3 Best Day Trips from Charlotte

"Adjacent to the new Foundry Hotel, Benne on Eagle had a lot of buzz before it put up its first plate late last year; so chances are, you've already heard about it. Chef John Fleer, a James Beard Award winner, is beloved in the Southern culinary community, and chef de cuisine Ashleigh Shanti snagged an Eater Young Guns award. Together, their food weaves a story about North Carolina's African and Appalachian influences, resulting in rich flavors and fresh ideas: a spinach salad with chicken livers, steak with red rice–coffee gravy, and seared trout and grits for breakfast." - Stephanie Burt