October: Around town
October 1, 2021
eat + drink
Mariposa (pictured above) is coming soon to Mint Museum Uptown in the space previously occupied by Halcyon. Led by Executive Chef Jonathan Moore, Mariposa — Spanish for “butterfly” — will feature mezze, or small plates for sharing, craft cocktails and desserts. The restaurant is part of Mother Earth Group, which includes Something Classic Catering and vegetarian restaurant Fern. 500 S. Tryon St., mariposaclt.com
Brooklyn-based Emmy Squared Pizza opened its first Charlotte location in Plaza Midwood. Started in 2016, Emmy Squared serves Detroit-style pizza — deep-dish with a crispy, cheesy crust — along with burgers, salads and more. 1508 Central Ave. emmysquaredpizza.com
White Duck Taco Shop’s newest location is open in Matthews beside Fullwood Market. 131 E. John St., Matthews. whiteducktacoshop.com
Community Brewing Ventures in Newton acquired Unknown Brewing and will continue making and selling its popular beers such as Pregame Pilsner, Over the Edge IPA and Giggle Juice Hazy IPA in stores year-round.
Emmy Squared 
Unknown Brewing
shop
Bridal shop Ladies of Lineage opened a 3,800-square-foot boutique at Phillips Place, with gowns priced from $2,000 to $15,000. The store is by appointment only. 6809 Phillips Place Ct., Suite B. ladiesoflineage.com
Charlotte Collective, which showcases more than a dozen local brands from jewelry to clothing to home goods, opened a second location in South End. 110 West Blvd., Suite B. cltcollective.com
hall of fame
Colleen Hughes, beverage director at Supperland and Haberdish, was named Mixologist of the Year at the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association’s 2021 Chef Showdown in August. Hughes’ award-winning cocktail, Exotic is Perspective, is made with Sutler’s Gin, acidified pine stock, blackberry honey gomme syrup and sea salt air — try making that at home.
Lower Left Brewing Co. earned two top honors at the 2021 N.C. Brewers Cup Competition: N.C. Brewery of the Year and N.C. New Brewery of the Year. The brewery’s Edge of Precipice Pale Ale, Three Hour Tour Coconut Vanilla Blonde Ale and Cemetery Gates Smoked Porter each took home first-place medals in their respective categories. More than 800 beers from 110 breweries took part in this year’s competition, administered by the North Carolina Brewers Guild. Lower Left Brewing opened in August 2019 at 4528 Nations Crossing Dr. in lower South End.
Colleen Hughes | photo by Justin Driscoll 
Lower Left Brewing
Featured image courtesy of the Plaid Penguin
