By Cameron Lee May 22, 2025 Palengke — the Filipino word for open-air market — is a vital part of the Philippines’ cultural and economic fabric, where fresh, locally sourced goods meet the pulse of community and commerce. This weekend, that vibrant energy comes to...
By Cameron Lee May 10, 2025 Popular MMA fighter-turned-social media sensation Keith Lee is bringing his viral Family Food Tour to the Carolinas for the very first time. Starting this month, Lee will visit Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, and Charleston to explore and review family-owned restaurants...
By CLTure May 8, 2025 CLTure is partnering with the Carolinas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Crown Station, Divine Barrel Brewing, CLT Asian Eats, and MELO THC Seltzer to host the largest Asian food truck rally in NoDa, celebrating AAPI Month and supporting local businesses...
By Cameron Lee May 2, 2025 Photo: Anise Pho (Raleigh) For decades in North Carolina, many authentic Asian-owned restaurants lacked a significant online presence. Staple Asian eateries in major metro areas like Charlotte and Raleigh — often family-owned and operated — have traditionally relied on...
By Beth Mack January 15, 2025 (updated) More and more Korean restaurants have emerged in cities across the country, and Charlotte is catching on. With crispy fried chicken and bulgogi being some of the more ubiquitous dishes, the cuisine’s growing popularity in the American South...
By Beth Mack July 23, 2024 Constructed as a village for textile mills in the early 1900s, then revitalized as an arts district in the early ‘90s following decades of desolation after the mills were sold, NoDa, is known as one Charlotte’s most vibrant neighborhoods....
By Beth Mack May 17, 2023 (updated) A country’s cuisine is heavily influenced by its geography, terrain, climate, and history. Vietnam, a vastly coastal, rural country in Southeast Asia is no exception. With China encompassing its Northern border, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and...
By Beth Mack January 18, 2022 (updated) The Charlotte area is home to a sizable, growing population of Asians. In tandem, the vast flavors and dishes that can be found in Asian cuisine have consistently been featured in up-and-coming food trends. Lucky for us, not...
By Beth Mack May 27, 2021 (updated) As the days get longer and temperatures start to heat up, Charlotte’s farmers markets start to blossom, boasting North Carolina’s agricultural bounty. From the warm sands of the coast to the cool clay soil of the mountains and...
By Beth Mack May 12, 2021 (updated) On the surface, Mediterranean cuisine may seem pretty straightforward to most Americans, but it’s more complex than that. Mediterranean cuisine is not the product of a specific culture or country. Rather, it’s a result of the culinary trends...