Charlotte: Nuevo Sur 2017 Summer Foodways Symposium Charlotte, North Carolina June 22-24, 2017

SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 22

Levine Museum of the New South

5:00 p.m. Registration

6:30 p.m. Everything But the Burden, Piko Ewoodzie, John Egerton Scholar in Residence / De todo menos la carga

7:00 p.m. Salad Bowl Suburbs, Tom Hanchett / La ensaladera suburbana

7:30 p.m. The Story of Las Delicias, Zhenia Martinez / La historia de Las Delicias

8:00 p.m. Latino South Supper, Arepas Grill, Sav/Way, and More / Cena del Sur Latino

FRIDAY

Mimosa Grill, 327 S. Tryon St.

8:30 a.m. Family Meal Breakfast, Mimosa Grill / Plato familiar

Project 658, 3646 Central Ave.

10:00 a.m. From Latin American to Latino, Eric Hoenes del Pinal / De Latinoamericano a Latino

10:30 Skyscrapers and Chicken Plants, Julie Weise / Rascacielos y procesadoras de pollo 11:30 a.m. Selling Latino Charlotte, Pacino Mancillas / Promocionando al Charlotte Latino

12:00 p.m. All Fried: Carolina Fish Camps, Ava Lowrey / Pescado frito en Carolina

12:30 p.m. Central Avenue International Lunch, Copán Restaurant, Island Grill & Grocery / Comida internacional

2:30 p.m. Central Avenue Grocery Tour / Paseo a los mercados de la avenida Central (buses depart from Project 658)

Bob Reid Field Trial Barn, 835 Springfield Parkway, Fort Mill, SC

7:30 p.m. Fish Camp Friday / Cena de catfish

(buses depart from hotels at 7:00)

Twin Tops, Bruce Moffett, Paul Verica, Colleen Hughes

SATURDAY

Hance Auditorium, Johnson and Wales, 801 W. Trade St.

8:00 a.m. Royal Cup Coffee & Barbecue Posole, Jim Noble / Posole de barbacoa

9:00 a.m. Art, Activism, and Tacos, Rosalia Torres-Weiner / El arte, el activismo y los tacos

9:30 a.m. The Truth About Charlotte, Michael Graff / La verdad sobre Charlotte

10:30 a.m. Essential Charlotte Dishes, Kathleen Purvis / Los platos esenciales de Charlotte

11:00 a.m. Dreaming of a New South, Oliver Merino / Soñando un Nuevo Sur

11:30 a.m. Oral History Cavalcade, Sara Wood and Victoria Bouloubasis / Montaje de historias orales

12:00 p.m. What Charlotte Teaches, Piko Ewoodzie / Lo que nos enseña Charlotte 12:30 p.m. Next Gen Charlotte Lunch, Johnson and Wales University / Almuerzo para la próxima generación de Charlotte

LaCa Projects, 1429 Bryant St.

7:30 p.m. Future Tense Dinner, Kindred and Tacos el Nevado / Cena mirando hacia el futuro

Underwriting from Anson Mills, Crescent Communities, and Springer Mountain Farms supports this event. Charlotte: Nuevo Sur 2017 Summer Foodways Symposium Charlotte, North Carolina June 22-24, 2017

PARTICIPANT LIST Majid Amoorpour has cheffed in renowned kitchens in Sweden, Oklahoma City, Chicago, and Charlotte.

Victoria Bouloubasis is a Durham-based journalist and food writer.

Hally Chirinos grew up working the register at her parents’ (Henry and Delmi) restaurant, El Pulgarcito.

Caroline Coke co-owns Island Grocery & Grill in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dalton Espaillat is the restaurateur behind Three Amigos and the fast- growing chain Sabor. Joseph ‘Piko’ Ewoodzie is a professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Davidson College.

Jerusalem native Izzat Freitekh opened La Shish Kabob in Charlotte in 2008.

First serving out of a food truck, Laura González Pérez opened Tamalería Laurita in early 2016.

Before moving to Charlotte, Charlotte Magazine editor Michael Graff edited Our State magazine.

Illinois native Tom Hanchett is a public historian based in Charlotte. And an evangelist for his adopted home! Eric Hoenes del Pinal teaches Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte. He also crafts a solid cocktail.

Mixologist Colleen Hughes leads bar programs at four Charlotte restaurants.

Joe and Katy Kindred, of Davidson’s Kindred restaurant, soon open Hello, Sailor on Lake Norman.

Filmmaker Ava Lowrey is SFA’s Pihakis Foodways Documentary Fellow.

