Enjoy a four-course wine dinner with pairings and food provided by Porcupine Provisions owners Bruce and Leslie Kaplan Schlernitzauer for up to 10 people in your own home. Tax & gratuity not included. Cannot be used in the month of December. Expiration: May 5, 2018. Subject to availability. One of Charlotte's most trusted word-of-mouth caterers, Porcupine Provisions, didn't start as a catering company. Originally Porcupine Provisions was a restaurant (on the site of the old Drum restaurant, now City Tavern) on East Boulevard in Dilworth. Bruce Schlernitzauer is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University culinary program in Providence, R.I., and also attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst School of Hotel Restaurant Management. Leslie, a (rare) native Charlottean and daughter of well-known local radio broadcasters and Charlotte Weekly newspaper publishers Stan and Sis Kaplan, earned her MBA from Boston University. Leslie Schlernitzauer reports that their catering business was prompted by a loyal customer. "Our last night in the restaurant was New Year's Eve 1998, but by January a customer called and asked us to make dinner at her house. That started our catering business." Today their catering range includes a variety of events -- from high-end fund-raisers to low-key barbecues. Fair Market Value: $2000