North Carolina Restaurant Is Among The Best New Openings Of 2023
Yelp has released their list of the best new restaurants of 2023, and a Charlotte establishment made the cut. In fact, among the 25 places across the country to be featured, this restaurant ranked in the top 10.
Yelp explained that 2023 has been a successful year for the restaurant industry. This is, of course, great news coming out of what was an incredibly challenging pandemic stretch. “To celebrate the rising stars of the culinary world—and a 15% growth in new business openings each month this year (compared to 2022)—we’ve compiled a list of the Best New Restaurants of 2023,” Yelp said.
Ever Andalo Ranked #8
“With a menu inspired by Andalo, a village in Italy’s Dolomite region, this namesake restaurant specializes in 2 types of regional ingredients: fresh local produce and premium Italian-imported products,” Yelp explained.
Here is what you need to know about Ever Andalo:
They are in the NoDa district at 3116 N. Davidson Street. Currently, they are open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner only. Their hours are 5 pm – 10 pm, Tuesday through Thursday, and Sunday, and 5 pm – 11 pm on Friday and Saturday. You can also order online.
The Menu
The concept of Ever Andalo is a clash of locally sourced ingredients and northern Italian influence. The fresh baked focaccia bread served with a flight of olive oil and sea salt is the perfect way to settle in. The “cool” appetizer section is where you will find chilled oysters, and the “hot” side of the menu has roasted oysters. Then, there is always a featured seafood pasta special to add to the creative entrée options. The Calabrian Chili Papparde and Sunny Cavatelli almost look too artistically perfect to eat.
Various chicken, lamb chop, and eggplant dishes are also on the menu to enjoy before you indulge in one of their decadent desserts. Orange Olive Oil Cake, anyone?
Lastly, the drink menu at this Charlotte spot named among the best new restaurants in the country this year is also full of options. There are two pages of wine, beers, cocktails, and coffees.
Three Outside The Box Options To Be The Next Carolina Panthers Coach
By now, you are well aware that the Carolina Panthers fired their head coach, Frank Reich, after just eleven games. It’s been a rough year so far, sitting at the bottom of the NFC South at 1-10. However, there are three potential new coaches who might be able to completely turn the Panthers around.
To set the stage here, let’s get right to the point. These are three outside-the-box and unconventional choices. Meaning, I have gotten away from the standard process of backfilling an NFL coaching vacancy with simply another NFL coach.
With all due respect to interim head coach Chris Tabor, let’s assume “interim” will be taken seriously. Tabor was previously the team’s special teams coordinator. So, here, we are thinking outside of the organization to fill Reich’s seat.
But Why?
There are three reasons I am considering a “curveball” method. To start, owner David Tepper is a unique personality. Tepper has been known to make quick and instinctive decisions. Furthermore, he is heavily involved (and invested) in the team’s success. Reich apparently had to meet with Tepper after each game to review what had transpired. The second reason for my choices here is simply because I believe these NFL minds would actually be great at this gig. Now, I have zero NFL experience. However, I did play football for ten years, and I have actually interacted with two of the three options listed.
Lastly, we’ve seen a few out-of-the-ordinary NFL coaching choices in the past few seasons. Though he did not get the job, the Indianapolis Colts hired their previous Pro Bowl Center, Jeff Saturday, to be their interim coach last season. Saturday had never been an NFL coach previously.
So, yes, it would be simple for me to suggest common (and very worthy) names like Ben Johnson, the Offensive Coordinator for the Detroit Lions, or Steve Wilks, current Defensive Coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers (with a Panthers history). Nonetheless, let’s follow Tepper’s path of taking a calculated risk. Here are three creative options for the Carolina Panthers to consider hiring as their next head coach.
Jeff Gorra is a Boston-based writer who has been with Beasley Media Group since the beginning of 2023. He writes about restaurants and food, as well as sports and rock music. His experience also includes show hosting and in-depth creative writing in rock and reggae dub music. Jeff’s an avid surfer, New York Giants, and Pearl Jam fan, however, if you make unforgettable pizza, he is sure to find you.
