Making hot honey fried chicken with Stoke Restaurant’s new executive chef

QC Morning meets the new chef leading the kitchen at Charlotte Marriott City Center

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Chef David Sears is the new executive chef of Charlotte Marriott City Center, which includes Stoke Restaurant and Coco & The Director.

Sears comes from Washington, DC and joined the team in May this year.

On QC Morning, Chef Sears made one of his new menu items, hot honey fried chicken. This comes with a wing, thigh, and leg, served with hot honey and berbere spice blend.

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Stoke is taking part in Queen’s Feast, which runs from July 22 to July 31.

The restaurant has a heavy focus on local and regional ingredients, highlighting the flavors of the piedmont region.

Whenever you have a chance to visit Stoke Restaurant, they offer validated parking in the Marriott City Center parking garage.