All-female ownership, a fresh menu and the addition of evening hours mark the beginning of the West Asheville restaurant’s second year. Also this week, Bountiful Cities’ annual Urban Garden Tour and Tasting, Ultimate Ice Cream passes the torch to The Mad Dipper, a Bastille Day event at the new Quench! wine bistro and Heritage Fire hits Hendersonville.
Tortillas La Regia specializes in both flour and corn varieties. Also in this week’s food news, Cooperative Coffee Roasters adds a café, Fairview gets a new wine bar with garden vibes, Annie’s Culinary Garden offers takeout in Black Mountain, vegan seafood pops up in West Asheville and more.
The West Asheville coffee shop introduces a new location on Tunnel Road in the Beverly Hills neighborhood. Also in this week’s local food news: A long-closed restaurant reopens at Mount Mitchell State Park, Mikasa Criolla adds frozen empanadas to its offerings, a RendezVous wine dinner, summer soda and wine releases and more.
One might never know that a 650-pound industrial coffee roaster sits in the Trinity United Methodist Church basement if not for the smell of freshly roasted beans.
Married chefs Brittany Kroeyr-Brown and Matt Brown talk about their new mobile restaurant, Paperhouse Pizza, plus pizza research and why bitter greens are beautiful.
The celebrated beer bar expands with a third Asheville location while the downtown brewery adds a cocktail program.
Gemelli, Chai Pani and other local businesses will host a series of events with the recent James Beard Award winner. Also this week: VISUALS rooftop bar opens on the South Slope, Eda Rhyne releases a new aperitivo, 10th Muse launches an East Asheville ice cream shop and more local food and beverage news.
Local chefs will collaborate with a Texas barbecue star for the event at Hi-Wire Brewing’s Biltmore Village location. In other local food news: Carolina CiderFest is on tap, Chestnut and Corner Kitchen are on the menu at Beloved Asheville’s Raise Another Home gala, Regina’s Westside celebrates its first birthday, Jargon hosts a magic show dinner event and more.
Xpress sits down with the Tall John’s owner to chat about the unexpected popularity of beets, Asheville’s need for more Japanese cuisine and the pressing importance of choosing just the right bathroom wallpaper.
Guajiro debuts a new bar and seating area. Also in this week’s local food news, chef Sam Etheridge presents the next installment of AVL Food Series, chef Khan Kogure offers Japanese bento box delivery, Brews and Bears is underway at the WNC Nature Center and more.
Lemon pizza and rye pasta are on the menu at the recently opened Luminosa restaurant. Also in this week’s local food news, 10th Muse Comfort Food reopens, Vowl cocktail bar debuts at DSSOLVR, Asheville Beauty Academy closes and much more.
The new bakery and café offers a menu of early-morning breakfast options and lunchtime focaccia sandwiches and salads. Also in this week’s food news, the launch of Terra Nova Beer Co.’s South Slope taproom with an Asheville outpost of Mission Pizza Napoletana, Blueprint Breakfast for Dinner, AVL Honey Fest and more.
After 14 years downtown, the award-winning Indian street food restaurant has moved to a much larger South Slope building and has expanded its menu to match the space.
Forest Walters discusses the strong team of volunteers working at 12 Baskets Café.
The longtime Asheville restaurateur and co-founder of Asheville Independent Restaurants Association is looking ahead to a slower pace — and a new business venture.
Asheville Brewers Alliance Executive Director Karis Roberts reflects on her first year spearheading AVL Beer Week and what’s in store for the 2024 edition.
A recent community food assessment shows post-COVID food insecurity and hunger are surging in Macon, Swain and Jackson counties. The data is dire but could offer a roadmap for a better regional food system.
Ted Bytes, a volunteer at Meals on Wheels of Asheville & Buncombe County, encourages everyone to jump into the volunteer experience.
A new bar is now open to the public at the downtown boutique hotel. Also in local food news: French Farmhouse Dinners with Susi Seguret, AVL Food Series’ Wing Wonderland, an Ashley English workshop on preserving strawberries and more.
A downtown gluten-free restaurant marks a milestone anniversary. Also in this week’s local food news: Equal Plates Project debuts a new catering program that gives back, Mother’s Day dining options, culinary summer camps, FEAST’s fundraising plant sales and more.
Oscar Wong and Leah Wong Ashburn reflect on the history of Asheville’s oldest brewery.
