BLVD: Around town in January
December 24, 2024
Here are a few new shopping, dining and entertainment spots on our radar in Charlotte
eat + drink
Rooster’s Wood-fired Kitchen opened its fourth North Carolina location at the Bowl at Ballantyne. The restaurant, which highlights regionally sourced ingredients prepared with French techniques, unveiled a new outdoors-inspired interior design with lighter wood tones, tall ceilings and plenty of natural light. The first Rooster’s opened in Winston-Salem in 1992 as Noble’s Grille. Salata Salad Kitchen opened at Apex SouthPark. The fast-casual restaurant offers built-to-order salads and wraps. Napa Bistro & Wine Bar, from the same restaurant group as Napa on Providence, opened at Stonecrest. Mere’s gourmet shop in Dilworth closed at the end of December. Wentworth & Fenn closed its Camp North End bakery.
shop + spa
Framebridge opened two Charlotte stores, in Myers Park at 2839 Selwyn Ave. and in South End at 1930 Camden Rd., Ste. 100. Framebridge launched in 2014 as a stylish, online alternative to pricey custom frame shops and now has 31 U.S. stores. Ann and Sid Mashburn will open this year at Specialty Shops SouthPark. Sid, a former designer for J.Crew, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, and Ann, a former fashion editor at Conde Nast and J.Crew stylist, opened the first Sid Mashburn menswear store in Atlanta in 2007. Ann Mashburn’s womenswear followed in 2010. The stores feature casual to formal styles with timeless silhouettes. BRITTO, a store selling home goods, apparel and collectibles inspired by the art of Romero Britto, opened at SouthPark (learn more). Mood House owner Cristina Wilson acquired Toccare, the Dilworth day spa founded by Caci Di Russo in 2013. Di Russo remains on the staff as an esthetician, and the spa’s services remain unchanged.
