Eight women bartenders face off atop Merchant + Trade this Sunday, with last year's winner Alley setting a high bar.

The 55-year-old Pineville diner is hoping for a comeback, but founder George Karnezis died in April at age 88.

More than 100 wines, beers and spirits hit Ballantyne’s Backyard Saturday, with proceeds helping the Spirit of Hope Children’s Foundation.

The Promenade on Providence taco spot is gone for good, and it's the second tenant to close there in two months.

Paik's Noodle is bringing jajangmyeon and jjamppong to the Centrum Shopping Plaza, marking the chain's first North Carolina stop.

Korean corn dogs, sushi pizza and giant lemonade bottles land at Concord's speedway through Sunday.

After 26 years off I-85, owner Miguel Morado says a hotel could someday rise where his restaurant now stands.

The Mexican street-food chain's third North Carolina spot opened on Pineville-Matthews Road with hand-painted murals and decorations imported from Mexico.

The South End coffee shop known for tiramisu lattes is bringing a sit-down cafe and small kitchen to Rea Farms.

Gilde Brewery's three-weekend Oktoberfest kicks off Friday with free entry, steinholding contests, and a brewmaster who can carry 11 steins at once.

The new spot fills the old Crafty Crab space with a kitchen window so diners can watch dumplings get folded by hand.

The free Uptown festival, now led by its first Black president, expects thousands of visitors this fall.

The Rigsby Road steakhouse opens Nov. 9, ending southwest Charlotte's long drives to Concord or Gastonia for Texas Roadhouse.