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Sunday, July 7, 2013
Food News PlateShare debuts at Queen City Q
Posted By Keia Mastrianni on Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 3:09 PM
In May, we interviewed Katie Levans, founder of PlateShare, a mobile and social application that operates under the premise, "Dine Out, Do Good."
PlateShare's sole aim is to feed the hungry. The idea is micro-donations. PlateShare offers diners the opportunity to round their restaurant bill up to the nearest dollar and donates the difference to Second Harvest Metrolina to fight hunger. This past Friday, Queen City Q rolled out a point-of-sale integration and is the first partner in the U.S. to offer diners an option to donate to PlateShare directly from their receipt.
PlateShare will debut its mobile app later this month during Charlotte Restaurant Week which will held July 19-28. According to PlateShare, "spare change makes big change." We like it.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Recipe Recipe: Lime and Espresso Nanaimo Bars
Posted By Scott Greenberg on Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Hi. I'm Scott Greenberg, and I'm obsessed with baking. So much, in fact, that my personal recipe-blogging is now spilling over to Creative Loafing's Eat My Charlotte.
For those of you who don't know what my site's all about (which is probably every single one of you), I make tasty-ass recipes and pair them with equally tasty beats. It's cheaper than wine, way harder to OD on, and much more legal to drive around with. Plus, it just makes sense. You ever try eating in silence? It's boring. Depressing, even. You get the right track playing over the perfect plate, and both the music and the food are gonna taste better. It's a beautiful thing.
This week, I was thinking about something most of you food-obsessives think about on the regular: five-star restaurants. I like going to them just like anyone else - ordering something simple like a chocolate mousse and seeing it come out covered in gold leaf and tiny little marzipan recreations of the Sistine Chapel. But you know what I like even more? Going home, dumping a bunch of crap in a pan, and having something come out that tastes just as good.
And before you say it, no, I don't like making an easy dessert because it makes me feel like a good chef in a Sandra Lee, pick up a couple of cans of pre-made frosting and "you can't taste the difference!" kind of way.
I like doing it because it's a metaphorical smack in the face to Mr. Five-Star. Because I know, in my heart of grease-clogged hearts, that I can get the same reaction from people by melting a bunch of butter and chocolate together that a fancy dessert chef can from spending hours on a Lavender Meyer Lemon Soufflé. Those desserts might get some more ooohs and ahhs from people, but we both know what most people are gonna go for when they stumble into the fridge at 3 a.m. They're gonna go for the Nanaimo bars. Specifically, for some Lime and Espresso Nanaimo Bars. I can be a bit fancy too, y'know.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Food News New Food Truck Spotted: Hot Box
Posted By Keia Mastrianni on Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Another food truck hit the streets last week, which brings the count to "holy crap that's alot of food trucks!"
Hot Box joined the fleet of mobile eateries roaming Charlotte's streets serving what chef/owner Michael Bowling calls "Next Level Street Food." Chef Bowling is the former executive chef of the now defunct 15 North Roadside Kitchen, which closed February 2012.
On its inaugural menu is a mish mash of selections from a pulled pork platter to a ramen stir-fry and corned beef hash. When I asked Chef Bowling what type of food he serves, he said, "Whatever I want." I was tipped off to try the Reuben, a meaty, melty monster of a sandwich served on rye bread made by the Local Loaf with piles of corned beef, aged swiss cheese and kraut served with homemade potato chips.
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Be eco-friendly with Compost Cookies 4
Ok, so they really aren't made of compost, but they are pretty much everything but the kitchen sink: Fritos, potato chips, pretzels, chocolate, butterscotch and oatmeal. Intrigued?
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Dorie Greenspan's Tiramisu Cake
This layered cake is definitely a "pick-me-up" with a little booze and caffeine.
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Back of the Box: No Boil Classic Lasagne 5
Not having to boil the noodles rocks!
