Baker’s Cookie Balls

I'm not sure what's wrong with me, but I can't make desserts from a box. I make all kinds of elaborate stuff, but a box mix blows my mind. I either cook it too much or not enough and it's just never quite right. While roaming around Walmart one day I came across these Baker's …

Cowboy [Charlotte]

I might be cheating a bit when I say Charlotte, but if you're in the Charlotte area and heading up to Lake Norman, you're close enough to stop by. I know last week I wrote about an awesome yelp event, but I went to another amazing yelp elite event at it was at Cowboy in …

Hawkers Asian Street Fare [Charlotte]

It's really cool to see places I know from Charlotte opening in the Jacksonville, FL area. It makes me think a little bit about my new city is accepting of home. So naturally I get super stoked when something from home comes to Charlotte, because it's further proof that these cities aren't as different as …

Sorrento’s [Statesville]

Have you ever heard of Statesville? I actually hadn’t before I moved slightly north of Charlotte. It sits at a really nice intersection of I-40. Essentially it’s where I stop for Starbucks whenever we decide to go to Asheville. We’ve only checked out Statesville once or twice. On Friday we had looked at a bunch …

Sea Level [Charlotte]

Let’s just start off with some fun news: I booked my flight to see my parents! I’m really excited because it’s been a year since I went home. That’s far too long. Thankfully I’ve seen them in between that time - quite a few times - but there’s really nothing like going home and being …