A few ideas for painting the Asheville dining scene red on Valentine’s weekend.
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Quick Bites: Food news to go in very tiny portions.
An olive oil tasting room in Asheville? Yep. Also, where to find Rocky’s spicy brand of bird in the spring and Indian hot dogs.
Cupid’s poison arrow
Not to be unromantic, but Valentine's Day is a tar pit of potential disaster. All of the ingredients for trouble are wrapped up in one pretty package. Unrealistic expectations, too many glasses of champagne, budgetary constraints and romantic jitters can cause real relationship strain. And when it comes to sticky subjects like matters of the […]
Small Bites
A mountain of a burger Adam Richman would be proud of (and maybe a bit intimidated by) the newest menu item at Pack's Tavern. Richman, the star of the Food Network's Man v. Food, spends much of his time cruising around the country taking on food challenges that generally involve consuming stomach-churning portions of food. […]
Super Bowl Sunday party playbook
What to eat, drink and where to watch the big game on Super Bowl Sunday.
Battery Park Book Exchange opens in new digs
The new home for the Battery Park Book Exchange is a labyrinthine place, straight out of an Omar Khayyam fantasy. Here’s our photo slideshow of the opening. Photos by Jonathan Welch.
Is it love … or just the chocolate?
Small Bites
Fast, friendly … and totally vegetarian Ready for something quick, affordable and still good for you? Capitalizing on the public’s increasing desire for healthy fast food, Nicole Diamantis and her partner Ryan Jeffries are opening Asheville's first vegetarian drive-through. The business, VegHeads Drive-Thru, will open in early March in the old Backyard Burger location at […]
Beyond chicken nuggets
How do you get more fruits and veggies on students’ plates that are already piled high with burgers and fries? Start with baby steps, Xpress learned after eating with kids in a local elementary school, talking with school administrators like Lynette Vaughn-Hensley and quizzing restaurateur Laurey Masterton about her 2010 summer trip to the White […]
Food news to go: area restaurant news in small bites
Fiddlin’ Pig closes, Ritrovo open for lunch and a new wine shop is coming to downtown in the spring.
Pig and Pisgah at the Blackbird
The Blackbird Restaurant in Black Mountain features a six-course dinner of Foothills Family Farms pastured pork paired with Pisgah Brewing’s beers — for only $40.
Tickets for the Taste of Swannanoa still available
The event, to feature food from Swannanoa businesses, live music and more, will be held on the Warren Wilson College campus on Friday, Jan 28.
Vegging out
Asheville is set to get its first all-vegetarian drive-through in early March.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Pushing a snowball uphill
Small Bites
Flying Frog is grounded The Flying Frog, an Asheville institution open since 1996, had its last night of business on Sunday, Jan 16. Both the upstairs bar and the restaurant, located on the corner of Haywood Street and Battery Park Avenue, are shuttered for good. "The decision to close came about based upon the fact […]
Moulin Rouge gets sultry for charity
The second annual Moulin Rouge Gala gets hot on Feb. 12 with belly dancing and a Bollywood theme to benefit Caring for Children.
—Image of last year’s cabaret-themed Moulin Rouge courtesy of Asheville Event Planning
Paula Deen, Ingles and Smithfield deliver a truckload of meat to MANNA FoodBank
Paula Deen at MANNA FoodBank this morning — photo gallery by Jonathan Welch
Home Free
Small Bites
From pub to cantina Haven’t been to College Street Pub in a while? The downtown Asheville bar and restaurant is about to undergo quite a change. Former airline pilot, Gary Brill, took over the pub last year after moving to Asheville from Budapest, where he played in a blues band and ran two pubs. Brill, […]
Get toasty at the Winter Warmer this weekend
Get your beer on at the Civic Center this weekend with numerous local and regional brews, entertainment and plenty of special guests.
Pictured: Winter Warmer co-organizer Mark Lyons with Xpress beer columnist Anne Fitten Glenn at the 2010 Winter Warmer Beer Festival.
The Flying Frog Café is closed
An Asheville institution since 1996, The Flying Frog Café has closed its doors. Xpress caught up with owner Vijay Shastri to find out why.