Welcome to WFAEats - a fun adventure where we explore all things tasty and interesting in the Charlotte food scene. We want to share stories, recipes and culinary escapades and hear about yours!
If entrepreneurship had a face, it would look a lot like Nila Nicholas’.
In just a few short weeks, the Charlotte-based “candy stylist” has rocketed from a modest local presence all the way to the stratosphere: Her work is being included in 100 gift bags President Obama will bestow on his personal friends in honor of the Democratic National Convention.
Nicholas designs custom candy buffets, sweets tables, and delectable favors for parties and events. Pick a theme or a color scheme, and she’ll fashion a mouth-watering spread.
Sometimes the distress call arrives quietly in an ordinary email.
“Hey Amy. Hope all is well with you. I would love to get together with you for coffee or just to talk. I lost my mother on July 17th… I have my condo up for sale and am looking for another job. Lots of changes…”
Nothing captures the spirit of Myrtle Beach like lunchmeat. Salami, bologna, pickle loaf and all the rest are bad for you, but whoever said a place that sells saltwater taffy is good for you?
The Grand Strand is all about having fun and instant gratification. So what if it’s fattening and unhealthy? What else is a beach trip for?
Condiments are the additional sauce, sprinkle, oil or flavoring we put on our food to enhance flavor. Ranging the spectrum from salt and pepper to soy sauce, chutney, mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard, condiments are used worldwide to bring distinguishable flavors to cuisine. With grilling and picnic season upon us it’s a great time to explore different ways to use traditional condiments, such as mustard, to kick-up your spring time brats, burgers, and sandwiches.
The iconic red barn of Carolina Farms, a fully functioning farm that employs and is home to autistic individuals in Stanly County.
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Nicholas (left) is an employee of the Community Supported Agriculture Program and also supported by the organization. Sara Dailey (right) is a staffer at Carolina Farms.
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Director of Carolina Farms, John Fields.
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One of the two greenhouses on the farm, affectionately called the 'Dean Dome' after Agricultural Specialist Dean Mullis.
Down long stretches of winding country roads, about an hour northeast of Charlotte in a small corner of Stanly County, lies 39 spacious acres of farmland that has attracted visitors from the likes of Japan, Denmark and Germany, not to mention, the United States.
White Dinners in Charlotte event dinners are modeled after the international society “Diner en Blanc” in Paris that are held on public spaces, a 25 year tradition of gourmet food and wine. The event began in Paris by a handful of friends and has grown to attract thousands of participants.
Meade weighed 92 pounds, whistled through her gapped teeth, walked toes out like Charlie Chaplin or a ballerina and French braided her own hair when she was thinking. Or maybe that was her sister Kate, about a year younger. Irish twins, followed two years later, by Hap, and then Margaret. They all lived together in a little brick house behind the A and P with their mother Ellen and father, Major Harry Johnson.
“How did you do on the ‘food stamp’ challenge?” That’s the question people have been asking me since Sunday. “Did you have enough to eat, or did you have to cheat?”
I recently completed the SNAPChallenge, designed to give participants a taste of what it’s like to feed yourself with no more than the $31.50 per week you’d get if you relied solely on food stamps.
