I gotta admit. When I saw a new restaurant going into the seemingly cursed space off Conlan Circle near the Gates of Ballantyne, I suspected the new owners were either gluttons for punishment or seasoned restaurateurs. One might wonder if more sinister forces

  Owner Jed Kampe and his crew raised the stakes for Queen City Restaurants at their official VIP Grand Opening Party.  A star is born with his latest creation Block & Grinder.  Kampe is going where no one else is going in Charlotte.  The concept

I heard rumbles Zink was on the outs a couple days before I visited the SouthPark eatery during Charlotte Restaurant Week. By now Zink's closing is old news and they join the faithfully-departed ranks of other bygone SouthPark restaurants. As is the case with

Zink will serve it's last meal Sunday.  Tom Sasser (shown above) announced the closing a couple of weeks ago citing slowing sales.  Sasser said to look for some of Zink's favorite menu items to show up on some of their sister restaurants menus.  Zink open

  Like a leading actress in Hollywood, Nolen Kitchen in Myers Park is about to go under the knife to "freshen up."  Restaurant Traffic talked to owner Mark Pasko this past week.  Pasko said they will shut down after Sunday brunch and work in 24 hours s

Tom Sasser of the Harper's Restaurant Group made it official on Monday by announcing that Zink would close for business in the Southpark Mall.  The last day of operations will be Saturday, February 24th.  Zink opened in 2004 in Uptown and moved to their Sou

We wanted to send out a simple heartfelt Congrats to friend and wunderchef Jamie Lynch and Fiance Courtney Valvo I was on the phone with a terrific photographer/graphic designer Justin Driscoll earlier today and he mentioned some killer back of house pics he

After being closed for 8 months 131 Main in Dilworth has reopened to the public.  131 had an unfortunate trio of disasters.  First it was a fire in the kitchen which led to a lot of damage but unfortunately more smoke damage throughout the entire restaurant

Napa on Providence is conducting what the restaurant industry calls a "soft opening" this week.  A soft opening consists of taking limited reservations and not doing any marketing or advertising to drive crowds into your restaurant.  Restaurants do this to

Vine American Kitchen is trying to open this week pending getting their permits according to our sources.  Vine will be located in the old City Range building on Johnston Road which has been sitting empty for 4+ years.  The new ownership group is led by Bil