Pacino Mancillas connects Charlotte businesses to Latino consumers at AC&M Group multicultural marketing agency. A former television production designer, Eunice Marcano now owns and operates Arepas Grill.

Mimosa Grill executive chef Thomas Marlow studied at Johnson and Wales University before joining Harper’s Restaurant Group in 2009.

Zhenia Martínez carries on her parents’ good work at Las Delicias Bakery.

Oliver Merino is the Latino New South Coordinator at the Levine Museum of the New South.

Bruce Moffett is the owner of Moffett Restaurant Group and executive chef of Barrington’s Restaurant. Jim Noble is the force behind Rooster’s restaurant and the not-for-profit King’s Kitchen & Bakery.

Kathleen Purvis chronicles Charlotte’s changing foodways as food and drink editor of The Charlotte Observer.

Misael Reyes owns Copán Restaurant in Charlotte.

Juan Sánchez González and his wife Rosario Vásquez Reyes opened the first of three Carnitas Guanajuato locations in 2008.

Víctor Santiago and his family serve Oaxaca-inspired fare at Tacos El Nevado. Tom Sasser is president and owner of Charlotte-based Harper’s Restaurant Group.

Ben Smith follows in his father Howdy’s footsteps as owner of Twin Tops Fish Camp in Gastonia.

Artivist Rosalia Torres-Weiner uses her work to document social conditions and issues that affect immigrant communities.

Paul Verica is the chef and owner of Heritage Food & Drink in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Historian Julie Weise, a professor at the University of Oregon, studies citizenship and migration in hemispheric and global contexts. Charlotte: Nuevo Sur 2017 Summer Foodways Symposium Charlotte, North Carolina June 22-24, 2017

Majid Amoorpour Elizabeth Brock Charlotte, NC Germantown, TN [email protected] [email protected]

Brett Anderson Jason Bruner SFA Board/Times-Picayune Harper's Restaurant Group New Orleans, LA Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Brittney Andres-Rossi Sarah Bryant SFA Quinton, VA Memphis, TN [email protected] [email protected] Timothy Cameron Jeremiah Bacon Johnson & Wales University The Indigo Road Charlotte, NC Charleston, SC [email protected] [email protected] Laura Candler Ed Batten Lodge Manufacturing Johnson & Wales University South Pittsburg, TN Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected] Sheri Castle Gena Berry Creative Cooking with Sheri Castle Culinary Works Chapel Hill, NC Atlanta, GA [email protected] [email protected] Brian Castleberry Chuck Bing Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected]

Victoria Bouloubasis Lauren Castleberry Indy Week Charlotte, NC Durham, NC [email protected] [email protected] Hally Chirinos William Dissen El Pulgarcito de America The Market Place Restaurant / Haymaker Charlotte, NC Restaurant Asheville, NC Joe Ciarlante [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Susan Dosier DK Communications Group Caroline Coke Charlotte, NC Island Grocery and Caribbean Restaurant [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] John T Edge SFA Director Spring Council Oxford, MS Mama Dip's Kitchen [email protected] Chapel Hill, NC [email protected] Chris Edwards Fort Mill, SC Laura Craft [email protected] Phase 3 Marketing and Communications Charlotte, NC Elizabeth Edwards [email protected] Fort Mill, SC [email protected] Caroline Creasey The C.F. Sauer Company Elizabeth Engelhardt Richmond, VA SFA Board/UNC-Chapel Hill [email protected] Chapel Hill, NC [email protected] Faison Cushman Myrtle Beach, SC Dalton Espiallat [email protected] Three Amigos Charlotte, NC Don Davison Galveston College Mark Essig Galveston, TX Asheville, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Janene Davison Joseph "Piko" Ewoodzie Galveston College Davidson College Galveston, TX Davidson, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Mallory deGolian Dale Faunce Atlanta, GA Springer Mountain Farms [email protected] Atlanta, GA [email protected] Marcie Ferris Laura González Pérez UNC-Chapel Hill Tamalería Laurita Chapel Hill, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Keebe Fitch Michael Graff McIntyre's Books Charlotte Magazine Pittsboro, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Chuck Flynt Cynthia Greenlee Foggy Ridge Cider Durham, NC Dugspur, VA [email protected] [email protected] Nora Guerra Diane Flynt Guate-Linda SFA Board/Foggy Ridge Cider Charlotte, NC Dugspur, VA [email protected] [email protected] Peter Hairston Izzat Freitekh Winston-Salem, NC La Shish Kabob [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Melissa Hall SFA Monica Friel Oxford, MS Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected] Tom Hanchett Jennifer Gallagher www.HistorySouth.org Huntersville, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected]

