All year long, Charlotte magazine's staff of editors and writers scour the city for the best of the best—from dining to nightlife to culture to shopping, from pampering to pets to parks. We also ask you to vote for your favorites—which you do by the tens of thousands. Then, each May, we present the BOB Awards, recognizing Charlotte's Best of the Best. Every winner since 2011—Editor's Picks and Voters' Choice—is listed in this database, which is easily searchable. Click here f

Before Dilworth Tasting Room settled into its home in a historic 1947 building at the corner of E. Tremont and Cleveland avenues, Eric Sprouse ran legendary pool hall Dilworth Billiards in the space for 35 years. Sprouse bought the two-story building in 1983 and made the second floor his residence. When he closed the pool hall in 2015 for retirement, he set out on an exceedingly thoughtful search for a new tenant on the main floor. Sprouse says he turned away 10-15 potential