PRESS RELEASE from Bojangles’: On Tuesday, October 6, Bojangles’ will celebrate the opening of its newest restaurant in Mars Hill, NC, located at 400 Carl Eller Road. Grand opening festivities at the new location will begin at 5 a.m. with special offers planned throughout the day. Plus, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., customers can […]
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Metro Wines to host forums for Asheville City Council candidates
PRESS RELEASE from Metro Wines: Thursday Think Tank Meetup is a new interactive forum for candidates and voters to meet and discuss the issues. Candidates for Asheville City Council are asked to join us from 5:30-7 p.m. every Thursday starting Oct. 8 until the general election on Nov. 3. Topics for discussion will be included in […]
Mother Earth Produce acquires Blue Ridge Food Ventures’ Winter Sun Farms
Due to numerous changes in structure and ownership, Blue Ridge Food Ventures has decided to cease operating Winter Sun Farms, Western North Carolina’s only year-round community supported agriculture initiative. However, local family-owned farm-to-door delivery business Mother Earth Produce announced today that it will take over running the CSA. Mother Earth Produce, which works with local farmers to deliver locally produced […]
Crêperie Bouchon, Lafayette to change places
PRESS RELEASE: ASHEVILLE, NC (September 29, 2015) – The new Asheville French Quarter, located at 68 N. Lexington, is continuing to take shape with some changes of venues based on strong business successes and capacity needs. The popularity and increased demand for Crêperie Bouchon on a year-round basis is resulting in a move of the […]
Metro Wines to host wine tasting to benefit Boys and Girls Club of Asheville
PRESS RELEASE from Metro Wines: Robert Walter Selections, an Asheville-based importer, will be pouring 22 wines at a trade show and wine tasting to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Asheville 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte St. All wines have been donated by Robert Walter Selections. That means the $10 […]
Grove Park’s EDISON to host beer brunch series
PRESS RELEASE from The Omni Grove Park Inn: September 23, 2015 (Asheville, N.C.) – EDISON craft ales + kitchen is hosting a Beer Brunch Series one Sunday each month from October to January from 12- 3pm. These a la carte Beer Brunches will integrate the brewers craft with the culinary work of the chef. Each Beer […]
Burial Beer Co. sets date for Burn Pile Harvest Fest, Oct. 24
Burial Beer Co. has scheduled its second Burn Pile Harvest Fest for 2-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Focusing on a range of beer styles — everything from the ubiquitous autumn pumpkin brews to spiced ales and fresh-hopped lagers — the 2015 event will expand slightly on last year’s inaugural festival. This year will see the addition of harvest-themed food from […]
Mother Earth Produce participates in finals of Miller Lite’s Tap The Future
On Saturday, Mother Earth Produce owners Andrea and Graham DuVall pitted their business model against those of five other small companies from across the U.S. in Miller Lite’s annual entrepreneurship competition.
Mills River Farmers Market to hold Fall Festival, Sept. 26
PRESS RELEASE from Mills River Farmers’ Market: Mills River Farmers’ Market will be celebrating the arrival of Autumn with our Fall Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Come out to the market and enjoy music, a farm equipment display, samples by many of the vendors, and kids activities. The Mills River Farmers’ Market is the only […]
Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council to host food policy forum for city council candidates
PRESS RELEASE from Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council: Asheville, NC – The AshevilleBuncombe Food Policy Council will host a public and nonpartisan forum on Monday, October 12 at 6:30 pm. City Council Candidates will be invited to share their vision for how Asheville can build on existing initiatives and/or create even more innovative solutions to […]
Youth OUTright Month at Metro Wines
PRESS RELEASE from Metro Wines: October is Youth OUTright Month @MetroWines. When you buy a bottle of Villa Pozzi Nero d’Avola or Grillo, two of our top sellers, any day, any time between October 1st and October 31st, 10% of the proceeds go to support the work of this local non-profit. And MetroWines Owners will […]
Historic Biltmore Village to host lecture and presentations on legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sept. 26
PRESS RELEASE from Historic Biltmore Village: September 26, 2015 10:00 – 12:00 Village Green A public lecture and collection of presentations on defining the Olmsted legacy and how it relates to today will be held September 26. The presentations will describe collaborations with the City of Asheville’s Historic Resources Commission, the NC Arboretum and the […]
Goose Island Beer brings Migration Week to Asheville
Goose Island Beer Co.’s Migration Week is coming to Asheville this week, bringing with it rare beers on draft and in bottles. From the brewery’s website: MONDAY, SEPT. 21 “Brewing with Barrels, Goose Island and friends” Q&A Time 5-7 p.m. Location Tasty Beverage 162 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC Description Learn all the stories behind the […]
Ashevillage offers Resilient Living Workshop
PRESS RELEASE from Ashevillage: Resilient Living Workshop Website: www.ashevillage.org/resilient-living-workshop Date: October 12-16, 2015 Location: Asheville, NC “We sense that ‘normal’ isn’t coming back, that we are being born into a new normal: a new kind of society, a new relationship to the earth, a new experience of being human.” ~ Charles Eisenstein Interested in gaining the […]
Organic Growers School launches Farm Beginnings farmer training course
PRESS RELEASE from the Organic Growers School: Asheville, NC: Organic Growers School is launching Farm Beginnings®, a yearlong farmer training course beginning on October 24th, 2015. The program is designed to offer beginning and expanding farmers the practical skills and knowledge needed to start and grow successful long-term farm businesses. Farm Beginnings® is focused on […]
MG Road’s Libation Migration hosts South Carolina bartenders
PRESS RELEASE from MG Road: Tonight, MG Road welcomes whiskey slingers Kat Hunter and Kristian Niemi from Bourbon in Columbia, S.C., for the second installment of Libation Migration, a weekly event at MG Road in association with Bulleit Bourbon. In addition to these fine visiting barkeeps, MG Road is also very pleased to welcome AJ Pitner, […]
TacoBilly brings breakfast tacos to Haywood Road
Breakfast and lunch tacos inspired by the cuisine of Austin, Texas, and Mexico will be the focus at new West Asheville eatery TacoBilly.
Libation Migration: New popup pairs local chefs with bartenders from across the U.S., Canada
Monday nights in Asheville are about to take on a cross-country flavor as MG Road cocktail lounge introduces its newest popup concept, Libation Migration, on Monday, Sept. 7.
Gather around the table: WNC rallies for Hunger Action Month
With one in six people in Western North Carolina lacking consistent access to food, MANNA FoodBank and its partner agencies are uniting to host hunger-awareness events and initiatives in September for national Hunger Action Month. MANNA also hopes to wrap up its Space to Erase Hunger capital campaign this month, allowing for crucial expansions to the organization’s capacity that will impact hungry families in 16 counties.
Small budget, big flavor: An interview with cookbook author and food activist Leanne Brown
Good food doesn’t have to be expensive. That’s the message of Leanne Brown’s new cookbook, Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day, which is aimed at empowering people on very tight budgets to cook food they love. Brown visits the Asheville area on Friday as part of MANNA FoodBank’s calendar of Hunger Action Month events.
51 Coxe food-truck court and commissary announces grand opening
PRESS RELEASE from 51 Coxe: ASHEVILLE, NC – 51 Coxe is pleased to announce that it will hold a Grand Opening Celebration for its newly renovated Food Truck Court, Commissary and Beverage Service onsite at 51 Coxe Avenue at 4pm-6pm on September 11, 2015. We are happy to introduce our services for the food truck […]