André Gallant Eric Hoenes del Pinal Athens, GA UNC-Charlotte [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Amy Gaw Outer Banks SeaSalt Michelle Hooper Poplar Branch, NC Cary, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Darrah Gist Colleen Hughes Whole Foods Market Haberdish Atlanta, GA Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected] Dan Huntley Jodi Lawrence Dan the Pig Man Catering Lodge Manufacturing York, SC Chattanooga, TN [email protected] [email protected]

Joanne Joy Carroll Leggett Charlotte, NC Carroll Leggett Public Relations [email protected] Winston-Salem, NC [email protected] Paul Kardous Charlotte, NC Caroline Leland [email protected] Nashville, TN [email protected] Kerry Kelley Birmingham, AL Peggy Loftus [email protected] The Local Palate Charleston, SC Joe Kindred [email protected] Kindred Restaurant Davidson, NC Billy Logan [email protected] Karp Reilly Darien, CT Katy Kindred [email protected] Kindred Restaurant Davidson, NC Rob Long [email protected] SFA Board President New York, NY Lauren Klapthor [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Ava Lowrey SFA Merrill Klapthor Oxford, MS Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected] Jill Lucas Michael Kramer Raleigh, NC Jianna [email protected] Greenville, SC [email protected] Pacino Mancillas AC&M Group Derrick Lambert Charlotte, NC Share Our Strength [email protected] Washington, DC [email protected] Eunice Marcano Arepas Grill Mary Beth Lasseter Charlotte, NC SFA [email protected] Oxford, MS [email protected] Thomas Marlow Kennard McKay Harper's Restaurant Group The Kitchen Table Charlotte, NC Hattiesburg, MS [email protected] [email protected]

Marie-Claire Marroum-Kardous Oliver Merino Charlotte, NC Levine Museum of the New South [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Zhenia Martínez Las Delicias Bakery Jessica Merliss Charlotte, NC New York University [email protected] New York, NY [email protected] Jenna Mason SFA Danielle Miller Oxford, MS Anson Mills [email protected] Cornelius, NC [email protected] Deborah McAbee Spartanburg, SC Jean Moats [email protected] Johnson & Wales University Charlotte, NC Trish McCluney [email protected] Neon Pig Tupelo, MS Bruce Moffett [email protected] Moffett Restaurant Group Charlotte, NC Glenda McDaniel [email protected] Wirtz, VA [email protected] Rodolfo Montero El Molino Bakery Terry McDaniel Charlotte, NC Wirtz, Virginia [email protected]

Nancie McDermott Kristen Moore Nancie's Table Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority Chapel Hill, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Ashley McGee Richard Moore Johnson & Wales University Pawleys Island, SC Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected] Clay Morrell Jennifer McKay Charlotte, NC The Kitchen Table [email protected] Hattiesburg, MS [email protected] Pat Morrell Jackie Oglesby Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected]

Byron Morris Jay Oglesby Spartanburg, SC SFA Board Vice President [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Robin Morris Pawleys Island, SC Steve Palmer [email protected] The Indigo Road Restaurant Group Charleston, SC Dan Murrey [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Nicole Peterson Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council Ted Nelson Charlotte, NC Springer Mountain Farms/Gumbo Marketing [email protected] Atlanta, GA [email protected] Audrey Petty Chicago, IL Tuan Nguyen [email protected] Le's Sandwiches and Cafe Charlotte, NC Cheryl Pochapin [email protected] Oakland, CA [email protected] Mollie Niess Charlotte, NC Gwen Poth [email protected] Gwen Poth Communications Charlotte, NC Tyler Niess [email protected] Red Propeller Charlotte, NC Kathleen Purvis [email protected] Charlotte Observer Charlotte, NC James Noble [email protected] Noble Food and Pursuits Charlotte, NC Viviana Rangil [email protected] Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY Evan Nooe [email protected] UNC Charlotte Charlotte, NC Kris Reid [email protected] Piedmont Culinary Guild Belmont, NC Katie Oates [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected]

