Charlotte magazine

20/12/2024

Executive Chef Perry Saito and sous chef John Gamble have run Katsu Kart, one of the city’s most popular food trucks, for three years. They wanted to try a brick-and-mortar where they could make dishes they don’t have space to prepare in the truck. They found a spot. DŌZO (Japanese for “here you go”) squeezes inside a 600-square-foot stall at City Kitch, and is modeled after an izakaya bar, a neighborhood dive with casual Japanese fare.

Read about .a.bowler’s trip and what she recommends you order. Up on our site, linked in the comments.

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18/12/2024

Our editor, does a brief review of the last year in Charlotte by (somewhat) random numbers. See the full list of figures up on our site, linked in our bio.

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17/12/2024

“When does BOB Awards voting start?” is a question we hear a lot around this time of year, so here’s a handy graphic to save the dates! Our 2025 BOB Awards voting schedule:
🍕🍹Best of FOOD + DRINK: Jan. 6-19
🛍️🛠️🤸‍♀️Best of SHOPPING + SERVICES + WELLNESS: Jan. 20-Feb. 2
📺🎨🎶Best of MEDIA + CULTURE + ENTERTAINMENT: Feb. 3-16

Charlottemagazine.com saw a record number of votes in 2024, and we can’t wait to share the surprises you’ll find in the May issue, where we share voting results each year. For more information about advertising in that issue or becoming an event sponsor for our annual BOB Awards Party, reach out at [email protected].

17/12/2024

It’s here, folks - our 50 Best Restaurants in Charlotte as we head into 2025. Eat your way through town with the list.

Here are our picks for 50 best restaurants in Charlotte, organized by neighborhoods. All restaurants on this list must have been opened by 11/1/24.

16/12/2024

Letty Ketner announced she will be retiring, and the popular will serve its last meal on December 31.

“It is my hope that whoever follows me will be as supportive of the neighborhoods - Country Club Heights, Plaza Shamrock, Plaza Midwood, and NoDa - as I have tried to be,” she told Charlotte Five.

wrote about the story behind the restaurant for us last year, calling it a “culinary old soul, with a ‘blue streak’ in its hair. Read that story up on our site, linked in the comments.

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16/12/2024

Sarah Andrews doesn’t have a short answer for how long it took to complete her clients’ Foxcroft home. When a project collides with a pandemic and a flood, it’s hard to pinpoint a beginning and end. And when the client is a longtime friend, the timeline gets blurry.

Sarah Andrews pushes through back-to-back disasters to complete a Foxcroft home

14/12/2024

Brazilian pop artist and founder of the Happy Art Movement is in Charlotte today for the opening of his BRITTO store in SouthPark mall. Meet the artist for a ribbon cutting and art signing 2 - 4 p.m. BRITTO is located next to the Gucci and Lululemon store.

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12/12/2024

Cheer on local chef Jossie Lukacik as she competes TONIGHT in the Christmas Cookie Challenge. 🍪🎅🏼

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10/12/2024

Ticket sales end today at 1 p.m. for tomorrow’s Charlotteans of the Year Luncheon! Join us for an event emceed by past Charlottean of the Year Molly Grantham () to honor and hear from some of the city’s most influential figures across industries and interests. Tickets include lunch, coffee, entertainment, the awards presentation, and a few surprises.

Find tickets at the link in our bio! Thank you to event sponsor Duke Energy and table sponsors that include Charlotte Sports Foundation, Duke Energy, Edward Jones: Dan Hollins, Financial Advisor, JPMorganChase, Toll Brothers, and Ward’s Foundation.

10/12/2024

Charlotte said goodbye to a host of prominent citizens in 2024: from civic leaders to fixtures in the morning paper; from slain law enforcement officers to a respected designer and a beloved brewer.

We recall and honor their lives and what they meant to their city, up on our site, linked in our bio.

09/12/2024

Hey Charlotte - give a shout out to someone who made the year better for you. Especially if the rest of us need to know about them.

08/12/2024

Our digital editor is a self-proclaimed "crazy Christmas lady" and we can't disagree.

Most people find my holiday decorating obsession a curious dichotomy. From January to October, I exude an aura of cynicism and irreverence.

07/12/2024

Kelly Hickman, principal designer at ES Design Studio, gets plenty of requests for understated, neutral interiors. So she was thrilled when the owners of a 12,800-square-foot home in Morrocroft Estates wanted a multicolored bonus room for their two children.

Kelly Hickman designs a kaleidoscopic bonus room in Morrocroft Estates

06/12/2024

We checked with people who devote their careers to our city’s most challenging issues: hunger, immigration, underserved communities, disability equity, animal rescue. What gives them hope for 2025?

I end difficult interviews by asking that question. Let’s do the same after a difficult year.

06/12/2024

Holidays are a time for celebration, and celebrations call for extravagant meals. Whether you want to treat your co-workers, entertain out-of-town guests, or just splurge on a Tuesday night, there’s a perfect Charlotte restaurant for your special occasion.

Whether you want to entertain guests, or just splurge, there’s plenty of Charlotte restaurants for special occasions.

05/12/2024

Still have holiday gifts to purchase? Save the date for this one-day pop-up sale by top potters from Western North Carolina who have suffered losses due to Hurricane Helene.

All the potters in this sale are from areas impacted by the hurricane and have suffered damage to their homes/studios and/or have suffered lost income due to cancellation of other shows & events, and/or the drop in tourism in WNC during the prime selling season. Organizers have absorbed all costs for the show so potters just have to show up and sell their wares.

Admission is free (parking is $10), but please register so show organizers can plan and send you additional details. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wnc-hurricane-relief-potters-market-registration-1090339638209?aff=erelexpmlt

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05/12/2024

It’s true. Read about all the holiday antics at her house, up on our site, linked in our bio.

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04/12/2024

If you haven't been to Ballantyne in a few years, you might not recognize it.

On a Saturday evening last summer, I took my kids to check out The Bowl at Ballantyne. I heard it had a play area,