The agrarian life seems to be taking a turn for the hip. Urban gardens are receiving their fair share of press these days, as savvy city dwellers try to utilize every precious square inch of space. And increasingly, farmers are turning out to be young, educated folks who'd rather get their fingernails dirty than dive […]
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• A Viable enterprise
• Raising the Bar
• Asheville Bread Festival rises again
Twitter roundup: Local food-news edition
Curious about up-to-the minute news on the Asheville-area food scene? We are too. At the Xpress, we keep a close eye on Twitter to help keep abreast of local goings-on, much of which we try to pass on to you. Here is some of what we saw this past week. Want to follow Xpress food […]
More Sushi for south Asheville
South Asheville continues to fill up with great restaurants—Green Tea Sushi is next.
Epicurious
As we evolve the food section here at Xpress, we'll introduce you to many of the passionate voices from our local food community. This week, we talked to Laura Huff, creator of the Hendersonville Epicurean blog, which she started in 2007. Huff is a devoted fan of local food: "Our area of the country is […]
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• Tupelo Honey cuts the ribbon
• The Neo Cantina mystery, solved
• Posana Café scores green-restaurant status
• Food news on Twitter
Niblets: Local food news to go
Food news from around the Asheville area — including a bacon roundup.
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• James Beard Award
• local food news on Twitter
• Jackson Underground Café
• Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian
• Remembering Chef Werth
• Organic Growers School
Tupelo Honey Cafe South cuts the ribbon
Tupelo Honey Cafe South celebrated its grand opening in high style on Monday evening, highlighting the work of the numerous local architects, designers and other talents who made it all come together.
Asheville, get your sandwich on
Sandwich lovers rejoice: Two new places to grab some grub have recently popped up in downtown Asheville.
Asheville Artisan Bread Bakers festival rises again
In its 6th year, the annual festival promises to deliver the fruits of Asheville’s productive artisan-bread scene.
Local cake shop whips up news
Short Street Cakes celebrates its first year in business and garners attention with its bacon cupcakes.
The French Broad: Mark Rosenstein’s new lessons from an Appalachian table
Post-Market Place, the veteran Asheville restaurateur launches a new blog and series of cooking classes, and focuses on what local food means to him.
A show of faith
Ducklings quack and mutter, picking through the dirt for slugs and weed seeds. In a thicket of cerulean love-in-a-mist, bumblebees hum a slow bass line against the staccato cries of the chickadees flitting from branch to branch amid the apple trees. Then THWACK! An arrow hits a low bridge spanning a drainage ditch, momentarily silencing […]
Black-eyed peas for the New Year
While the precise date of New Year’s Day may vary across cultures, the sentiment is the same everywhere. The beginning of a brand new year calls for a fresh start, typically ushered in with grand hoopla seasoned with old traditions and a heaping dose of superstition. Take the town of Stonehaven in Scotland, for example. […]
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Edible ornaments aren’t just for occupational-therapy patients or bird-loving revelers anymore. The Food Network is readying to award $10,000 to the winner of its televised Edible Ornament Challenge at the Grove Park Inn today (Wednesday, Dec. 6). You better believe these competitors aren’t just thinking popcorn garlands and pinecones smeared with peanut butter. The public […]
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It wasn’t long ago that eating out on Christmas Day meant settling for an overcooked burrito at the lone open convenience store. While a dash of packeted salsa could add a dab of holiday cheer to the meal, the finished product couldn’t hold a yuletide candle to the majestic savories now being churned out on […]
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Competitive eaters know training the belly is the key to overindulgence. So if you’d like to gear up for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feast, consider heading over to the Charlotte Street Grill & Pub today for its 30th anniversary celebration, where original menu items will be available at 1976 prices. When Steven Brady opened “The Pub” at […]
Grovewood Cafe
Flavor: Southern-flavored classicsAmbiance: Historic building with an upscale, relaxed feeling It’s basic human nature to want what’s out of reach. And the array of seemingly delicious dishes listed on the menu posted outside the Grovewood Cafe was very much out of reach one recent evening when we were apparently locked out of the restaurant. We […]
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Why settle for the usual run-of-the-mill turkey? Today’s typical “Large White” variety, commonly found on the Thanksgiving table, is a far cry from the bird that gave the eagle a run for its money as our national emblem in the 1700s. The traditional noble turkey, with its gorgeous display of plumage, is becoming increasingly difficult […]
El Nuevo Atlacatl
Flavor: No-frills but authentic SalvadoranAmbiance: Spartan No slight intended against the folks who labored to pave Highway 70, but the ribbon of road that hooks Asheville to Black Mountain has acquired a reputation as a culinary wasteland. A survey of the small businesses that dot the highway confirms its inhabitants have snubbed the gastronomical in […]