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🍴 Savor Charlotte 2026 brings more flavor than ever
Presented by Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Savor Charlotte is a three-week, can’t-miss celebration of the chefs, mixologists and culinary community who define the flavor of the Queen City. | Photos courtesy of Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Charlotte’s food scene is having a breakthrough year, and you’re invited to taste it for yourself.
Savor Charlotte returns Wednesday, March 11-Saturday, March 28, for three weeks of exclusive events, special menus, and offers. We hope you’re hungry.
Savor Charlotte provides an opportunity to indulge in the hype firsthand, with limited-time experiences curated by chefs, bakers, mixologists, brewers, sommeliers, and other tastemakers.
Dine differently
Unlike traditional week-long restaurant events, Savor Charlotte extends beyond deals, serving up experiences designed to get you out of your comfort zone.
The 2026 lineup includes 70+ immersive experiences with culinary experts, themed dinners, specially curated menus, discounted offerings, and more.
Here’s a peek at Savor Charlotte’s can’t-miss events:
Taste of the Mint, Thursday, March 12 and Thursday, March 19 | Fine dining meets fine art at The Mint Museum Uptown and Mariposa
Yama SouthPark will offer Asian-fusion cuisine in a revamped dining room.
Rendering via Yama SouthPark
Announced
Japanese-inspired Baku is closing its restaurant after 13 years in business. The Sharon Station property will be redeveloped into a mixed-use space. The good news: The owners will reopen the renovated Yama SouthPark in May.
Opening
Highly anticipated sandwich shop Ricci’s Hoagies will open at 11 a.m. next Wednesday, March 11 at Centro NoDa along East 36th Street. NoDa’s location marks its first outside of Philadelphia. To celebrate its opening, the first 50 guests can order a hoagie using 1920s-era pricing, starting at 60 cents.
Civic
Charlotte City Council is introducing “Big Moves 2030,” a multi-model project to outline how approved funding can be transformed to city-wide transportation improvements. Improvements include projects along Shamrock Drive, the Ashley, Freedom + Tuckaseegee intersection, and more. (WCNC)
Transit
Speaking of roads... NCDOT approved a $4.8 million contract to resurface more than 13 miles of roads in Mecklenburg County. The project could start as early as this month + wrap up by fall 2027. (WSOC)
Try This
Tickets are on sale now for Charlotte Wine + Food Week (CW+FW). The festivities will take place Wednesday, April 15 through Sunday, April 19. Proceeds from the annual fundraiser will benefit Charlotte-area children’s charities, including Beds For Kids, Digi-Bridge, Families Forward Charlotte, and Wayfinders.
Cause
But wait, there’s more. Poppy’s: A Taste of Maryland is donating 20% of all sales on Monday, March 9 to Angels to the Animals, a nonprofit that helps find homes for abandoned pets. The fundraiser runs from 3 to 7 p.m.
Edu
West Charlotte High School will get a new learning center to help students become entrepreneurs. The school is joining the Iovine and Young Center, a national program co-founded by music moguls Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre that teaches design, technology, business, and communications. The program will start in the 2026-2027 school year. (WCNC)
Eat
The Cowfish will have a concession tent at the Truist Championship. Get ready to savor sliders and chips while walking the green at Quail Hollow. Tickets are on sale for the event running from Wednesday, May 6 through Sunday, May 10.
Biz
Upgrades could be coming to Bojangles Coliseum. Charlotte City Council is being asked to approve $25 million to fix heating, ventilation, electrical, and plumbing systems at the venue. Council will hear the proposal today, with a vote anticipated on Monday, March 23. (Charlotte Business Journal)
Job
Germany-based Trench Group GmbH is planning to invest $60 million and create 140 jobs at its Charlotte plant. The company makes components for high-voltage power transformers. Production is slated to start in July. (Charlotte Business Journal)
Health
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Editor’s Pick
Get ready to cheer on your favorite horse.
Photo by CLTtoday
Off to the races. The thundering of hooves will soon return to Camden, SC for the 91st running of the Carolina Cup, and here’s everything you need to know to attend:
When: Saturday, March 28 — gates open at 9 a.m. + races begin at 1 p.m.
Where: Springdale Race Course, Camden, SC — a 90 min. drive from Charlotte
Five viral products that are actually worth paying attention to:
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🛍️ This practical long-handle wall cleaner easily goes from cleaning baseboards to high areas — no step ladder required.
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Tapside Pizza is now open inside Primal Brewing in Belmont, and I got a first taste of the menu. I sampled truffle fries, pretzel, mozzarella sticks (not pictured), and cased out pizza — a red sauce pizza with fennel sausage. Everything I tried was delicious! I highly recommend getting a bite of anything and everything.
Be sure to order a beer flight with Primalade, the electric-blue brew — it’s refreshing.
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