Seated at the cool stone bar of The Punch Room on the 15th floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, chef Matt Carnevale is the picture of restrained chaos. Boyish in both bearing and appearance, the 31-year old’s apparent youth is belied by the strength of his passion and the diversity of his influences.
Project 658 is now enrolling for its third Culinary Arts and Hospitality class beginning on July 6, 2015. The 12-week class will run Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. “We seek career changers, students, those who desire a career in food service, someone who needs a sabbatical, anyone who is interested in a career in food service,” says PCG Member Ed Price, Project 658 Chef-Instructor.
Throughout the month of June, you can help play a vital role in the fight to end AIDS. All you have to do is eat delicious food and savor tasty […]
It all stemmed from an argument over a sunroom. 2010 found Kate and Marc Brun’s real-estate and construction careers hammered during the financial downturn. Looking for ways to save, Marc suggested removing what he saw as an underused and wasteful room at the back of the house. Wanting to keep her sunlit space, Kate suggested she could use it as a greenhouse. “Prove it,” came the response …
Growing up in Rowan County, farmer Lee Menius was surrounded by his family’s agricultural past. The 50 acres he still calls home have been handed from one generation to the next since at least 1870. Yet as a young man choosing a future path, farming was not on his radar.
On Sunday, March 8, Passion8 on Elizabeth Avenue in Charlotte, NC was packed with the area’s leading farmers, chefs, food artisans, provisioners, and other Piedmont local food notables. The reason: the inaugural membership meeting of the Piedmont Culinary Guild.
PCG member Rachel Klebaur purchased Six Forks Cheese in Raleigh, NC on March 2 and will rebrand the shop to be her second Orrman’s Cheese Shop location. The 600 square-foot space in Lafayette Village will afford Rachel opportunity for more products and a larger cheese selection.
If you run a small for-profit farm in Charlotte or its surrounding counties – and you have a big idea on how you can farm better, Farm Hands may just have some money for you to help you do it.
PCG Member Michele Lamb has been making exquisite soft goat cheeses and feta cheese at her Bosky Acres Farm since 2007. Now, she wants to do the hard stuff, Gouda for example. To create hard cheeses, you need the right environment …
Lucky Clays Farms in Norwood, North Carolina, will be the site of UPFFC Farm & Food Fest 2014. The one-day event will feature workshops and speakers focused on local farms, local food, and local food economies in Anson, Montgomery, and Stanly counties.