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From humble beginnings to esteemed accolades, Chef Robin Anthony’s journey is a truly unique Charlotte immigrant success story.
By Cameron Lee August 26, 2026 Photo: Jo Hayes / CLTure In just a few years as a restaurateur in Charlotte, Chef Robin Anthony, a native of Indonesia, has built a remarkable résumé, earning recognition as a James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef:...
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Chef and content creator Bernard Hardison hosts inaugural Charlotte festival with Mr. Tendernism and LES BBQ this weekend
By CLTure August 4, 2026 Big crowds are expected for chef and content creator Bernard Hardison’s inaugural Looka That Festival Right There! event, taking place at The Boardwalk at University City this weekend. The social media personality, best known for his viral “Baptized Chicken,” will...
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Over 56 local Asian-owned restaurants and businesses are participating in NC Asian Restaurant Week
By Cameron Lee May 5, 2026 Photo: Szechuan Mansion NC Asian Eats Restaurant Week returns May 1-10 with more than 30 local businesses participating in the Charlotte area and 26 in the Triangle. The concept, conceived last year by the popular Facebook group-turned-social club CLT...
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A Guide to Charlotte’s Best Jamaican Restaurants and Takeout Spots
By Beth Mack August 2, 2025 (updated) For a country roughly the size of Connecticut, Jamaica has had a disproportionately large global influence. Reggae and Red Stripe are well known, but they only scratch the surface of Jamaican culture and cuisine. Situated in the Caribbean...
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Korean Restaurant Guide: Charlotte has a growing number of Korean food and beverage options
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...
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Charlotte Vietnamese Restaurant Guide: Our Favorite Spots in the City
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...
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A Complete Guide to the Best Asian Grocery Stores in Charlotte
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...
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An updated guide to the best Charlotte-area farmers markets
By Beth Mack April 22, 2026 (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...
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Charlotte Mediterranean Restaurant Guide: Flavors are vast, and so are the options in Charlotte
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...
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Bubble tea spots are popping up all over Charlotte, and they offer a lot more than your traditional boba teas
By Beth Mack April 6, 2021 (updated) Within the past two years, many bubble tea shops have quietly opened up in Charlotte. While this may be a new phenomenon, bubble tea is not. Bubble tea, often also referred to as boba tea or pearl milk...
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