateful Growers Farm, operator of one of Charlotte’s favorite food trucks, and one of the most fervent supporters of local foods, will open Harvest Moon Grille in the space now occupied by Monticello Restaurant. The Monticello will close after service on Tuesday, September 7. Ironically when Monticello opened in 1991 it was the first restaurant in Charlotte dedicated to locally sourced foods (and California wines) when restaurateur Pierre Bader and Chef Scott Howell were there. Both left that enterprise in the early 1990’s. Howell went on to open several restaurants on the eastern side of the state including Nana’s in Durham in 1992. It’s all new again.
Mouthful Booming business in Myers Park
Posted By Tricia Childress on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Myers Park is hot, hot , hot – and I’m not talking about Montford Drive. In the newly opened Tranquil Court (Selwyn and Colony) Bill Ryan has opened Clean Catch Fish Market. The fin and shell fish is pricey, but pristine and worth it. The selection is not what you will find anywhere else in town – walu, opah, bigeyed tuna, barramundi, Malpeque oysters, Hawaiian blue prawn – you get the picture. Chef/Fishmonger Graham Giacobbe is on hand to dress and prepare whole fish at no additional expense and will teach you exactly how to cook your “catch”.
Also in the complex is Mellow Mushroom opening soon. Word on the street is the Pam and Chuck Richards (of Reid’s Fine Foods) are looking into that area as well. Next door is Mostly Chocolate.com which relocated here from New Jersey where the company was strictly online. This is their first brick and mortar shop. The chocolates are primarily German. Across the street is Yoforia Frozen Yogurt which has a south Charlotte concentration with stores in Myers Park, South Park, and Piper Glen.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Food News / free food / Priscilla Tsai A free bowl of noodles, anyone?
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:31 PM
The good people at Noodles & Company want to share some food with you.
I have two coupons for a free bowl of noodles, soup or salad at Noodles & Company to give away.
Just email me at priscilla.tsai@cln.com and tell me what your favorite Charlotte dessert is (this for foodie tour research purposes), along with your name and address. Make the subject line: "Noodles!" I'll pick two winners randomly.
Food News Labor Day special at Chima
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Celebrate Labor Day by not laboring over a meal in the kitchen. Chima Steakhouse is offering their dinner for $34.50 from Monday, Sept. 6 to Thursday, Sept. 9. Mention the code "Labor Day" when booking your reservations.
139 South Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
For reseravations: 704-601-4141
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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.
