Swannanoa’s Seasonal School of Culinary Arts is in full swing: The second session, “Cooking for Vibrant Health,” is just around the corner, beginning this weekend on Sunday, July 18.
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Asheville, Vietnamese food is finally coming.
Good news: A new Vietnamese bistro is opening at the Culinary Canvas food court in the Downtown Market, and word is that it will be authentic and affordable.
Yurts so good
What is it like to essentially go off the grid? For Charlie Baughman and Myria Rodeman, their unconventional life is their own private paradise. The couple live on a seven and one-half acre piece of property, just outside of Hendersonville, with three well-fed and rambunctious dogs, two forest-roaming chickens and at least one very vocal […]
I scream, you scream
Small Bites
• New restaurants abound
• Asheville City Market opens doors
• Gardening for good
Food news to go: Changes at the Culinary Canvas food court in the Downtown Market
Downtown Asheville is poised to win back a missed local establishment, and welcome a genre of food that isn’t yet represented in our culinary landscape.
Food news to go: Attack of the new restaurants!
Four new restaurants are set arrive on the scene within the next few months, including Cucina 24 Deli, to be opened by Brian Canipelli (above). Xpress has the scoop. — Photo by Michael Muller
It takes a village
Square Foot Gardening
How much space does it take to practice what many are calling "urban homesteading?" According to Bryan and Nikki Messing, beginning gardeners, not much at all. The young couple, who live right off of Sand Hill Road, own a home on a quarter-acre that they share with several chickens and a 110-pound bull mastiff named […]
Small Bites
• New plans for Old Europe
• Chefs move to schools
Homemade Living
Small Bites
Where's the Buchi? Certain kombucha addicts may have noticed the absence of both Synergy kombucha and the local brand Buchi kombucha at Greenlife/Whole Foods on Merrimon Avenue. Apparently there's been some brouhaha on the national level about elevated alcohol levels in some kombucha, which is generally known to carry trace amounts of alcohol due to […]
Two food businesses are set to bloom this summer in downtown Asheville
Photo by Jake Frankel
What do a cocktail lounge owner, a Hungarian baker and a local contractor all have in common? They’re busy creating, or re-creating, businesses in downtown Asheville.
Where has all of the Kombucha gone?
Though Greenlife, at the urging of Whole Foods, has pulled Buchi Kombucha, as well as G.T. Dave’s Synergy brand kombucha, Buchi is still available in many locations around town, both on tap and in the bottle.
Pictured: A pint from Rosetta’s Kitchen. Photo by Jonathan Welch
More than wildflowers: NCDOT plants and harvests canola plants for bio-fuel
The plants are part of a pilot program with N.C. State University to research the feasibility of growing bio-fuel crops on highway rights of way.
Farm fresh dinner plans
Three ideas to help you figure out just what to do with those beets and carrots in your CSA basket.
Designed with Love
Craft, architecture and design enthusiasts take note: On Friday, June 25 and Saturday, June 26, the N.C. Arboretum is hosting an event you likely won't want to miss. Handmade in America presents the Western North Carolina Craft, Architecture and Design Expo, a two-day event that project manager Barbara Benisch says is an opportunity to bring […]
Dispelling some espresso myths
Small Bites
• Summer in a glass
• Vino Vinho!
• A rosé is a rosé?
• Extra pour
Down on the Farm
Curious to see where your food comes from when you buy it locally? Interested to find out what goes on behind the scenes at a small family farm? Here's your chance. Featured Businesses Appalachian Grown Cafe Azalea Cane Creek Valley Farm Earthperks Fiore’s French Broad Chocolate Lounge French Broad Food Co-op Hi-Fi Coffee Bar and […]
Cookoff at Malaprop’s: Part II
A recent vegetarian cook-off at Malaprop’s highlighted great local ingredients. Cale LeFevre made some bangin’ squash fritters, and Xpress has the recipe.