What’s there to do downtown after brunch on a Sunday? Thirsty Monk is about to provide an answer to that question: Top of the Monk, the bar that occupies the third floor of Thirsty Monk’s downtown location, will be open late afternoons and evenings every Sunday beginning April 6 to offer a twist on the traditional Sunday brunch.
Representatives from 15 local farms set up displays and offered the public a chance to meet their farmers face-to-face at Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s fourth annual CSA Fair at Jubilee! Community on Thursday, March 13. Photo by Toni Sherwood
The 2014 Fire on the Rock Dining Series got off to a hot start last week with Chef Samuel Ratchford of Boone’s Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar and Chef Michelle Bailey of Flat Rock’s Season’s at Highland Lake both moving on to the second round.
Anyone who has eaten at Lexington Avenue Brewery knows that in spite of its name the place is not just about the beer. Xpress recently talked with LAB’s chef, Mike Fisera, about inspiration, outside-the-box beer dinners and his upcoming face-off with King James Public House chef Steven Goff in the Fire on the Rock Competition Dining Series. Photo by Carrie Eidson
In response to parents’ concerns over the quality and nutrition of food served in Asheville City Schools for breakfast and lunch, the Hall Fletcher Parent Teacher Organization’s Nutrition Committee will host a community meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at Hall Fletcher Elementary.
An artistic collaboration in the River Arts District recently pulled together an unparalleled performance piece, bringing together vitreous, ceramic and culinary artists and a blacksmith to present Pairing Elements, a five-course theme dinner, at The Bull and Beggar restaurant. Photo by Mark-Ellis Bennett
About 125 guests, mostly area hunters, gathered at Chestnut on Biltmore Avenue for the 10th annual Wild Game Dinner at the end of February. Photo by Mark-Ellis Bennett
Food Truck Showdown This year's Asheville Tattoo and Arts Expo will host the inaugural Asheville Food Truck Showdown in the parking lot of the Masonic Temple on Saturday, March 15. Organizers say at least a dozen local trucks, including El Kimchi, Gypsy Queen Cuisine, Pho Ya Belly and Farm to Fender, will present their signature […]
A crew of 60 men from Iredell County’s Union Grove Amish Church spent three days this week constructing a new workshop and equipment shed at Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview. Click through to view a time-lapse video of the build.
Do you think a tailgate market would be a great addition to your neighborhood? Starting a market may be no easy undertaking.
A celebration of locally grown food and neighborhood relationships, the Oakley Farmers Market and the adjacent Oakley Community Garden are giving a much-needed boost to a predominantly low-wealth community that the U.S. Department of Agriculture considers a food desert. But what brought them all together was as simple as a sign.
Asheville’s culinary scene is about to catch fire. Chef Anthony Cerrato of Strada Italiano will go head to head on March 10 against Chef Samuel Ratchford of Boone’s Vidalia Restaurant and Wine Bar to kick off this year’s round of Western North Carolina Fire on the Rock Competition Dining Series battles.
Denise Barratt, registered dietitian nutritionist, will do a food demonstration using foods grown by local farmers at the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Annual CSA Fair on Thursday, March 13, 3-6 p.m. at Jubilee Community, 46 Wall St. Barratt also will share information about her upcoming cooking series, Taste the Season: Making the Most of Your […]
Man v. Liver is a book by Asheville native and illustrator Neil Hinson and author Paul Friedrich that centers around a simply drawn figure called “man” and his Dean Martin-esque one liners. Hinson describes the book as “a 100-page collection of sayings that we wish we remembered saying at the bar.”
Asheville, NC, March 4, 2014– French Broad Food Co-op, Asheville’s only nonprofit and community-owned grocery store announces it is now Living Wage Certified. The Co-op opened in 1975 and has faced a myriad of challenges as big box competitors moved to town.The Co-op has remained true to its values and watched as one after another, […]
PRESS RELEASE from Hickory Nut Gap Farm A good old-fashioned barn raising is the highlight this week at Hickory Nut Gap Farm. A crew of 60 men from the Union Grove Amish Church are constructing a new workshop and equipment shed at the farm Wednesday-Friday, March 5-7. The crew was hired for the job due […]
PRESS RELEASE from Jersey Mike’s Subs ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Boys and Girls Clubs of Buncombe County is joining forces with five Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants in the Asheville area for the 4th Annual March “Month of Giving” fundraising campaign. During the month of March, customers can make a donation to the charity at any […]
PRESS RELEASE from The Fresh Market The Fresh Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFM) was founded with one simple goal in mind: to bring friends, family and neighbors high-quality products in a warm and friendly atmosphere with superior customer service. On Wednesday, March 5, at 8 a.m., the specialty grocer invites you to celebrate the grand opening […]
Amid the gentle hills and rolling pastures that surround the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, local farmers left their work behind on Thursday, Feb. 27, to attend the WNC AgOptions 2014 Award Ceremony.
On Wednesday, March 5, The Junction will host a five-course dinner paired with carefully selected wines from Kermit Lynch. The five featured wines are all from small vineyards with limited production. Richard McKinney of Tryon Distributors will be on hand to discuss the wines, and each selection will be available for purchase at the conclusion […]
Last weekend more than 250 farmers and budding agricultural entrepreneurs gathered at Warren Wilson College for Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s 11th annual Business of Farming Conference. Photo by Josh O’Conner
