Entertaining

Entertaining

Planning a Fall Party? Shop Local for Treats & Tabletop for Autumn Entertaining

Sep 15, 2025 | scoop team

Sunflour Baking Company Locally and family-owned with 4 QC locations plus a bakery in Harrisburg NC, Sunflour offers sweet and savory treats to pick up in store, order ahead or buy and ship online. Fall has definitely arrived at Sunflour, where you can grab a pumpkin latte with new Cold Foam, and snack on pumpkin […]


CLT

Local Restaurants Where You Can Host Your Holiday Party This Year

Sep 23, 2024 | Alex Maloney

We can’t believe it either, but the holidays are right around the corner, at least when it comes to planning your holiday party. If you’re on the hook to organize the company dinner, the supper club evening out, an extended family gathering, or a large group celebration of any sort around the holidays, knowing your […]


CLT

Where to Host a Party in Charlotte. Our Picks of Venues, Restaurants, Locations & More.

Apr 23, 2024 | Allison

With Spring in full swing and Summer ahead, it’s celebration season. Get ready to host your warm weather soirée by getting to know these restaurants, venues and destinations that are sure to impress. Restaurants For a smaller gathering of 20 to 50 or so, local restaurants are an easy and full service option. Several also […]


CLT

How to Host a Backyard Kentucky Derby Party This Year

Apr 20, 2024 | scoop team

Here we are, right in the middle of a beautiful Spring. And our friends and neighbors are looking forward to our annual backyard Derby party. We are back again with scoop’s blue-ribbon guide to help a girl out. Planning tips and trends for an updated and winning 2024 Kentucky Derby party: Drape the roses on […]


CLT

Taylor Reese of @AlwaysTheHost Plans a July 4th Party for Us

Jun 23, 2023 | scoop team

If the sight of red, white, and blue together makes you “want a hot dog real bad”, makes you want to fire up the grill and cook said hot dogs, watch fireworks on a tailgate, or relax by the pool in a star-spangled bikini, this is the entertaining post for you.  I can honestly say, […]


CLT

Where to Throw a Party in Charlotte. Our Picks of Venues, Restaurants, Locations & More

Apr 25, 2023 | Allison

We can picture it now: you’re the maid of honor, mother of the bride, BFF, mom or spouse tasked with planning the oh-so-perfect celebration. Charlotte has no shortage of scoop-worthy venues, but no need to feel overwhelmed, you’re starting in the right place. Read on for our picks for where to throw a party your […]


CLT

5 Things to Do When Planning an Easter Brunch from Always the Host

Mar 25, 2023 | scoop team

Guest Post by Taylor of Always the Host It’s possible that Easter is my favorite holiday to decorate for and an Easter Brunch tablescape is my favorite kind of table. The start of a new spring season ushers in a fresh color palette and elements from the outdoors that have been dormant for the bitter […]




CLT

Some of Our Favorite Charlotte Restaurants to Host Your Holiday Party This Year

Oct 22, 2022 | Veronica LeMaster

You have landed on an ‘old’ article and the info below may not be accurate. Please link thru here for our latest update. Get ready Scoop girls, the time for holiday parties and festivities is just around the corner which means we need to start planning… yesterday. If it’s your turn to host the yearly holiday […]


CLT

Everything You Need for a Kentucky Derby Party in Charlotte

Apr 15, 2022 | scoop team

Derby day is quickly approaching (May 7), and we hope you all are ready to get your best spring dress and derby hat out to celebrate the quickest sporting event. Sure, we’d love to be at Churchill Downs in the action, but we’re partial to hosting fabulous celebrations at home with our nearest and dearest. […]


CLT

Best Ways to Celebrate your 40th Birthday, Charlotte 2022 Edition

Mar 21, 2022 | scoop team

All birthdays are an excuse to celebrate. It is the one day of the year we can call our own, and what better reason to celebrate with friends and family than another year of creating memories with them? What’s an even bigger reason to celebrate? Those milestone birthdays, particularly the big 4-0. After the isolation […]


The guide for Charlotte tastemakers