Restaurants are reviewed and rated by Heidi Edidin,
Food Editor / Restaurant Critic.
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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2005-Jan. 5, 2006 |
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At a time of year when the mantra is “out with old and in with the new,” it’s nice to know that some things never change.
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Featured: Dec. 23-29, 2005 |
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We Southerners love breakfast, so it’s not surprising that a festive breakfast or brunch has become a holiday tradition for many families in our region. Full Review
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Reviewed: Dec. 16-22, 2005 |
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Fenwick’s is a simple place, never a place of pretense. Full Review
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Reviewed: Dec. 9-15, 2005 |
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Looking for a place to celebrate with friends? McIntosh’s Steak & Seafood Restaurant in Charlotte’s South End ...
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Featured: Dec. 2-8, 2005 |
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Believe it or not, Oprah is not the only one with a holiday list of favorite things.
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Featured: Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2005 |
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Just as you’ve wrapped up and packed away the last of the Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce, it’s time to start thinking about cooking again.
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Featured: Nov. 18-24, 2005 |
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After the holiday weekend, when you and yours tire of turkey and all the trimmings, turn to something different to eat.
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Reviewed: Nov. 11-17, 2005 |
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Elegant, intimate and relaxed describe Ratcliffe on the Green, one of Uptown’s fine-dining destinations, located in the former home of Ratcliffe Florist.
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Featured: Nov. 4-10, 2005 |
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As the bounty of Halloween treats makes way for the fall harvest of seasonal fruits and vegetables, the cranberry makes its annual appearance in grocery store produce departments. Full Review
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Featured: Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2005 |
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One of Charlotte’s favorite Italian restaurants, Mama Ricotta’s, 601 S. Kings Drive, has something cheesy planned for the evening of Monday, Nov. 7.
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Featured: Oct. 21-27, 2005 |
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When settlers landed in North America, they found Native Americans growing and using pumpkins.
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Featured: Oct. 14-20, 2005 |
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Look in any food dictionary and you’ll find Brunswick stew described as “a squirrel meat and onion stew …
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Reviewed: Oct. 7-13, 2005 |
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Copper, one of Dilworth’s newest places to dine, is the latest and perhaps one of the most successful incarnations of the historic Mayer House located at 311 East Blvd.
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Featured: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2005 |
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October is National Seafood Month and seafood restaurants and fishmongers everywhere are celebrating the joys of cooking and eating seafood. Full Review
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Featured: Sept. 23-29, 2005 |
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It’s frozen, rich and creamy, soft, green and dipped in chocolate. Smart is Charlotte’s Key-lime-pie-on-a-stick guy. Full Review
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Reviewed: Sept. 16-22, 2005 |
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With so many good Italian restaurants popping up across the city, Charlotte is fortunate to have many good Italian eats from which to choose. Full Review
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Featured: Sept. 9-15, 2005 |
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Are you looking for a fun way to spread your culinary wings this fall?
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Featured: Sept. 2-8, 2005 |
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If your children have left the nest and gone off to college, really living on their own for what may be the first time in their lives ...
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Reviewed: Aug. 26-Sept.1, 2005 |
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Chung and Kim Lam had always dreamed of owning a restaurant all their own. Four months ago the couple’s dream came true.
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Featured: Aug. 19-25, 2005 |
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With everything the Charlotte entertainment scene has on tap this year, choices for what to do and where to go are plentiful ...
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Reviewed: Aug. 12-18, 2005 |
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Ask Chef Ciro Martoni about culinary school and he’ll tell you that he learned about food in the kitchen of his dad’s Italian restaurant in Hollywood. Full Review
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Featured: Aug. 5-11, 2005 |
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If you heard of a magic compound that would reduce your risk of heart attack by 20-25 percent, would you be interested?
