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Charlotte Magazine – March 2008

Charlotte Magazine – March 2008

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New South, formerly Dakotas, is a recently retooled restaurant in the Arboretum shopping center. Owners Chris and Sue Edwards decided to scotch the Dakotas concept because they “were tired of being a special occasion restaurant.” So they brightened up the place with a vibrant color palette, added a bunch of menu items, booked some bands, and opened last summer as New South Kitchen and Bar. Along with the bright yellows, oranges, and blues, they have also turned up the lights—now you’re able to see in from the outside. The result is a more welcoming façade, complete with café tables out front. Their goal is to provide progressive Southern cooking in a more casual and upbeat establishment that diners will frequent more often. If the packed dining room on several visits is any indication, it appears that they have succeeded.  Read more >>

Charlotte Weekly – 2007 Top 10

Charlotte Weekly – 2007 Top 10

Big, bold flavors on the menu at New South Kitchen mark the contemporary Southern style of chef-owner Chris Edwards. The concept is a blend of old and new, of contemporary style and classic Southern ingredients. Formerly Dakota’s, the restaurant recently underwent décor and menu changes. Casual dining, a late-night menu, entertainment and weekly wine tastings team to make this place something special.  Read more >>

Charlotte Observer – Review Jan 2008

Charlotte Observer – Review Jan 2008

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January 25, 2008 – The Charlotte Observer – Helen Schwab
You could think chef-owner Chris Edwards is prescient, the way he’s timed the revision of his menu to this week’s global stock market tremors.
But then you’d look again and note that foie gras is still there. And that among the entrees — now accompanied by three sides, rather than costing extra — there are both classic comforts like meatloaf and contemporary creations like tilapia with lump crab.

Edwards’ place at the Arboretum, New South, is a reconception of Dakotas, the heartland-food place he and Sue, his wife, opened in ’98. A physical renovation cracked it open into a more airy, light and colorful space, with digitized and colorized old family photos and framed cooking implements and a central bar displaying bottles cleverly. The first menu redesign split offerings into somewhat-Seuss-sounding plates (small plates, cheese plates, side plates, green plates). This week’s menu shift modifies the “big plates,” which had been a la carte, to include choice of three sides: a New South meat-and-three, if you will. Read more >>

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