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Monday, August 1, 2011
Food News Sneak peek of Vapiano
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Featuring casual Italian fare, the restaurant Vapiano currently has 97 locations, spanning 4 continents.
Charlotte can now be included in that count as Vapiano will be opening their doors at their Uptown location to the public today Monday, Aug. 1.
Take a look at these photos taken at their VIP Grand Opening Event Wednesday, July 27.
Vapiano
201 South Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
Thursday, July 28, 2011
free food BOGO Chipotle
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM
It's that time of year again.
The kids go back to school and people do some crazy shopping on tax-free weekend.
Which also means ... It's time for Chipotle Mexican Grill's "Free Food with Integrity" yearly promotion. It's like a delayed buy-one, get-one free deal.
Just eat at any Charlotte Chipotle restaurant on Tuesday, Aug. 2 or Wednesday, Aug. 3, and save your receipt.
Bring the receipt back anytime during tax-free weekend Aug. 5 - 7, and get a free entree (burrito, bowl, tacos, or salad). FREE. That's right. No tax or strings attached.
Recipe / Cookie Recipe: Chunky white chocolate and macadamia cookies
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:50 AM
If you're looking for chunky and chewy white chocolate and macadamia cookie, I've got a recipe for you.
These cookies turn out super thick, and are just so-slightly toasty brown in color. Full of chopped macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips, they are slightly salty and plenty sweet.
I replaced the butter in the original recipe with butter-flavored Crisco. I know what you are thinking. "Gross!!!" right? Sure, shortening isn't as pure as butter, but it definitely helps cookies keep their shape and helps achieve a chewy texture.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Recipe Happy Crème brûlée Day
Posted By Tommy Werner on Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:40 AM
While Flag Day and Labor Day celebrate American culture and have a permanent place on our calendars, there's a handful of random but delicious little holidays.
July 27th is National Crème Brûlée Day — a recognition of the very rich and very French dessert. Sometimes it's best just to go with it. Here's a recipe to blissfully enjoy what should be one of America's most widely anticipated holidays.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
free food Win a free Chick-fil-A Breakfast
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Win a free Chick-fil-A Breakfast ... of their new oatmeal and coffee. (Yay for heath-foodies. Boo for people who were hoping I was giving away chicken minis.)
Chick-fil-A launched their new breakfast oatmeal item yesterday Monday, July 25. Full of whole-grains and other goodies, it seems like it has the potential to be a delicious healthy option for breakfast. (I haven't tried it yet.)
Try it for yourself by winning a pair of coupons: one free oatmeal and a free coffee. I have a pile to give away! Just email me at priscilla dot tsai @ creativeloafing.com and tell me:
1. What your favorite healthy breakfast is.
2. Your mailing address so I can send you your coupons.
Make the subject line of your email "CFA breakfast."
First-come, first served. Good luck!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Charlotte Restaurant Week Charlotte Restaurant Week: Fiamma
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week is now in full swing. If you haven't hit up any of the participating restaurants yet, it's time to get on it. The 3-courses-for-$30 special officially ends this Sunday, July 24. (A few restaurants will be extending the offer by a few weeks though.)
One of the restaurants extending their Restaurant Week offering is Fiamma. With delicious Italian fare, and even some mango sorbet thrown in the middle, it's a great choice as they have plenty to choose from on their restaurant week menu. Another good one to try is Aria. Also Italian, the restaurant offers up their entire regular menu for Restaurant Week.
Here are a few photos from Fimama during Restaurant Week:
Food News New Multigrain Oatmeal at Chick-fil-A
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 4:13 PM
It's pretty hard to resist ordering Chick-fil-A's chicken minis for breakfast, but if you are able, try their new healthy Multigrain Oatmeal, which will be available in restaurants starting Monday, July 25.
No pasty, goopy oatmeal here – CFA's oatmeal is made of a mixture of steel-cut oats, rolled oats, flax, buckwheat flour and whole wheat flour. You can choose one of three toppings, including cinnamon brown sugar, roasted mixed nuts (almonds, pecans and walnuts) or a dried fruit blend (cranberries, blueberries, golden raisins and cherries).
Each serving of oatmeal contains 120 calories and 2.5 grams of fat without toppings and up to 290 calories and 11 grams of fat with the addition of toppings, all with no trans fat.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Recipe / Cookie Snickerdoodles
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 4:19 PM
Snickerdoodles are basically sugar cookies rolled a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. So simple, yet a definite crowd-pleaser.
These cookies are soft and chewy – not crunchy, which wins them quite the fan base. To ensure you get the right texture, remove the cookies from the oven when the edges are just slightly browned.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
free food BOGO Pinkberry
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Food News / Events EpiCentre extends a welcome to Moe's Southwest Grill
Posted By Tommy Werner on Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:33 PM
People flock for free food, especially when it's burritos the size of oil tankers. With the grand opening last night of Moe's Southwest Grill at the EpiCentre, visitors bumped elbows as they stood in line for the first (and free) burritos.
Seasoned fans of Homewrecker's, queso, and El Guapo's Infamous Salsa now have a location Uptown to fill their fix. The new franchise location, on the second floor of the complex, features some new and more modern updates compared to the other locations around town.
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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.
