Opinion: OpenTable Valentine's Day Rundown

Do you plan to celebrate Valentine's Day? Not me. I’m the Ebenezer Scrooge of Valentine's Day. So this year? I’m going to be babysitting for my friends while they go out. My list of reasons for disliking the holiday is long and complex, but THIS article is about YOU, dear readers!

I was going to do some research about places that were having a Valentine’s Day special, but, thanks to the internet, OpenTable has already done that for me! Check it out! Thus, based purely on the information on OpenTable and the restaurant’s own websites, I will present my sports-commentator-esque rundown of the options.

Opinion: Whining about Wine

I originally wrote this article for a Connecticut food blog two years ago. However, it is as true today as it was then. I have modified it for Charlotte audiences here.

I am the first to confess that I have a lot to learn about wine. Sure, I know enough not to make a fool of myself at a wine tasting, or so I hope, but other than that, I like to sit back and listen as my wine-expert friends discuss different aspects of their favorite wines.

But I must admit, there is one thing that bothers me about all this talk of wine.