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Photo by Max Cooper Some buildings are a collection of rooms; others, even when they’re empty, are places (or perhaps Places with a capital P). Allgood Coffee, which opened Monday, Feb. 25, in Weaverville, benefits from a building that brings personality to the business. The former site of the fire department, between Jack of Hearts […]

Photo by Max Cooper From Bistro 1896, her Pack Square restaurant, Jenna Harrison has watched Asheville grow since 1997. The changes have been overwhelmingly positive, she says, but she feels her restaurant became a casualty of them. “I'd say that it's in with the new and out with the old,” she says. “I think a […]

Photo by Max Cooper No matter where she works, former English teacher Ashley Teran makes creativity a priority. “I was known as the crazy, creative teacher,” she says, recalling the giant papier-mache trees and other decorations she built to inspire her students. Now, as a food truck owner, she hopes her spirit of invention will […]

Photo by Max Cooper As Cynthia Pierce rolls out a piecrust in her kitchen, she often looks up to see her husband, potter Akira Satake, engaged in a similar motion. “There's a lot of echoes between what he does and what I do,” she says. “A lot of times, I'll be rolling out pie dough, […]

Nearly 30 restaurants offer special deals for the interactive dining experience.

Elliott Moss (left) and Ivan Candido at The Admiral. Photo by Max Cooper Ivan Candido: head chef, book-lover, ramen-seeker When Ivan Candido talks about cooking, his eyes go watery. He gets a weightless look, as though he might float away.  “I have so many ideas,” he says with a contended sigh. Candido will be the […]

Today, Asheville; tomorrow, the nation — that's the plan for pantry domination Asheville Goods envisions. The new gift box company makes it easy to send local goods throughout the country. “I think it's a good cultural ambassador for Asheville so people can understand what's going on here,” says Megan Kirby, who co-owns the company. In […]

Photo by Max Cooper Not every town has a castle or a Masonic temple. Asheville has both. Scott Franklin Manning, a recent transplant from Hawaii, thinks it's high time you ate dinner in these architectural marvels. On Feb. 23 and 24, he's kicking off Locavoire, and event series that’s part supper club, part concert, part […]

Whether you prefer to nibble tapas at Cúrate or sink your teeth into a burrito at Mamacita's, it's probably clear to you that Asheville is the tastiest town in the South. Now, the restaurants you love need your help. Spread the word about their greatness; vote in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town poll. The […]

There’s that question mark again: Tomato’s windows sport the same pesky punctuation as the forthcoming Isa’s Bistro downtown. Both properties are owned by the same management company. Photo by Emily Patrick After 10 ripe years in West Asheville, Tomato Cocina Latina closed last week. Owner Dore Molina says his location in Westgate shopping center proved […]

Photo by Max Cooper VegHeads drive-thru is getting a dining room, but you'll have to go to Savannah to eat in it. The Merrimon Avenue vegetarian restaurant will open a second location in Savannah's historic district, a few blocks from iconic River Street. Chef and co-owner David Rowland will move south to open the new […]