The gathering of professional and amateur bakers promises big names, such as cookbook author Peter Reinhart, as well as plenty of samples.
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Aria Irani shares a kid’s view of the Asheville restaurant industry
The daughter of Chai Pani owners, Meherwan and Molly Irani, talks about growing up in a restaurant, learning to bake and eating octopus.
Sweet on brewing
With local beer, pickles, kombucha and more, fermented foods are brewing all over Asheville. Soon, cider will become part of that list. Come fall, Urban Orchard Cider Bar will open on Haywood Road with about four craft ciders on tap, plus beer and wine. “It's just an addendum to the whole fermentation scene,” says Thom […]
Food blindness
Readers, Xpress has been blind. For nearly four years, a local, affordable, family friendly restaurant has gone nearly unreported. I'm not really sure why we haven't written about Piazza in east Asheville. Shortly after it opened in 2009, we mentioned it here and there, but we’d not written a full feature. Piazza offers a glorious, […]
Stick to your list
Tyler McCall understands the perils of the grocery store: the crowded aisles, the long lines, the impulse buys. He's created a business to address those problems. Simply, To Go, which launches this week, offers a personal grocery shopping and delivery service. “Asheville doesn't have anything like this at the moment, and I think it's something […]
Sweet on brewing: Urban Orchard brings craft cider to Haywood Road
The family business will feature house-made cider, plus beer, wine and local snacks.
Haute honky tonk
Seven Sows Bourbon and Larder opens Tuesday, March 19, on Biltmore Avenue.
Pizza parlour
After two years on Patton Avenue, Favilla's New York Pizza is growing with a new dining room. Until now, the restaurant's pizzas, pasta dinners and sandwiches have been available by carry-out or delivery only. The expansion into the adjacent shop will provide seating for 39 people. Jeanette Favilla, who co-owns the business with her husband, […]
‘The things we never have…’
Get Ethiopian eats while you still can: Desoto Lounge will discontinue its Tuesday Ethiopian special at the end of March. Asheville diners crave the spicy stews and fermented flatbreads of this East African cuisine: It’s been voted No. 1 in the “restaurant Asheville needs” category in the Best of WNC poll for the past five […]
A-B Tech culinary students head to Vegas
The A-B Tech culinary team emerged from a near-sleepless weekend of cooking, plating and butchering with a gold medal. The six-student team traveled to Louisville, Ky., in early March to participate in the American Culinary Federation’s Southeastern competition. The team has logged hundreds of hours of practice over the past six months, and at the […]
Cúrate’s Katie Button competes for Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chef award
Katie Button, chef at Cúrate, is in the running for Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chef award in the Southeastern region. The winner is determined by an online poll. Voting takes one click and requires no personal information. Read Food and Wine‘s praise for Button below, or visit the online poll for more information. […]
Riverbend Malt House on NPR’s The Salt blog
Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House appeared on NPR’s food blog, The Salt, this afternoon. The post focuses on several small-scale malt growers around the country. Read an excerpt below, or visit The Salt online. Brent Manning is a maltster on a mission. The co-founder of Riverbend Malt House in Asheville, N.C., wants people to be able […]
Not just for vegetarians
For 48 hours, Sarah Yancey tends her tempeh as it forms. It starts out as a bag of soybeans; as it ferments, fine white threads of fungus envelope the beans until they're covered up. “It starts off like a spiderweb,” she says. “You'll just see it get thicker and thicker and whiter and whiter until […]
A beginner’s guide to plant-powered proteins
Protein Tofu Tempeh Seitan Textured vegetable protein (TVP) What is it? Concentrated protein from soy milk Fermented, fungus-covered legumes (soy or otherwise) Concentrated protein (gluten) from wheat flour Dehydrated, concentrated protein from soy flour How’s it taste? Mild with hints of peas and earth; adapts to seasoning and broth; takes on the flavor of surrounding […]
Back to its roots
Veg-In-Out has been rechristened. The vegan meal delivery service now goes by Eden-Out. Founder and chef William Najger sold Veg-In-Out in 2010. But in December, he returned to Asheville and purchased the business anew with business partner Jennifer Woodruff, who owns Build It Naturally on Biltmore Avenue. Eden-Out delivers vegan meals (no animal products) with […]
Mexican food for the masses
Kevin Grant loves tacos for their broad appeal. When he imagines his customers, he thinks about a family of five, or a pair of 15-year-olds on their first date, or a group of 10 celebrating someone's birthday with margaritas. He hopes Zia Taqueria, which opened Friday, March 1, on Haywood Road, will host all of […]
Classic swank and cured meat
If Cary Grant were to saunter out of Notorious and onto the streets of Asheville, Josh Wright wants to make sure he'd have somewhere to get a martini. Wright opened the Chop Shop Butchery in 2011. Now, he's expanding his explorations in cured meats and whole-hog butchery into the space next door, the former location […]
More good stuff coming to South Slope
Chicken and waffles harbor a lot of mystique. No one's quite sure where the combination originated or why it tastes so good together. What is sure, though, is that they're coming to South Slope. As soon as late summer, the neighborhood below downtown will be home to King Daddy's Chicken and Waffle and Beer City […]
Kooky culinary contests
Let the thrill of a contest pique your appetite. Whether you like sweets or savories, this week offers dining competitions for all palates. Cupcakes vs. Cancer On Saturday, March 16, graze on cupcakes at the Grove Park Inn. Cupcake makers of all skill levels compete for first prize ribbons while diners sample their creations. The […]
“Taking the Fear Out of Gluten-Free Dining Services,” Saturday, April 27
The Gluten Intolerance Group of Asheville will sponsor an educational program on Saturday, April 27, from 9 – 11 a.m. Here are the details from the press release: The Gluten Intolerance Group of Asheville will sponsor an educational program, “Taking the Fear out of Gluten-Free Dining Services,” from 9:00-11:00 am, Saturday, April 27th 2013 at […]
UPDATE: Help the restaurant community raise money for a friend in need
Asheville bartenders and restaurateurs unite to raise money for The Junction’s bar manager, Jason Crosby, who was recently diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.