From a press release: A-B Tech will be hosting a series of grape growing/wine making classes at their BioNetwork BioBusiness Center & Laboratory in Candler NC campus over the next few months. The upcoming Wine and Grape Series will include: Vineyard Design & Installation – April 25 – 6-7PM – $10 Vineyard Canopy Management: May […]
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Pink Taco Truck forced to change name to “Our Taco Truck”
The Pink Taco Truck (pink to draw awareness to breast cancer) has been forced to change its name. Here’s the scoop from Facebook: “Our Taco Truck, formerly the pink, but not now, because of the VA-jay-jay word being the intellectual property of a man out west, is happily on the lot today serving the best […]
Get a “Taste of Local” at the Tunnel Road Ingles on Thursday, April 19
Ingles Markets occasionally features Taste of Local events, where customers get to meet local farmers and vendors and try their products. On Thursday, April 19, the location at 29 Tunnel Road will Taste of Local from 3 until 6 p.m. Here’s the release: “Meet some of the local farmers and vendors who supply Ingles like […]
Barbecue, down on the farm (with slideshow)
A veritable festival of barbecue and blues was held at Hickory Nut Gap farm this weekend, courtesy of Ed Mitchell, Elliott Moss and Blind Pig (pictures by Cindy Kunst).
Eater Philly discusses New Belgium’s decision to land in Asheville
From Eater Philadelphia: “After years of deliberation, New Belgium Brewing Company has decided to expand in Asheville, North Carolina, and not Philadelphia. As recently as late last year, New Belgium narrowed the selection down to Philadelphia and Asheville. The $175 million expansion is the first in the company’s history, which is based in Fort Collins, […]
Spring has definitely sprung
The wild foods of the season — including ramps — are showing up in restaurants all over town. (Photo by Max Cooper)
Buncombe County is the 14th healthiest county in North Carolina (out of 100)
From the Citizen-Times: “The 2012 County Health Rankings, produced by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, were released today ranking Buncombe County as the 14th healthiest county in North Carolina. Buncombe’s overall health rankings have increased from No. 25 in 2010 and No. 17 in 2011 to this […]
Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute’s next “Green Monday” event focuses on Asheville’s restaurants
Restaurants employ thousands of workers, open early, close late, use millions of gallons of hot water every year, serve hundreds of meals daily, and play a very important economic role in the community. How sustainable can these resource-intensive businesses become? Asheville is close to becoming “America’s Greenest Dining Destination” due to the leadership of restaurant […]
Flying Falafel!
The Flying Falafel Brothers will officially begin flaunting their newly permitted stuff on Saturday, April 21, during downtown Asheville’s Earth Day festivities.
“From the rooter to the tooter”
To Ed "the Pitmaster" Mitchell, the barbecue debates are meaningless. While the rest of the country squabbles over the merits of flavor injections and whether mustard or vinegar-based sauce is best, Mitchell remains a purist. "I've seen all kinds of little gimmicks," he says. "I'm not a stickler for injections, shooting some sort of flavor […]
The new Leiscester Farmers Market opens tomorrow, Saturday, March 31, at 9 a.m.
A new farmers market is set to open in Leicester at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, says John Bennett of Beulah Farms. The Leicester Farmers Market will be held at 338 New Leicester Highway on Friday evenings from 4 until 7 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. until about 2 p.m. The market […]
A foraging, a new Nordic Feast
Two chefs, Katie Button of Asheville and Gunnar Karl Gíslason of Icelaned hosted a dinner and foraging expedition on the campus of Warren Wilson College.
An outstanding correction
In the March 28 Xpress, we misstated the date and location of a future Outstanding in the Field event featuring William Dissen — the information we ran is from 2010. It’s a regrettable error, but the event’s not until October (a full month later than we originally stated, even), so you have extra time to work on forgiving us. We’ve offered the correct information here.
Sushi and/or food-porn lover?
Watch the trailer for Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a critically acclaimed documentary from director David Gelb, opening in Asheville at the The Carolina Asheville on Friday, April 6.
Why you should visit Asheville now, according to Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide says that Asheville has great history, beer, art and “movie magic.” The guide makes no mention of the food. Hey, that’s alright — we know what we’ve got. Read on for more: “A longtime artist’s haven and historic hub, Asheville is gaining new attention (and new visitors) with the premiere of The […]
Biltmore Estate to expand wine sales — possibly all the way to China
From the Citizen-Times: “Three years ago the Biltmore Estate embarked on an ambitious plan to have its wine on sale in all 50 United States. That was strictly a domestic ploy, an effort to boost market share from coast to coast, and it’s going great. But if the estate plays its chardonnays right, it might […]
Pho for your face
Phoyabelly Vietnamese food truck sets up a regular schedule starting next week.
Food news to go
Rumors of Farm Burger and brews at former Boudreaux’s, another slice of New York-style pizza and more (photo by Max Cooper).
Yes, this weather is weird, say farmers — but we’ll take it
The North Carolina Strawberry Association, a nonprofit association of farmers and others in the strawberry industry, sent out a press release today about the bumper crop of strawberries likely to come out of the state this year. While that’s quite good for farmers (strawberries net more than $25 million annually for the state, which ranks […]
Yadkin Valley wine country tours offered through Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership
“Wine-ing Through the Yadkin Valley” takes place May 17and 18 this year. From a press release: “The fertile fields of the Yadkin Valley which wind through Yadkin and Surry Counties at the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area are becoming known internationally for the grapes grown and the wine made there. In […]
USA Today Travel’s Girlfriend Getaway series profiles Asheville and its “scruffy” residents
Chris Gray Faust recently visited Asheville for a girlfriend getaway, blogging about it for USA Today Travel. Faust seems rather oddly intent on focusing on the style of the residents over offering much useful detail about the city itself. Observe: “Whereas the people in Charlotte were remarkably well-groomed, Asheville residents dress more like you’d see […]