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Monday, February 9, 2009
Food / News Food news: Feb. 9
Posted By Tricia Childress on Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Free wine tastings and special pricing on bottle purchases on Wednesdays at Press Wine/Food (333 West Trade Street, 704-370-3006): February 11, Scott Killette from Juice Wine Purveyors with “Jammy and Spicy” reds; February 18, Mike Bell from Mutual with “Lively” whites; February 25, Marcelle Miller from Prestige with “Soft Round” whites; March 4, Alice Rodgers from Empire with “Buttery and Rich” whites.
The Artisan, a teaching restaurant at the International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Charlotte, is hosting its inaugural senior practicum. For six weeks on Thursdays and Fridays, dinner service will be run by students. The food and theme of the restaurant will change from week to week with each menu developed by the students over the course of the entire program. The five-course, prix fixe tasting menu dinners are $23.95 with the option of paired beverages for $34.95. Dinner reservations will be taken from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays starting February 12. Seating is limited to 30 guests. 704-357-5900.
Food / News Feast your eyes
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:08 PM
A few photos of my sushi dinner from K.O. Sushi, the sushi take out place uptown on 3rd Street. They offer speedy service, good prices, and great sushi. They'll deliver uptown for $1.
Food This is why you're fat.
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Friday, February 6, 2009
Food / News Food news: Feb. 6
Posted By Tricia Childress on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:16 AM
The McNinch House Restaurant, 511 North Church Street Fourth Ward (in a house with 10 fireplaces and happens to be on the National Historic Register), is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2009. They will be hosting events throughout the year: mcninchhouserestaurant.com.
Tour de Food is a two-month mission to deliver as much food as possible to the 19 counties that are served by Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. Patterned after the Tour de France, the Tour de Food will feature a Grand Start and then an additional eight stages to deliver the equivalent of eight tractor trailer loads of food (approximately 300,000 pounds) to 44 emergency pantries and soup kitchens. Emergency pantries and soup kitchens are reporting increases in requests for assistance of 30 to 40 percent over the same time period in 2008. Food to be delivered includes rice, pasta, tuna, canned chicken, soups, canned vegetables and fruit, oatmeal and cereal. The stages of the Tour de Food began in Mecklenburg County on February 5 and 6 and end in Burke County on March 27.
Saturdays and Mondays at Pie Town, 710 West Trade Street, feature half-off bottles of wine. 704-379-7555.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Food / Queen's Feast / News Queen's Feast, restaurant No. 6
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 5:14 PM
It was Charlotte Restaurant Week Jan. 24-30-- when restaurants offered 3-course (fixed menu) meals for $30. I had made it my mission to hit up at least 5 participating restaurants in 7 days. Now that some restaurants have extended Restaurant Week into February, my mission continues. Here is restaurant No. 6.
(Note: Since I have eaten 3-course meals at 5 restaurants in the past week and have gained 4 lbs, my boyfriend and I decided to cut extra calories by ordering only one 3-course meal, share the appetizer and dessert, and then get a separate entree off the regular menu.)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4
Restaurant: Fiamma
What I ate:
- Appetizer: Polpettine di verdure miste al caprino con insalate di campo - vegetables croquettes served w/mixed greens and goat cheese
- Main: Lamb Shank - marvelous lamb shank with fresh Mediterranean herbs in a Tuscan red wine reduction served with gnocchi in a Parmesan butter sauce
- Dessert: Tiramisu
Summary: I was transported back to Italy when I walked into the restaurant. Fiamma has endearing rustic touches that remind me of true Italian eateries -- mismatching silverware, a little tea light candle on the table, a woven basket holding the bread and paper covering the tablecloths. Even in true Italian fashion, dinner was not rushed, but drawn out in an enjoyable manner.
Dinner began with a bread basket of warm focaccia and bread sticks, served with a delicious bowl of pesto.
The appetizer of eggplant croquettes with a goat cheese salad was superb. Round and fried, the 3 croquettes reminded me of hushpuppies. The salad was large and the cheese was plentiful.
Between the appetizer and entree course, we were served bowls of mango sorbet to cleanse our palettes.
With seven entrees to pick from the Restaurant Week menu, we had agonized over what to get. But once we had a bite of the Lamb Shank we decided on, we never looked back. The meat from the large shank just fell off the bone. The lamb melted in our mouths. The red wine reduction was a nice, thick, saucy stew. The side of gnocchi was surprisingly large. We barely made a dent in the big plate of gnocchi that came with the lamb.
Off the regular menu, I ordered the Homemade Saffron Tagliolini with Crabmeat Sauteed in Fresh Tomatoes. Big, visible chunks of crab were mixed throughout the perfectly al dente pasta. Delicious.
With our Tiramisu, we were offered complimentary homemade limoncello, a lemon liqueur typically from Southern Italy. I was beyond impressed at this point.
Verdict: I'd highly recommend Fiamma for Restaurant Week. They offer plenty of choices for each of the 3 courses, and even add in a few extra in between. The portions didn't seem "sized-down" at all for the Restaurant Week dishes. You get a lot of bang for your buck here. The entire experience was very enjoyable.
Read the Queen's Feast reviews:
Restaurant No. 1: Oceanaire Seafood Room
Food / News The sweetest app of them all
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:48 AM
iCupcake,an application for iPhone and iPod Touch, allows you to design your own cupcakes by picking cake flavors, frostings, and other decor.
Once you're done, send off your custom creation to a friend. It's a pity these aren't edible -- these cupcakes look scrumptious.
Food / News The breakfast of champions
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Serious Eats does the comparison: Dunkin' Donuts Waffle Breakfast Sandwich vs. McD's McGriddle.
Whose cuisine reigns supreme? Read the reviews.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Food / News Food news: Feb. 4
Posted By Tricia Childress on Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 2:32 PM
The Flying Saucer, 9605 N. Tryon Street, will host a beer tasting featuring Asheville, N.C.-based Highland Brewing Company on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be hosted by brewery owner Oscar Wong and will pair six of Highland’s beers with four courses and dessert. Featured beer and food pairings include: the Gaelic Ale with aged Manchego cheese, St. Theresa’s Pale Ale with Sopressata, the Kashmir IPA with Cotswold English cheddar, Oatmeal Porter with a stout beef stew, and Highland’s Black Mocha Stout and Imperial Black Mocha Stout with chocolate truffles. Tickets are $30. More info at: www.beerknurd.com/stores/charlotte.
Food / Queen's Feast / News Queen's Feast, it ain't over yet
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Many restaurants are extending Charlotte Restaurant Week, originally slated to run Jan. 24-30. This means my tour de Charlotte restaurants isn't over yet, though after gaining 4 lbs already, I should really stop. I'm hitting up Fiamma (which is running Restaurant Week until Feb. 7) tonight, so stay tuned for a review coming soon.
Also extending their $30, 3-course Restaurant Week menu until Feb. 7 is McIntosh's Steaks and Seafood on South Boulevard. (Thanks to Jayne for the tip.)
Read the Queen's Feast reviews:
Restaurant No. 1: Oceanaire Seafood Room
Restaurant No. 2: The Capital Grille
Restaurant No. 5: Ruth's Chris - Uptown
Related link: Other restaurants extending Restaurant Week
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Food / News Free snacks
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 5:15 PM
We know how much our CL readers LOVE free stuff. So here's a tip: sign up here and get a free sample of Quaker Mini Delights or Rice Snacks.
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The press should stop publishing the names of mass murderers 1
They want fame, so lets cut off their fuel source.
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Question the Queen City: The story of Mabel Rea 4
The Charlotte native went Hollywood, returned home and met a tragic demise.
