For one day only, local residents can grab a real Coney Island knish without hopping a plane to New York City. Organizers of the HardLox Jewish Food and Heritage Festival, to be held Oct. 20 in Pack Square, are shipping some of the traditional Eastern European dumplings down here from Long Island for guests to […]
Press release from RiverLink RiverLink will host its second annual N.C. Fresh Catch Festival 1-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, on Blannahassett Island in Marshall. The festival will feature fresh North Carolina seafood, live music and local craft beer. Menu items include oysters, clams, smoked fish, a Deep South boil by local chefs and more. Craft […]
Press release from The Market Place Restaurant William Dissen, owner and chef at Asheville’s The Market Place Restaurant, will host and organize a dinner on Sunday, Oct. 20, for the kick off of the James Beard Foundation Food Conference, to run Oct. 21-22 in New York City. Dissen will coordinate a team of all-star chefs […]
PRESS RELEASE from Native Kitchen and Social Club SWANNANOA – Native Kitchen and Social Pub will introduce Head Chef Caine Kaar and his new menu at the Fall Launch Party at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11, in Swannanoa. The party will feature the full and diverse new menu, an array of local brews on tap […]
Saturday, Oct. 12, the Big Ivy Historic Society will offer a day-long trip back in time and a great opportunity for a free food adventure with its Fourth Annual Heritage Festival
Press release from MANNA FoodBank: ASHEVILLE, NC: October 9, 2013. MANNA FoodBank has provided food for families in need for the past 30 years. Former and current executive directors, musical guests, volunteers past and current and MANNA supporters from every decade will gather 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at Diana Wortham Theatre to celebrate our […]
The same crew of tempeh enthusiasts who put on last fall's Epic Tempeh Reuben Challenge have decided to run for the border. Based on the popularity of the vegetarian sandwich competition, organizers have invited 10 local restaurants to go head to head in the Epic Tempeh Taco Challenge on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Asheville Music […]
Seminars on how to make different kinds of goat cheese — including old-fashioned clabber cheese (made without rennet or cultures) and mozzarella — will be among a wide range of classes offered in the upcoming American Dairy Goat Association's Annual Meeting and Convention. The event will be hosted by the Piedmont Dairy Goat Association Saturday, […]
Press release from The Blackbird: The Blackbird Restaurant will celebrate their one year anniversary at the downtown Asheville location on Oct. 16. Guests that dine at The Blackbird on their special day will receive complimentary coconut cake bites and bubbles. The Blackbird moved from Black Mountain to 47 Biltlmore Ave. in downtown Asheville in the […]
Press Release from Ben’s Tune-up: Ben’s Tune-up, a downtown Asheville restaurant and biergarten, will hold its first annual Oktoberfest Celebration Noon – 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Admission is free. Festivities will begin at noon with the tapping of special Oktoberfest kegs from Heinzelmännchen of Sylva; Pisgah Brewing of Black Mountain; Highland Brewing of Asheville; […]
The Brewing industry will be highlighted in A-B Tech Community College’s monthly program, “Interviews with Innovators,” featuring interviews with area professionals and A-B Tech alumni who will speak on the inside story on how they achieved their success. Hosted by A-B Tech’s Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Jon R. Wiener, Ph.D., the next installment […]
With its Thursday, Oct. 3 Harvest Festival, the Oakley Farmers Market celebrates two years.