Misael Reyes Tom Sasser Copan Restaurant Mimosa Grill/Harper's Restaurant Group Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] Mary Reynolds Phase 3 Marketing and Communications Rebecca Satterfield Charlotte, NC Satterfield's Restaurant [email protected] Birmingham, AL [email protected] Linda Riley Bristol, VA Carol Sawyer [email protected] www.HistorySouth.org Charlotte, NC Rathead Riley [email protected] Bristol, VA [email protected] Martha Scarborough Asheville, NC Sarah Ross [email protected] Wormsloe Historic Site Savannah, GA William Scarborough [email protected] Asheville, NC [email protected] Miriam Rubin New Freeport, PA Taryn Scher [email protected] TK PR Greenville, SC Consuelo Salas [email protected] UNC Charlotte El Paso, TX Catherine Schopfer [email protected] Anson Mills Charlotte, NC Nick Sanchez [email protected] New York, NY [email protected] Talbot Easton Selby Coastal Carolina University Juan Sánchez González Conway, SC Carnitas Guanajuato [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Ben Smith Twin Tops Sharon Sanders Gastonia, NC Simple Italy [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Bill Smith Jr Crook's Corner Victor Santiago Chapel Hill, NC Tacos El Nevado [email protected] Charlotte, NC Ashli Stokes Paul Verica UNC-Charlotte Heritage Food and Drink Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] David Shane Wallace Vicki Sutton Galveston College Charlotte, NC Galveston, Texas [email protected] [email protected]

Afton Thomas Julie Weise SFA University of Oregon Oxford, MS Eugene, OR [email protected] [email protected]

Tommy Tomlinson Alyssa Wilen Charlotte, NC Chef Alyssa's Kitchen [email protected] Charlotte, NC [email protected] Rosalia Torres-Weiner Red Calaca Studio Ed Williams Tega Cay, SC Charlotte, NC [email protected] Marylyn Williams Thuy Tran Charlotte, NC Jewish Community Center of San Francisco [email protected] San Francisco, CA [email protected] Sara Wood SFA Jonathan Tucker Oxford, MS Rusty's Bar-B-Q [email protected] Birmingham, AL [email protected] Logan Woodle Coastal Carolina University Ken Updegrave Conway, SC Raleigh, NC [email protected] [email protected] Susan Yelliott-Batten Ginger Updegrave Johnson & Wales University Raleigh, NC Charlotte, NC [email protected] [email protected] Charlotte: Nuevo Sur 2017 Summer Foodways Symposium Charlotte, North Carolina June 22­24, 2017

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS

Gill, Hannah. The Latino Migration Experience in North Carolina: New Roots in the Old North State . UNC Press, 2010.

Weise, Julie. Corazón de Dixie: Mexicanos in the U.S. South since 1910 , UNC Press, 2015.

ARTICLES/CHAPTERS

Bouloubasis, Victoria. “The Restaurant Industry Depends on Immigrants. What Happens if We Lose Them?” Indy Week , 22 March 2017.

Graff, Michael. “A City That Punches Up.” Charlotte Magazine, March 2017.

Hanchett, Tom. “A Salad Bowl City: The Food Geography of Charlotte, North Carolina.” The Larder , edited by John T. Edge, Elizabeth Engelhardt, and Ted Ownby, University of Georgia Press, 2013.

Hanchett, Tom and Eric Hoenes del Pinal. “Charlotte in Five Tamales: Unwrapping Cultural Geography.” Gravy , no. 62, Winter 2016.

Holpuch, Amanda. “A City Without Undocumented Immigrants.” The Guardian , 17 March 2017, 24 March 2017, 5 April, 2017.

Maddrey, Erin. “Meet Charlotte’s Cocktail Curator, Our Bartender of the Year.” Thrillist, 31 August 2016.

Mancillas, Pacino. “As Hispanic homeownership rates continue to increase, opportunities for brands to connect with them are also on the rise.” AC&M Cultural Marketing , 14 February 2017.

Solender, Michael J. Class Act: A Davidson sociology professor is taking instruction beyond the classroom and into the streets. Lake Norman Magazine , 1 June 2016. Wile, Kristen. “Finding her Voice: Painter Rosalia Torres-Weiner.” Charlotte Magazine, July 2016.

WEBSITES/BLOGS Corazon de Dixie [Julie Weise]

History South [Tom Hanchett]

Levine Museum of the New South

I’ll Bite: Cooking, Eating, and Food-Loving in the Carolinas [Kathleen Purvis for the Charlotte Observer]

Latin American Coalition

ORAL HISTORIES/PODCASTS

"Fish Camps: Fried Seafood and Family in a North Carolina Mill Town." Gravy from the Southern Foodways Alliance, 30 June 2016.

“Middle Class Immigrant Family Says Greed Is Eclipsing The American Dream.” Weekend Edition Sunday from National Public Radio, 1 May 2016.

FILMS/INTERVIEWS/PRESENTATIONS

Brooks Sandwich House . Directed by Peter Taylor, Greenhouse Projects, Southern Foodways Alliance, 2014.

Un Buen Carnicero . Directed by Victoria Bouloubasis, Vittles Films, Greenhouse Projects, Southern Foodways Alliance, 2014.

