The Junction is one of several local businesses, including restaurants and smaller breweries, forming grassroots partnerships with New Belgium Brewing as the beer giant digs in to open its new facility in the River Arts District. Pictured is Tanya Triber, co-owner of The Junction.
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SMALL BITES
The nondairy, frozen-dessert virtuosity of Plant Chef Jason Sellers is no longer accessible only to those who are lucky enough to be able to swing by his Merrimon Avenue restaurant for a pint. National organic convenience food brand Amy's Kitchen recently introduced a new line of vegan-certified ice creams based on Sellers' locally popular recipes. […]
Plant chef’s vegan ice cream hits national market
National organic convenience food brand Amy’s Kitchen recently introduced a new line of vegan-certified frozen desserts based on Plant chef Jason Sellers’ locally popular recipes. Photo by Nathan Metcalf
Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack makes progress with second location
Rich and Lauren Cundiff, co-owners of Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack, have launched into the demolition and early-construction phase of their planned second location in Arden. The couple has negotiated a lease on the building adjacent to a vacant lot they already owned on Sweeten Creek Road.
Hand in hand
Earth is being moved at New Belgium Brewing’s Craven Street construction site as the Fort Collins, Colo.-based company prepares to finally begin construction on its Asheville facility. As progress is made on the physical aspects of New Belgium’s new WNC presence, the company, long-known for its community-minded initiatives, is also steadily working on building a […]
Cúrate chef Katie Button signs cookbook deal
Katie Button, celebrated chef and co-owner of Asheville’s Cúrate restaurant, just signed on with Macmillan Publishers to create her first-ever cookbook. Photo by Mark Bennett.
Winter Gala dishes up opera, local restaurant fare
Asheville Lyric Opera’s Winter Gala was attended by a crowd of more than 200 on Saturday, Jan.25, at the Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center. The event provided a bountiful feast of both food and music to all who partook.
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Plant’s non-dairy ice cream to be sold nationwide
PRESS RELEASE FROM PLANT Asheville, NC: Local vegan restaurant, Plant, is known far and wide for its rich and creamy coconut milk based ice cream. Plant guests rave about co-owner/ chef Jason Sellers’ unique flavors, such as salt and pepper chocolate fudge and strawberry with balsamic vinegar. Ever since Plant opened in the summer of […]
Local TV chef takes his cheesecake to a national audience
WLOS Carolina Kitchen chef Bruce Brown heads to New York City next week to unleash his original Halloween Hangover cheesecake on a national audience on the Spike TV food show Frankenfood. Photo courtesy of Bruce Brown.
Chiropractor hosts annual food drive
This week and next, Whittington Chiropractic is hosting its annual food drive, an event that offers a chance to get your spine aligned while providing much-needed food resources for the community. (Photo courtesy of Tom Whittington)
A temporary farewell for Firestorm Café and Books
Firestorm Café and Books will close its doors March 1 but not for good. The worker-owned business is simply on the market for a new space, says its worker-owners.
Hi-Wire dishes up the full monty: soccer, beer and breakfast
Say what you will about British food, but there’s nothing heartier than an English breakfast. Pair a big pub-style brekkie with a pint of ale and some football on the telly, and you have an Anglophile soccer fan’s dream come true.
BuyLocalList.com to donate portion of new subscriptions to help hungry children
PRESS RELEASE New online local business directory BuyLocalList.com has announced that during the month of January it will donate $10 for every new business subscription it receives to elementary school children in Buncombe and Henderson counties who don’t have a snack to eat during the day. In Fletcher Elementary alone, 80 students go without a […]
Eastern Europe meets WNC: Food traditions in Asheville’s Eastern European community
In a series of stories, Xpress is exploring the cold-weather food traditions of some of Asheville's ethnic communities. This installment takes a look at the culinary customs of Asheville residents who hail from Eastern Europe. (Photo by Michael Carlebach
Barenaked and illegal: Canadian food show set to air Asheville segment
Last spring Canadian television show The Illegal Eater filmed an episode in Asheville that is set to air Jan. 28 on Canada’s Travel+Escape channel. Jeff Anderson, marketing and creative director at Urban Orchard Cider Company, served as the production assistant on the two-day shoot. “I had a blast,” Anderson says.
Got To Be NC Competition Dining Series: Chefs sought to compete in Fire on the Rock contest
Press release from Got To Be NC Competition Dining Series The Got To Be NC Competition Dining Series is accepting chef applications for its Fire on the Rock competition. We encourage you to reach out to your favorite chefs and ask them to participate in the 2014 series–it’s gonna be a hot one! The dates, […]
Registration open for Carolina Organic Commodities & Livestock Conference
Press release Don’t miss the upcoming Organic Commodities & Livestock Conference! One-Day Event Only $39 (includes lunch) Wednesday, February 12th Rocky Mount, NC; 9 AM to 4 PM Register Today! www.carolinafarmstewards.org/oclc/ Or Give Us a Call: 919-542-2402 This event is for larger scale farmers and ranchers who are already growing organically or who want to […]
MG Road cooks up Atlanta vs. Asheville chef throwdown
Cocktail bar and late-night dining spot MG Road is adding some out-of-town spice to its Monday night, Asian-themed pop-up restaurant, Punk Wok. Owner Meherwan Irani and Chai Pani Creative Director Michael Files have invited Chef Angus Brown of Atlanta’s Octopus Bar to pair up with Punk Wok creator and chef Elliott Moss for Octo Wok, a culinary one-night stand that will take over the Wall Street restaurant on Monday, Jan. 20.
The hole story: Vortex Doughnuts makes headway toward opening its South Slope storefront
After months of anticipation, it seems that Vortex Doughnuts is making progress toward a promised grand opening in its South Slope space on National Doughnut Day, June 6. (photo by Nick King)
SMALL BITES: Catawba Brewing Co.’s new plan
Catawba Brewing Company’s new plan Catawba Brewing Co. kicked off the new year with the announcement that it is moving ahead with plans to open a second brewery and tasting room in Asheville. The Morganton-based company had begun renovations on a building at 2 Fairview Road in the Biltmore Village area last summer before city […]
Asheville City Poets Meetup scheduled at Metro Wines
News release from Metro Wines The Asheville City Poets Meetup will meet 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte St., Asheville. The event is open to all and admission is free. Wine is, as always, $5 per glass. Parking is free. The members of the Asheville City Poets Meetup are poets and […]