In a field flush with fresh grass and rimmed with friendly shade trees, a sizable crowd has gathered to watch local favorites The Secret B-Sides unleash some soulful tunes from an outdoor stage. It’s early on a Friday evening, and The Meadow is speckled with a patchwork quilt of picnic blankets harboring lawn chairs, food […]
PRESS RELEASE from Rhubarb Asheville, NC: Rhubarb is excited to partner with Mother Earth Brewing out of Kinston, N.C. for a beer dinner and tap takeover as part of Asheville Beer Week on Thursday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. The dinner is five courses with pairings for $60, plus tax and gratuity. Dinner will include […]
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, Posana Café will host its annual benefit dinner for the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project‘s Growing Minds program 5-9 p.m. Thursday, May 22. Along with the regular menu, guests will be offered a separate menu special to the event that features dishes made entirely from local ingredients. One hundred […]
After two private soft opening parties, One World Brewing opens to the public at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Asheville’s newest brewery and tasting room is a bit low-profile — located in the basement beneath Farm Burger, its entrance is via an unmarked door in the alley next to Salsa’s off Patton Avenue.
PRESS RELEASE from The Junction Restaurant & Bar Asheville, NC, May 13, 2014 — The Junction Restaurant & Bar in Asheville’s River Arts District is celebrating three successful years of business with a BBQ & Beer Bash 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. This official Asheville Beer Week event will feature Foothills Brewing, including a […]
Biscuit Head is spreading the love. Soon Ashevilleans who don’t happen to live in on the west side will no longer have to drive to Haywood Road to get their cat-head biscuit on (yep, that means biscuits as big as your kitty’s noggin). As of June 1, owners Jason and Carolyn Roy are opening a second location near Mission Hospital in the Biltmore Avenue location previously occupied by the much-loved Tomato Jam Café.
Five culinary students from AB-Tech took home the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Southeast Region Student Team Championship from the 2014 ACF Southeast Regional Conference held April 26-29 in North Charleston, S.C. Team members Alex Harris, Caroline Williams, Ruth Solis, Jay O’Hannon and Kristina Costa had the highest overall score and received a silver medal at the […]
PRESS RELEASE from Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC (April 25, 2014)– The Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce announces the 14th annual ROCK the Taste (formerly Taste of Black Mountain) on Thursday, May 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at White Horse Black Mountain. Enjoy great local food, desserts, chocolate, wine, beer, goat cheese and much […]
PRESS RELEASE from NaturallyAsheville.com ASHEVILLE, NC (April 29, 2014) – Just launched this week, NaturallyAsheville.com is a free job board for Western North Carolina’s growing natural foods and products industry. Local companies can post open positions online at NaturallyAsheville.com, and interested community members can browse and apply for posted jobs or sign up for weekly […]
The opening of the third Green Sage location in Westgate Shopping Center brings co-owners Randy Talley and Roger Derrough full circle: The pair established the first Earth Fare store in that same plaza 20 years ago. But with this newest manifestation of their healthy, fast-casual café concept, Talley and Derrough clearly have their sights set on the bigger picture.
Three Asheville food establishments made the top 20 list of America’s Greenest Restaurants of 2014, a ranking compiled annually by culinary website The Daily Meal based on data from the Green Restaurant Association. The French Broad Chocolate Lounge, Green Sage Coffeehouse & Café and Luella’s Bar-B-Que were ranked seventh, 10th and 19th on the list, respectively.
A-B Tech’s Culinary Arts program is heading to the South Carolina Lowcountry. A team of students from the program will test their kitchen chops in the American Culinary Federation’s 2014 Southeast Region Student Team Championship in Charleston on Monday, April 28.
For fermentation enthusiasts, the process is almost spiritual. Cultured foods “are the food of the people,” they say. “It belongs to all of us. It’s not just for foodies … or people who can afford to go out and buy raw, fermented foods at the store; it’s for all of us.”
Many of the area’s fermentation pioneers were no doubt inspired or influenced by the work of author and do-it-yourself-food activist Sandor Ellix Katz. His books — which include The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America’s Underground Food Movements, Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation — have helped spark the modern fermentation revival.
PRESS RELEASE from The Junction The Junction will host its Spring Beer Dinner featuring Hi-Wire Brewing on Wednesday, April 23. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the first course served at 7 p.m. The evening will feature six specialized courses paired with six different Hi-Wire brews. The cost is $65 per person (not including […]
Xpress recently talked to Pollay about the challenges of creating a palate-pleasing gluten-free menu, his work with Asheville’s restaurant community and his excitement about bidding farewell to winter.
An excited crowd was on hand when Brasilia Churrasco Steakhouse opened its doors for business in Asheville on Thursday, March 20. Photo by Toni Sherwood
PRESS RELEASE CASHIERS, N.C. (March 24, 2014) — Executive Chef John Fleer announces the season opening for Canyon Kitchen at Lonesome Valley in Cashiers, N.C. The celebrated restaurant, located in the rustically elegant Jennings Barn at the foot of Cow Rock Canyon, will kick off the season the weekend of April 4. John and his […]
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) will host Dr. Dean Ornish at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Asheville Community Theatre for an event centered on educating the community about food, chronic disease and aging.
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
