Laughing Seed Café has a new chef at the helm. Jason Sellers left his longtime post at the well-established vegetarian restaurant to open his new vegan eatery, Plant, and in his place he’s left some rather large kitchen clogs to fill. Stepping up to the plate is Sandy Krebs, a globe-trotting chef with a passion […]
The Admiral will once again serve a late-night menu from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., Monday through Friday.
Construction of the upscale-steakhouse franchise Ruth’s Chris is under way in Biltmore Village.
Every town has a cake lady, says Jodi Rhoden. "These are the women who bake the cakes for their community's special occasions: weddings, birthdays, church barbecues and even funerals," she writes in her new book Cake Ladies: Celebrating a Southern Tradition. "And — as you'll discover when you try the recipes in this book — […]
Early next month, Jesse Roque and her husband, Edson, will open their third restaurant, Never Blue on Broadway, at 27 Broadway St. in downtown Asheville. The first of their burgeoning restaurant empire is the original Never Blue in Hendersonville, which will remain open as Never Blue on Main. The other, Blue Gypsy Watering Hole, is […]
Want to brush up on some of the food happenings around town in a hurry? Start here. Also: Get out your calendar! We’ve got Oktoberfest details (here’s a photo of last year’s fest, provided by Brews News reporter Anne Fitten Glenn) as well as other food and drink related events to take you at least part of the way through October.
Chef Damien Cavicchi can now be found at Biltmore Estate, where he’s presenting his Moveable Feast series — but you may have to wait awhile to taste his food.
Xpress Brews News reporter Anne Fitten Glenn braved crowds and the looming threat of tipsyness to get these shots of the sold-out Brewgrass Festival, held on Sept. 17 in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in downtown Asheville. The day was gorgeous, the beer was flowing and the music was as Brewgrassy as ever.
In a time when many people are struggling — including more small businesses than you would think — Asheville restaurants are giving back. Even while some are wearily eyeing the bottom line, many in the local food community are willing to donate their time and resources. Alisa Hixson is a volunteer extraordinaire with her finger […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 13, City Council approved the presence of food trucks in downtown Asheville, as long as they adhere to certain rules and regulations. Read more about it in the news section. Since the trucks have to find and be permitted to park on private property, it still could be some time before we […]
This year, the Burton Street Community Association establishes a tradition with the second annual Burton Street Agriculture Fair and Farmers Jubilee. The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 1 until 8 p.m. at the Burton Street Recreation Center (134 Burton St. in West Asheville).
Another new restaurant comes to Asheville. Also: a crew of local chefs wants to make you dinner with the stuff in this wheelbarrow.
Butchery: It's a tough, dirty job, but more and more young culinary professionals are abandoning the nightly beat-down of working the line to do it. Tattooed and wielding heavy cleavers (and knife cases boasting more sharp tools than an operating room), a new brand of neighborhood butcher is reviving the craft. On Thursday, Sept. 29, […]
As food trucks work to enter Asheville’s central business district, we have a list of some of our favorites — as well as the information on how to find them right now (they may be closer to you than you think).
The restaurant’s staff, owners and a special guest or two put together a rather funny quick flick to help explain the secret of the restaurant’s success.
Feasting for FEAST, a fundraiser for Slow Food Asheville’s FEAST project, takes place on Thursday, Sept. 22. FEAST provides free hands-on cooking classes to kids in schools and after-school programs and works to add more fresh fruits and vegetables to their diets.
Jason Sellers is the chef and co-owner (with Alan Berger and Leslie Armstrong) of Plant, Asheville's newest vegan restaurant, located on Merrimon Avenue. Sellers first made waves in the vegetarian community as the head chef at the Laughing Seed. He’s credited with ramping up some aspects of the menu during his tenure there. Trained at […]
Josh Bailey and Steven Steidle want you to eat Asheville. Eating Asheville is a food-savvy walking tour of downtown Asheville, created by Bailey and Steidle, both currently employed at Zambra. The two boast a combined 38 years of food-service-industry experience, having done everything from slogging it in the dish pit to managing multimillion dollar restaurants. […]
Nona Mia Italian Kitchen will reopen, merged with sister restaurant Pizzeria Ritrovo, at 1050 Haywood Road in West Asheville on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Nona Mia had its last day of business at the Patton Avenue location on Sept. 2, then closed for one week to facilitate the move to Haywood. Both Nona Mia’s and Ritrovo’s […]
The Junction in the River Arts District has some late-summer cocktails worth noting (and tasting) before the weather turns cold.
Local cheese goes big, one restaurant opens on the east side while another closes on the north side.
