Fork Cancer Fundraiser: Charlotte 2025 Recap

Cheers and kudos to my friends Mark Allison and Jaclyn Beith for orchestrating an amazing funraising event, the fourth annual year for Fork Cancer, on

a table of food samples in front of a GotToBeNC sign with the back of a chef to the left

The 2025 NCRLA Chef Showdown: It’s A Wrap!

Nine years. That’s how long I’ve been the executive producer of the NCRLA Chef Showdown, and you’d think by now I’d be immune to the

Not the Last Bite – Fenwick’s Restaurant Reopens

When Fenwick’s closed its doors back in March 2025 after an incredible 40-year run, we all thought we were saying goodbye for good. I wrote

Chef Showdown judges table at Piccione Vineyards April 2025

2025 NCRLA Chef Showdown NC Mixology Competition

We’re officially in motion with the 2025 NCRLA Chef Showdown, and the first preliminary round of this year’s NC Mixology Competition of the season came

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NCRLA Chef Showdown Tees Off in Pinehurst, NC

Golf isn’t the only thing heating up in Pinehurst this week. While folks are out there working on their short game, we had our forks

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