One Love Jamaican Restaurant, an island of Caribbean delights in a country field just outside Canton, is moving its banana cornbread, goat curry and oxtail stew farther from Asheville. The restaurant will reopen under the same name in Lake Junaluska. Owner Patrick Bulgin says business was too slow back in Canton. He hopes the former […]
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Presents for Grove Park Inn
The Grove Park Inn is celebrating its 100th birthday with new chefs, beer and dining opportunities. The resort is in the midst of a restaurant makeover. KSL Partners, the group that purchased the inn about a year ago, is updating the atmosphere at Horizon's, Sunset Terrace, and Blue Ridge Dining room, adding a new bar/restaurant […]
Spoon it on: Knife & Fork expands with Spoon Bar
The acclaimed Spruce Pine restaurant builds a craft cocktail bar next door.
Sensory-friendly film screening at Asheville Pizza and Brewing
Asheville Pizza and Brewing and the Autism Society of North Carolina will present a sensory-friendly film screening to commemorate Autism Awareness Month. Here are the details from the press release: Many children with autism cannot experience and enjoy films the way their peers do because of the intense sensory input experienced during a theater showing. […]
Pizza Pura opens today with Neapolitan-style pies
The River Arts District pizza joint, from the owners of White Duck Taco Shop, serves thin-crust pies laden with house-made mozzarella, imported olives and fresh herbs.
‘Till the cows come home: Farm Burger opens Thursday
After seven months of renovations, the Atlanta-based, grass-fed burger joint fires up the grill in the newly renovated Leader Building.
Thai’d up
The Sweeten Creek Stop-and-Go gets another new Thai restaurant.
Doughnuts win first place
That big, golden circle on Asheville's Horizon? It's not the sun — it's a doughnut, a yeasty paczki (pronounced punch-key) filled with apricot and chili pepper caramel sauce, to be exact. Ron and Valerie Patton took first place in The Big Tasty food business competition in March with their plan for Vortex Doughnuts. They hope […]
Up close and sociable
Anthony Cerrato celebrated his restaurant's first birthday in March. With a year behind him, he hopes to expand on Strada's Italian menu with a new tapas concept that pulls from all around the Mediterranean, including Morocco. With partner Eric Booker, Cerrato will rebrand Sazerac, the cocktail lounge next door to Strada, as The Social Lounge […]
Dobrá Tea pours a cup for Black Mountain
Andrew Snavely, the owner of Dobrá‘s Asheville location, will open a second shop near his home in Black Mountain.
Kids at Work! hosts a benefit gala
Support Kids at Work! with a five-course meal at Chef Mo’s prepared by the students.
See Asheville eats on Food Network, Saturday, March 30
Watch a one-hour special episode of Rebel Eats, featuring Asheville chefs, businesses and breweries.
Check out Farm Burger Asheville online
Farm Burger is scheduled to open in the Leader Building on Patton Avenue in the coming weeks. The Atlanta-based burger restaurant offers local meats with intriguing toppings, such as oxtail marmalade. For a sneak peak at the Asheville location, check out their website by clicking here. For an inside look at the Leader Building renovations, […]
Stromboli during the spin cycle
The Bar of Soap takes diversification seriously: It's a laundromat, a bookstore, a beer bar and, now, an Italian restaurant. “Don't put all your eggs in one basket,” says Sean McNeal, who owns Bar of Soap. Last week, Del Vecchios, an Italian comfort-food restaurant, opened in the Merrimon Avenue business, offering dine-in, take-out and delivery. […]
“The richest story ever told”
If you’ve seen a picture of Matt and Ted Lee recently, there’s a good chance they were riding skateboards in coat and tie. That’s their style in a nutshell: polished with a flair for exploration and a touch of levity. Their new cookbook, The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen, released in March, is an extension of […]
Community sizzle
The basic method behind sautéing is the toss: put your ingredients in the pan and encourage them to mingle. Steven Liebenhaut and Rosetta Star hope to do the same thing with people (minus the actual cooking part). With a group of like-minded folks, they're organizing Sauté, a community café that will encourage interaction between strangers […]
Savory Nettle and Feta Rugelach
Filling: About 6 cups loosely packed fresh stinging nettle 3 tbsp. high quality butter 1 small sweet onion, chopped 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 1 egg 1/4 cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt 1/4 cup or more crumbled feta cheese sea salt and pepper Rinse nettles. Drain on a kitchen towel and pat dry. Working in […]
Meet the Lee Brothers, cookbook authors and Southern food aficionados, on Monday, April 1
Brothers Matt and Ted Lee will visit Tupelo Honey Cafe and Malaprop’s Bookstore to promote their latest cookbook, The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen.
Secret sandwich
Here are six sandwiches to seek out. They're made in markets, strip malls and parking lots, so maybe you haven't noticed them before. At about $7 or less, there’s no reason not to try them.
Help plan Sauté community café
A group of nonprofit representatives, entrepreneurs and interested volunteers will get together to brainstorm at the North Asheville Library on Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m.
The Chocolate Fetish sponsors Red Cross blood donation in March
During the month of March, The Chocolate Fetish will reward blood donors at the Red Cross with vouchers for chocolate. Here are the details from the press release: Every two seconds someone in the US needs blood. Blood cannot be manufactured; it can only come from generous donors. Recognizing the great need for blood donations, […]