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Featured: July 29-Aug. 4, 2005 |
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Just imagine it – a warm summer night in Italy. On an outdoor terrace encircled with ancient olive trees,... Full Review
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Featured: July 22-28, 2005 |
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July is National Ice Cream Month, originally designated so in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan. Full Review
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Featured: July 15-21, 2005 |
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When the work week wears you down and your stockpile of vacation days has vanished,... Full Review
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Featured: July 8-14, 2005 |
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Check out any farmers’ market or produce section in town this time of year and before you can even see them ... Full Review
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Reviewed: July 1-7, 2005 |
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Udipi is the name of a coastal town in the state of Karnataka located in the southern region of India. Full Review
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Featured: June 24-30, 2005 |
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For many, gas grills are the way to go. Most gas grills come with an electronic ignition, making lighting as simple as turning a knob. Full Review
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Reviewed: June 17-23, 2005 |
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The menu says “beer, bikes and bbq,” but at Mac’s, the recently opened barbecue joint on South Boulevard just a block away from the intersection of Remount Road, it’s all about the food. Full Review
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Reviewed: June 10-16, 2005 |
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After several dinners at Salute, a small Italian restaurant and wine shop next to the Manor Theatre in South Charlotte’s Eastover neighborhood, I knew I liked the food and wine, as well as the style and feel of the place. Full Review
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Featured: June 3-9, 2005 |
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Beef burgers from America’s premier burger contest are the hands-down favorite for the grill.
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Featured: May 27-June 2, 2005 |
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Dining outdoors affords the opportunity to enjoy the soft hues and mild climes of Charlotte’s late spring and early summer.
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Featured: May 20-26, 2005 |
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The Earth Fare natural food chain began as a small health food store in Asheville in 1975.
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Featured: May 13-19, 2005 |
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With most of the rains and cold weather behind her, Charlotte can finally settle into spring comfortably ... Full Review
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Featured: May 6-12, 2005 |
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From its humble beginnings as The Tower Club Wine Auction in 1989 to its status today as one of the city’s premier charity events ... Full Review
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Featured: April 29-May 5, 2005 |
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Sunday, May 8, could be the biggest brunching day of the year. Full Review
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Featured: April 22-28, 2005 |
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What do kids need to be at their best? Good nutrition for physical health and family time for emotional well-being. Full Review
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Reviewed: April 15-21, 2005 |
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Charlotte’s annual burst of pastel blossoms poised against a background of light-green spring foliage is what first caught the eye of Wayne Powers and his family almost 11 years ago. Full Review
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Reviewed: April 8-14, 2005 |
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If you haven’t been to SouthPark mall in a while, prepare to be amazed and possibly overwhelmed. Full Review
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Reviewed: April 1-7, 2005 |
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Recently released food market research reports predict that 2005 will be the year of Asian cuisine. Full Review
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Featured: March 25-31, 2005 |
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Think of Easter and Easter baskets and thoughts immediately turn toward Easter eggs. Full Review |
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Featured: March 18-24, 2005 |
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This month marks the birthday of Fleischmann’s Yeast – 137 years old and healthier than ever. Full Review |
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Reviewed: March 11-17, 2005 |
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As spring blooms in the Queen City, new restaurants are burgeoning too, many open just since the first of the year. Full Review |
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Reviewed: March 4-10, 2005 |
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As spring blooms in the Queen City, new restaurants are burgeoning too, many open just since the first of the year. Full Review |
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Featured: Feb. 25-March 3, 2005 |
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Dozens of high-end commercial-grade kitchen appliances constructed of glistening stainless steel stand under full hoods in a spotless lab. Ranges, ovens, broilers and fryers capable of cranking out fare for hundreds get put to the test daily at Piedmont Natural Gas’ Cooking Technology Center, where players in the commercial food service industry can test drive a piece of equipment before purchasing it.
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Reviewed: Feb. 18-24, 2005 |
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If you were to find yourself in the University area in want of a meal, you might check out one of the eateries on W.T. Harris Boulevard just off Interstate 85.Full Review |
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Featured: Feb. 11-17, 2005 |
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Before you entreat the adorable matchmaking cherub to pierce another’s heart with his famed quiver, there might be a better way to get your lover’s attention. During this season of hearts and flowers, think food and drink. Full Review |
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Featured: Feb. 4-10, 2005 |
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If your 2005 New Year’s resolutions have already been forgotten, hope is not lost. Full Review |
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