GOOD EATS & TRAVEL
Where to Eat Sushi in Charlotte. Over 20 Scoop Picks
In Charlotte, we are spoiled with choice when it...
Where to Find GLUTEN-FREE Meals in Charlotte ~ Our 2025 Update
Whatever your reason for eating gluten-free might be, if...
January ’25 Restaurant Openings, Closings, Events & Food News
Ring in the New Year by exploring the newest...
Perfect Fall Road Trip Restaurants
Is it just me or does every good trip include at least one to-die-for meal? Some people schedule adventure trips, culture travel, business-with-pleasure. At scoop, we plan around the meals. Whether it's a stunning view, unique flavors or a...
School’s In. Where Can Kids Eat Free in Lake Norman This Fall?
Between shuttling the kids back and forth to school, practice, and anywhere else this fall, sometimes you just don't have the time to cook. At the same time, you don't want to burn a hole through your wallet when...
Our Favorite Drinks & Dishes For Fall Brunch In Charlotte
Our favorite weekend pleasure: Drinks & Brunch.
Where the menu's are rich and hearty, served alongside a well-deserved cocktail.
Charlotte is taking brunch to a whole new level and we're here to help you navigate your way to overflowing Mimosa's, Bloody...
A Scoop Guide to the Charlotte Brewery Scene, by Neighborhood & Surrounding Areas
Cheers, and drink local!
Charlotte has a plethora of breweries making stellar IPA's, sour beers, barrel aged specialty beers, unique and rare bottle releases. Most of our breweries offer weekly fitness classes like yoga or running, even pilates. They also...
Charlotte Restaurant Openings & Food News You Need to Know to Kick Off Fall
You may have enjoyed some lazy days of summer, but Charlotte's bustling restaurant scene certainly didn't take any time off. Here's a recap of what's new, what's opening soon and what we're watching on the foodie front in our...
Banner Color Year Predicted. Peak Fall Colors 2017 & Where to Find Them Around Here.
It’s safe to say that most of us are excited for fall and the gorgeous colors the season brings. At no other time of the year do dazzling color paint the North Carolina landscape quite like autumn does. If...
Caramel Apple Oatmeal cookies to Autumn Kale Salad, Here are Recipes for All the Apples You Pick This Fall
If you live in Charlotte, you know autumn brings more than Panthers Football, Yiassou! and the Festival in the Park. Fall means fresh apples, and at least one apple pickin' pilgrimage. {our favorite spots to pick here}.
However, if you...
Pizza by the ‘Hood. 53 Suggestions on Where to Eat Pizza in Charlotte and LKN
Whether you like yours deep dish or crispy thin, with a glass of red or to-go, piled high with toppings or are more of a plain Jane, Charlotte has plenty of ways to feed your pizza craving. From Lake...
Nearby Wineries to Visit over Labor Day Weekend
I'm no sommelier, but a glass of Chardonnay to toast the end to summer - yes, please. While others are sitting by a crowded poolside or out on the lake slowing for yet another jet ski to zoom past,...
Poke and Pho are Hot Topics in Charlotte Right Now. BUT. How to Say It? And Where to Get It?
Are you on social media? Are you alive in the Summer of 2017 in Charlotte? Then you have seen beautiful, tempting food shots of Poke and Pho.
It's hard to get snarky about the sudden, raging popularity of these century-old...
It’s Not Just Dirty Dancing. 10 Things to Do in the NC Mountains this August, including the Total Eclipse.
When it gets to be August and we start to feel down about the summer heat, there's only one place to go...up. More specifically, up one of NC's many mountains where both hot events and cool breezes await. With...
Tacos 4 Life is Coming to Concord
Let’s Give Them Something to Taco Bout
Tacos 4 Life Grill, a growing fast casual taco restaurant brand on a mission to help end childhood hunger, is partnering with Franchisee Chip Ladigo, former Director of Operations at The Cowfish Sushi...