Restaurants

Owner of local restaurant passes away

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 4:03pm

A local man and owner of a local restaurant died after being rushed to the hospital, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page.

Ralph Rudisill, owner of Zippers Restaurant and Lounge on Generals Boulevard in Lincolnton, passed away Monday.

According to Zippers’ Facebook page, Ralph was rushed to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, and the restaurant was closed. Friends asked for prayers for him and his family.

Monday afternoon, a post on the page stated that Rudisill had died.

“Our hearts very heavy right now. Some very sorrowful and sad news to inform you all with. Ralph has gone home to be with our Lord. We thank you all for the many merciful prayers that you all have spoken today and we ask that you continue to pray for his family, the Zippers family and to all of his loyal customers... friends and loved ones. Ralph had a big heart and loved you all very much!”

The post went on to say, ”Heaven definitely gained another angel today.

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Mert's Visits WBTV News at Noon!

Submitted by Susan H.

Friday, January 4th, 2013, 2:36pm

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - James Bazzelle, owner of popular Charlotte eatery Mert's Heart and Soul, visited with WBTV anchor Kristen Miranda today at noon. He did a little demo for us and our television audience, sharing the secrets behind both his cornbread and collard greens recipes. Enjoy the following recipes. We did!

Mert's Cornbread
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
2/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 Tbsp mayonnaise
1 cup self-rising cornmeal mix
1-1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup water

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Local businesses team up to support veterans

Submitted by Joe Hester, Community News Producer

Friday, November 9th, 2012, 9:00am

Local businesses team up to support veterans

From free meals to car washes, our community is really looking out for our men and women of the Armed Forces. Both veterans and active duty military are being treated to free food and services, Nov.11-12.

Most of these require a military ID (V.A. ID will work, too) or some other proof of service. We've listed a few of the offers, below. There is a Facebook page dedicated to these offers. You can find it here.

Give your car a bath at one of many participating car washes, all over Charlotte and the surrounding areas! Search for a location near you.

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You can make Fran's nachos!

Submitted by Susan H.

Friday, July 13th, 2012, 1:13pm

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Fran Scibelli, of Fran's Filling Station fame, visited WBTV today at noon. Loaded down with all kinds of goodies from the farmer's market, she showed us how to make a healthier version of nachos. The secret ingredient is soy chorizo, a vegetarian product offering that classic chorizo taste. (You can find soy chorizo at Trader Joe's.) Unless someone told you, you'd never know these nachos were meatless.

Even though Fran fried her own tortilla chips, you can use your favorite brand right out of the bag and get great results. Generously layer on sharp Cheddar, then top with cooked soy chorizo. Bake for two minutes at 425 degrees, or until the cheese melts. Make sure you use an oven-safe serving dish.

Once out of the oven, top with black beans, corn and guacamole. Garnish with your choice of sliced black olives, pico, peppers, jalapenos, cilantro and sour cream.

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National Pancake Day is February 28th!

Submitted by Susan H.

Friday, February 24th, 2012, 5:33pm

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and IHOP Restaurants will celebrate National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 28th. In return for a donation to Levine Children's Hospital, guests at participating IHOP Restaurants will receive a free, short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes. IHOP seeks to raise $2.7 million this year.

Events Details
Date: Tuesday, February 28th
Hours: 7am to 10pm
Venues: participating IHOPs in the Charlotte area

Please click HERE for more information.

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PAPA JOHN’S GIVING FREE PIZZA TO MILLIONS

Submitted by Donna Lepre on Friday, February 10th, 3:43 pm

America’s ‘Heads’ Call in Papa John’s ‘Super Bowl XVLI Coin Toss Experience’ Results in Free Large Pizza and 2-Liter Pepsi MAX to all Papa Rewards Members

Hey America, are you ready for some free Papa John’s pizza – the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL and Super Bowl XVLI? In one of the most anticipated “flips” in history, the coin toss for Super Bowl XVLI landed on “heads” this evening, resulting in a free large one-topping Papa John’s pizza and 2-liter Pepsi MAX for the millions of members of Papa John’s Papa Rewards customer loyalty program.

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FREE PIZZA from PAPA JOHN's

Submitted by Donna Lepre on Wednesday, January 25th, 2:54 pm

PAPA JOHN’S to give FREE PIZZA TO AMERICA if FANS correctly ‘CALL’ SUPER BOWL XLVI COIN TOSS

Peyton Manning and Jerome Bettis Help Papa John and Fans in Making the Call

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 23, 2012) – No National Football League sponsor knows a quality “toss” like Papa John’s founder, Chairman and CEO John Schnatter, but he’s counting on America to call the coin toss for Super Bowl XLVI so that the country can flip over free pizza.

Papa John’s, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, today unveiled its Super Bowl XLVI Coin Toss Experience, which includes a free large one-topping pizza and 2-liter Pepsi MAX for the millions of fans enrolled in Papa John’s Papa Rewards program … if America correctly “calls” the Super Bowl coin toss.

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