The Biscuit Staff
Spicy Vegetarian Chili
How To/Resources | February 26, 2019Spicy Vegetarian Chili by Joy the Baker Selected by Mark Peres, Johnson & Wales University Makes a big pot. Serves eight. See the original recipe. Ingredients: 3 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 green b… read more »
Weeknight Black Bean Chili
How To/Resources | February 26, 2019Weekend Black Bean Chili by BudgetBytes.com Picked by Haley Bohon, Founder of SkillPop Read the original recipe. This easy and comforting black bean chili is rich, full of warm chili spices, and fast enough to pull together on a busy weeknight. Prep… read more »
Peter Reinhart’s Black Bean Chili
How To/Resources | February 26, 2019Peter Reinhart’s Black Bean Chili (Serves 8) Ingredients: 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium onions, diced 2 cups diced mild or hot chili peppers, such as jalapeño, Anaheim, Fresno, or green or yellow or red… read more »
5 Ridiculous Questions with Caro Diaz
CLT Creatives | December 19, 2019Caro Diaz Owner of INKA Print CLT – IG Co-Founder at CLT en Español – IG Proud Colombian, creator, dreamer, art aficionado, graphic designer and (most importantly) chocolate fanatic. All this and more describes our friend, Caro Diaz … a woman with… read more »
5 Ridiculous Questions with HNin Nie
CLT Creatives | December 19, 2019HNin Nie Painter & Filmmaker Instagram | WEB | Vimeo When you look up “badass” in the dictionary, we’re pretty sure you’ll find a picture of Charlotte artist, HNin Nie. And, if you don’t find her photo there, we’re even more sure HNin will design… read more »
Wheelin’ Art Dealin’ in Miami
Creative News | December 19, 2019Local artists Rebecca Henderson and Grace Stott made good on their “get moving” mission with their mobile art gallery, Wheeling Art Dealing as they traveled south to Miami Art Week earlier this month. With help from the Women’s Impact Fund and Goodye… read more »
5 Ridiculous Questions with Jenny Melick
CLT Creatives | December 16, 2019Jenny Melick Founder and Co-Owner of Roses and Azalea If you’ve ever seen someone wheeling a gold glitter rolling case around the Queen City, chances are it was Jenny Melick. What’s in the case, you ask? Only high-quality products made by high-qualit… read more »
Interesting Events – Singing Trees, Improved Plays, Pet Portraits & More
Exploring Charlotte, Happenings | December 13, 2019There are only two weeks left in the decade, so we’re here to help you end it on a high note with a jam-packed calendar of our favorite events. If you feel like you didn’t explore Charlotte enough in the first 99.9% of the 2010s, now is your time to… read more »
CreativeMornings Rewind with Joni Deutsch
Podcasts | December 12, 2019To celebrate the 50th consecutive gathering of CreativeMornings/Charlotte, you’d better have a big voice giving the keynote talk … especially when the global theme of the month is “Silence.” That’s why the Charlotte chapter turned to the “best hair… read more »
Mall Santa Can’t Take a Coffee Break in Charlotte
Videos | December 12, 2019He’s not the real Santa, kids. He’s just one of Santa’s part-time helpers trying to help good little boys and girls feel heard this holiday season. Apparently, there are a lot of wishes adults in Charlotte have for themselves and for the Queen City t… read more »
Project 658
Where Are We in CLT? | December 10, 2019“Hope. Restored.” That’s the tagline for Project 658 and they couldn’t have picked two better words. Every time we walk through their doors our hope is restored when we see the huge impact they make in the Charlotte community every single day. The mi… read more »
Biscuit CLT Podcast: CreativeMornings/Charlotte 50th Event
Podcasts | December 5, 2019Four and a half years ago, Matt Olin was looking for a way to lift up the creative community in Charlotte. Through his work with the Good Life Project, he’d heard of Tina Roth Eisenberg and CreativeMornings, the global community she’d created to do j… read more »
Interesting Events – Miracles, Giving Tuesday, DaBaby & More
CLT Nonprofits, Exploring Charlotte, Happenings | December 3, 2019‘Tis the season of events in Charlotte. Here are a few that have us excited and intrigued. There’s Still Time to Taste the “Miracle on Monroe” Tonight If you’ve been nibbling on The Biscuit, you’ll note that we have a sizeable crush on Chef Ron Ahle… read more »
The Terrace at Cedar Hill
Where Are We in CLT? | December 2, 2019The next time you’re attending a wedding reception at The Terrace or taking a meeting at the Cedar Hill Building just outside of Uptown, make sure to take a gander at the area to the left of the front door. There you’ll find a reminder that the build… read more »
Black Friday Podcast … with Katie Black
Podcasts | November 29, 2019A few weeks ago, local podcaster, Katie Black interviewed Biscuit publishers, Matt Olin and Tim Miner, on “The Katie Black Show.” (That interview drops on Dec. 4.) To repay the favor, Matt and Tim asked Katie to join them for a live taping of The Bi… read more »
Black Friday Sales … 100 Years Ago
Exploring Charlotte | November 29, 2019Happy Black Friday! We love shopping. But, we love history more. So, to celebrate Post-Thanksgiving consumerism 2019, here are some fun ads from The Charlotte Observer and The Charlotte News on November 29 … 1919.
Interesting Events – Poptopia, Home Alone, Miracle on Monroe & More
Exploring Charlotte, Happenings | November 26, 2019‘Tis the season of events in Charlotte. Okay, we hear you, it’s always the season of events in Charlotte. Once you wake up from your tryptophan-induced haze on Friday morning, here are some of our favorites coming up this week and next. “Home Alone”… read more »
Bad Yelp Reviews? Tucker & Cohen Will Make ‘Em See Stars!
Videos | November 26, 2019Fresh off their … ahem … storied legal careers fighting for the rights of e-Scooter victims, Charlotte “attorneys” Tucker & Cohen are ready to help restaurants fight for their rights, especially when it comes to poor Yelp reviews. When someon… read more »
The Evening Muse
Where Are We in CLT? | November 23, 2019Who’s getting rowdy tonight? One of our favorite spots for a night out on the town is The Evening Muse over in NoDa. Since 2001, the Muse has been providing a space for independent artists and lovers of music to come together with a common goal … to… read more »
Interesting Events – Golden Girls, Comics, Christmas in November & More
Exploring Charlotte, For Newcomers, Happenings | November 21, 2019Get those calendars ready because there is a positive correlation between how far we get into the holiday season and how many events pop up in the Queen City. Over the next week, we’ve got Golden Girl puppets, comics, Christmas markets, kickbacks, fa… read more »
