These FREE tours start at the 7th Street Public Market. These guided tours take you through Uptown neighborhood tree canopies on B-cycle bikes. The tours meander through the 4th Ward neighborhood, cemeteries and parks. Tours highlight some of Uptown’s “treasure trees” while sharing a collection of stories and legends involving these living jewels. The one-hour tours will be led by …
Customers who frequent the 7th Street Public Market will soon be welcomed with the smell of warm, freshly-baked bread each time they walk through the door. The idea is courtesy of Johnson and Wales-trained entrepreneur Adam Spears, formerly sous chef at Heist Brewery, who has stepped out on his own to launch a new restaurant just inside the Market. Aptly …
As movements in food and developing local economies have grown across the country, markets of all kinds have popped up and taken off. In developing a public market in Charlotte, one of the biggest questions have been, “What is the difference between a public market and a farmers’ market?” The best definition of a public market comes from the Project …
Jerry Greene has operated Greeneman Farms for the last 12 years, but his family’s roots in agriculture go deeper. Though Jerry comes from a family history in raising grain and horses, he has grown into a role that has him promoting direct-to-consumer North Carolina foods – think honey, salsa, jams, and pickled veggies of all kinds. As a member of …
You have a house full of guests and a few things to do in the kitchen before dinner is served. What is the best way to keep the guests occupied and out of the kitchen? Why a cheese plate, of course. Well, this is our opinion. It’s been tested and it works. The easiest way to create a selection is …
What does any cheesemonger do when they move to a new city (aside from visit the first cheese shop they can find)? Jump in the car and set off for the nearest dairy! That’s what we did this past August. Before opening up shop we wanted to meet some of the local cheese makers, so we headed north to Statesville …