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Category: Culinary Events
Last Minute Shopping? Here’s the Ticket
I really hate to use the “P” word; but, if you are one of those procrast… , umm, people who wait to address your holiday
On the GotToBeNC Cooking Stage at the NC State Fair
It’s time for the annual NC State Fair. Consider this your invitation to join in all the fun as I join my good friend Got
Piedmont Culinary Guild Picnic In the Garden Not To Be Missed
Starting this event-based post with a big ole recommendation of #TellThemHeidiSentYou and get your tickets now! If you are planning to be in or near
Cookies and Pies: Recipes from the NC Mountain State Fair
If you’ve been to see me at the GotToBeNC Cooking Stage at the 2022 NC Mountain State Fair at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher,
Roadtrip: Learn to Cook at the NC Mountain State Fair
Time for a road trip to Asheville NC. Come on up and join me. I’ll be hosting the GotToBeNC Cooking Stage inside the Davis Event
You’re Invited to NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale Aug 8, 2022
File this one under “Love What I Do.” As many of you know, in 2015, I first contracted with the NCRLA (North Carolina Restaurant &
The Food & Fun You Crave, CLT
Crave CLT is a week-long fun festival of food-centric events that kick off the first week of May 2022. I love that so many in
Learning about the African Roots of Southern Cuisine
I love writing about chefs and all they bring to the table. My job becomes even easier when there is a great story to share.
NC State Fair, Here’s What’s Cooking
Excited this week and next Oct 14-24, 2021, to be hosting the GotToBeNC cooking stage at The NC State Fair. You can file this one
2021 NCRLA Chef Showdown
Six years ago I was approached by the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association, otherwise known as the NCRLA, to organize a fun, one evening
The Food & drink You Crave, CLT
What is it that you Crave, Clt? As restaurants reopen in the Queen City, we are all asking the same question. Where can we go
Hearts, Chocolate & Flowers
Quicker than Cupid’s arrow, Heidi Billotto here, with a rundown of several creative ways to celebrate Valentine’s 2020 with a variety of local hearts, chocolate
NC Chef Showdown Winners Take to the Airwaves
I am still reeling from all the fun this week as the 2019 NCRLA Chef Showdown celebrated its grande finale on Monday Sept 30, 2019
NCRLA Culinary Competition Continues
Time for an update on the North Carolina Culinary Competition of the year – the 2019 NCRLA Chef Showdown! This month marks the next phase
Tea with Seagrove Potters
Plan a day trip or maybe an overnight adventure, for the annual summertime edition of “Tea with Seagrove Potters”, Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 10am-5pm.
2019 NCRLA Chef Showdown
Time for the fourth annual NCRLA Chef Showdown. Call your food-centric friends, mark your calendars and save the date. Stay tuned for updates as the
More Charlotte Restaurant Week: Queen’s Feast Summer 2019
This time last week I was working on my first Charlotte Restaurant Week post for the Summer of 2019. Now, as I write on Thursday
Queens Feast Summer 2019
Its time to raise your glass and say Cheers to Queens Feast. Make plans now to celebrate summer at Charlotte’s largest dinner party. It all
April Nibbles and Sips: Things to do this week in (and around) Charlotte
Springtime in Charlotte means there are so many great things to do that it could make your head spin. But, have no fear, I’m here to help narrow it down with a few suggestions all part of this Springtime edition of Nibbles & Sips at HeidiBillottoFood.com
Choco-o-holics Unite, It’s Time for your Sweet Escapes
Get set Charlotte, its time to plan for an evening of Sweet Escapes! Let Food writer, Heidi Billotto take you through the menu of the chocolate-ty goodness offered at the annual Sweet Escapes fundraiser, scheduled for this Saturday evening April 13 at 7 pm.
Meatball Mania at Heidi’s On the Farm Cooking Classes
Everyone loves a meatball. Could be all beef, could be vegetarian, could be chicken or turkey. No matter the core ingredients, the mention of a meatball is always a crowd pleaser. Read more to see how meatball mania is a part of Heidi Billotto’s On the Farm classes this spring season!
Charlotte Restaurant Week Update: Heidi’s Winter 2019 Eat Here Now
With 137 different participating restaurants in Queen’s Feast 2019, there are lots of choices to be made. Read as Food and Restaurant writer, Heidi Billotto shares a few of her favorites with photos, menu suggestions and a video, too!
Heidi’s Eat Here Now: Charlotte’s Winter Restaurant Week
And just like that we find ourselves in the middle of January 2019. Let Charlotte food writer, Heidi Billotto guide you as you hone your dining out plans for Charlotte Restaurant Week, Winter Queen’s Feast 2019.
Holiday Bake Sale features Charlotte Pastry Chefs
And just like that, your holiday baking got even easier! Save the date for an All-Star Bake Sale featuring 20 of Charlotte’s best bakers and
October 2018 Nibbles & Sips
Eat Local, Drink Local This October If you haven’t already given it a read, check out my October Eat Local, Drink Local blog post, “Salamis to Stock:Five
TerraVita Food & Drink Festival: Its a Must-Do this Fall
Mark your Calendars… it’s all happening October 17-20 in Chapel Hill, NC! TerraVita, a celebration of sustainable Food & Drink , now in its ninth year, is one of North Carolina’s most extraordinary food festivals. Let Heidi Billotto tell you what its all about and why you need to be there!
Cooking Classes with Heidi Billotto: Sept-Nov 2018
Let’s plan to have some fun and get cooking. We are excited to share this list of all new Cooking Classes for September, October and
NCRLA Chef Showdown 2018: 21 NC Chefs to Compete in August
Mark your calendars and save the date of August 27, 2018. At 5:30 that evening a remarkable annual culinary event, the third annual NCRLA Chef
The What I Eight: June 24, 2018
As a food writer and blogger, I eat and drink a lot – research, don’t you know. On my food-centric travels there are always stops