Charlotte’s dining scene is widely seen as improving — and that also goes for Charlotte’s retirement communities, which are offering seniors many more options nowadays as a way to distinguish themselves from competitors. On this edition of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast, food writer Hanna Raskin of the online publication The Food Section shares her assessments of Charlotte retirement community dining, after touring six upscale spots with her dad.

Among her finds: tuna poke nachos, butternut squash bisque, barbecue pork banh mi and oysters Rockefeller. It’s a fun and lively conversation about trends in retirement dining, with host Cristina Bolling.

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Raskin wrote about the experience recently in an article republished in The Charlotte Ledger.

This episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is hosted by Ledger managing editor Cristina Bolling and produced by Ledger staff writer Lindsey Banks.

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