“Dreams from Our Families.” Interview with Oliver Merino. United We Dream, 2014. Charlotte: Nuevo Sur 2017 Summer Foodways Symposium Charlotte, North Carolina June 22-24, 2017

CHARLOTTE CITY GUIDE

The University of Mississippi is proud to claim SFA board vice president Jay Oglesby as an alum, and Jay is proud to claim Charlotte, North Carolina, as his stomping ground. Get the most out of your visit to the Queen City with his guidance, below. Coming and going…

Red Bridge’s BBQ Lodge (Shelby, 45 minutes west of Charlotte) Lexington BBQ No. 1 (Lexington, 1 hour north of Charlotte) R & O’s Barbecue (Gastonia, 30 minutes west of Charlotte) Notable Neighborhoods

Plaza Midwood is the area along Central Avenue closer to uptown that has undergone significant gentrification. It has a few fun local spots. The Thirsty Beaver is a great dive bar surrounded by a giant mixed use project under construction. Another interesting local dive bar is Snug Harbor. Yama Izakaya is a good Japanese spot.

NoDa District is the center of Charlotte’s arts and entertainment community, located in an area that formerly housed mill workers and factories. This is where you’ll find Brooks Sandwich House, known for its livermush sandwiches and chili. Get going with pour over and cold brew coffee at Smelly Cat Coffeehouse or wind down at local breweries like Heist and NoDa Brewing Company. Take the light rail…

Charlotte’s Lynx light rail is a great tool to see the city’s offerings. Uptown Charlotte

3rd Street/Convention Center to Stonewall

The Levine Center for the Arts museums on South Tryon uptown–The Bechtler (modern art), the Mint Uptown, and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture are all walkable from the partner hotels. Added bonus – the Wells Fargo History Museum (stagecoach selfies!) is also here.

Southend/Rail Trail Stroll

Wide sidewalks flank the light rail line from Carson Street all the way to the New Bern station. A good Sunday morning breakfast can be had at the Midnight Diner, which is a quick walk up the hill towards South Tryon from the Carson Street station.

In addition to good people watching, the area between the Bland Street Station and the East/West Station is surrounded by notable restaurants, breweries, and bars. Futo Buta, which faces the light rail trail at the south end of the Bland Street station, has great ramen.

The Wooden Robot brewery is two blocks west of this same station, as is Golden Cow Creamery for some solid local ice cream. Prices Chicken Coop (closed on Sunday) is on Camden, the street that parallels the rail trail to the west between these two stations. Near the East/West station are The Liberty Pub, O-Ku Sushi, Sycamore Brewery (my favorite local beers), and the adjacent Yamazuru Japanese.

Queen Park South

About a 10 minute/half mile walk from the Scaleybark station. Note: The walk is not a scenic one. If it’s a hot day, drive or take an Uber.

Around the intersection of Southside and Yancy between Old Pineville Road and South Tryon is the heart of Charlotte’s brewery/distillery/cidery scene. Within a couple of blocks of one another are Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (the largest brewery/beer garden in town), Sugar Creek Brewing Company (a smaller scale brewery), GoodRoad Ciderworks (a new cidery run by a couple of Diane Flynt disciples), the Great Wagon Road Distillery (makes a Garden and Gun “Best of the South” malt whiskey Rua), Doc Porter’s Distillery (known for gin), and Queen Park Social (an adult arcade and bowling alley).

Farther South

Woodlawn to Archdale station

If one continues farther south down the rail line (or South Boulevard, which parallels it), the area around the Woodlawn station includes some good taquerías (Tacos El Nevado!) and Charlotte’s classic old school steak house, Beef ‘N Bottle. Also near here is the Sleepy Poet Antique Mall, where one can while away a few hours browsing a wide range of cool stuff including vintage clothing, records, collectibles, and furnishings—all while enjoying free popcorn.

Next stop down is Tyvola, with nearby points of interest being Bill Spoon’s BBQ, Punta Cana Caribbean Restaurant and Grill. One of John T. Edge’s favorite Vietnamese places, Doan’s Vietnamese Cuisine, is near the next station, Archdale, in a strip center across South Boulevard that also includes Payal Indian Groceris & Spices. A brand new Pollo Campero–the second in Charlotte–is near here as well. (I think the proliferation of Latin-influenced grilled chicken places like Pollo Campero is a great example of the mainstreaming of Latin Foodways outside of Mexican food into American Foodways.) Take it a step further…

Museums

Levine Museum of the New South Nascar Hall of Fame

Art

Public Art Locator Map Inside|Out Art Maps