Articles

  • Jan 6, 2025 | carolinas.eater.com | Matt Lardie

    Is there a more classic American dining experience than a steakhouse meal? Hefty slabs of steak cooked to order, a variety of sides and appetizers to fill out the table, and in increasingly rare instances, a visit (or three) to the salad bar. It’s Americana at its best, and whether the occasion is to celebrate a new job or birthday or just to satiate a hankering for beef, the Triangle has plenty of steakhouses to fit the mood.

  • Dec 3, 2024 | carolinas.eater.com | Erin Perkins |Matt Lardie |Kayleigh Ruller |Kay West

    Each year, the Eater Awards is an opportunity for editors to reflect on what made the best restaurants, bars, food trucks, and otherwise exciting dining experiences across the country. In 2024, the Carolinas were all about preservation, from preserving family traditions in Asheville and Charleston to preserving restaurant legacies in Durham to preserving the art of fine dining in Charlotte.

  • Oct 24, 2024 | carolinas.eater.com | Matt Lardie

    From Thai food to Greek plates to big burritos, here’s the best restaurants near the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Carrboro

  • Jul 31, 2024 | carolinas.eater.com | Matt Lardie

    From classics to newcomers, here’s the best of where to eat in Bull City

  • May 17, 2024 | carolinas.eater.com | Matt Lardie

    Somewhere in the mind of restaurateur Robert Thompson resides a stylish, bold, slightly eccentric woman of the 1950s-1960s era. This woman (unnamed, but let’s call her Betty), is a huge fan of gardening, as devoted to her pet parakeets as she is to Elvis, and absolutely loves to throw a good dinner party. Betty’s a fan of bold prints, spicy food, stiff cocktails, and always, always having a good time. Too bad Betty isn’t real, because she sounds like a hoot.