‘Crave Charlotte’ Festival Celebrates Local Food, Beer, Wine & Mixology
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Charlotte has food festivals, beer festivals, and wine festivals. If it can be digested, there’s a festival for it. Now there’s a new event that combines all of those things.
Crave Charlotte will celebrate some of the best that the Queen City’s culinary scene has to offer. The event will feature wine and craft beers from area purveyors, as well as dishes and cocktails prepared by more than twenty local chefs and mixologists.
Participating chefs include:
- Chef Ralph Allsopp – Deep Dish Catering
- Chef Ken Aponte – Alchemy at C-3 Lab
- Chef Craig Barbour – Roots Cafe
- Chef Harley Blaisdell – Nuvole Rooftop TwentyTwo
- Chef Chris Coleman – The Goodyear House
- Chef Lisa Brooks – Heart & Soul Personal Chef Service
- Chef Andarrio Johnson – Cuzzo’s Cuisine
- Chef Taylor Kastl – Tayste Catering
- Chef Ben Lacy – Golden Owl
- Chef Matt Martin – Freshlist
- Chef Olajuwon Mason – Fine & Fettle
- Chef Ivan Pereyra – Lincoln Street Kitchen & Cocktails
- Chef Sylvain Rivet – Renaissance Patisserie
- Chef Whitney Thomas – Wylie Hotel
- Chef William Underwood – Bardo
- Chef Drew Ward – Brewers at 4001 Yancey
Participating mixologists include:
- Ashley Sarkis – Bardo
- Amanda Britton – Orto
- David Schmidt – Fine & Fettle
- Kelly Minton – Kiki Bistro
- Henty Schmulling – Nuvole
Participating breweries:
- Armored Cow Brewing
- Gilde 1546 Brewing
- Red Clay Ciderworks
- Salty Parrot Brewing
- Salud Cerveceria
- Town Brewing
- Triple C Brewing
- Unknown Brewing
Participating wines:
- Info coming soon.
The event will be held Saturday, June 26th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Innovation Barn (932 Seigle Avenue). General Admission tickets include fours hours of food, cocktail, wine, and craft brew tastings. VIP Tables for groups of ten and Early Admission (12:00 PM) tickets are also available. Click here for more details.
Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.
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