In honor of the pop-singer Whitney Houston’s death, the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company at 675 Merrimon Ave. will screen “The Bodyguard,” a 1992 film starring Houston and Kevin Costner. The film is free and will be shown at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. The Citizen-Times has a bit more:
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Restaurant Opportunities Centers United releases a report about gender inequity in the food industry
On the heels of Valentine’s Day, one of the biggest days of the year for restaurants, we have this unsettling report, which we wish everyone would read. Seems that restaurant serve wages have remained the same for 20 years, a fact that most people who have worked in the business know all too well. Somehow, […]
Rise, fall, rise again
Melinda Vetro's unlikely lucky number is 13. On Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, she reopened Old Europe at 13 Broadway St., restoring the original concept of the business she first opened with now-ex-husband Zoltan Vetro. Founded in 1994 in the Flat Iron Building, the humble cafe quickly became a popular local haunt. In 2007, Old Europe […]
Baking class at West End Bakery benefits FEAST
Cathy Cleary and Barbara Swell will teach a class on how to make basic pizza dough. All proceeds from the class fee will go to a program that empowers youth through food. In this photo, a FEAST class visits a farm and picks okra. (Photo courtesy of FEAST)
My hungry Valentine
Read on for just a few of the myriad food options for V-Day. Don’t worry, we’ll keep this up right until the 14th. (Photo by French Broad Chocolate Lounge pastry chef Holly Wiest)
Grand Bohemian hosts National Truffle Fest, Stag’s Leap Vineyards
There’s quite a bit going on at the Grand Bohemian Hotel this month. Some of the region’s biggest culinary talents are soon to arrive on the scene — along with a ridiculous amount of truffles — for the National Truffle Festival at the inn’s Red Stag Grill. Later in the month, the Red Stag will host Napa Valley’s Stag’s Leap Vineyards for a wine dinner. (Photo by Susi Gott Seguret)
Cúrate turns one year old, celebrates
Asheville’s Cúrate celebrates one year with a movie at The Fine Arts Theatre on March 5 and a special “new-Nordic” dinner on Saturday, March 24. Why are we telling you this already? Because tickets are likely to go fast.
Major restaurant group potentially bringing business to S&W building
Yesterday, Xpress reporter Bill Rhodes discovered that Asheville’s iconic S&W Cafeteria building and the Windsor Hotel had been purchased: “A Miami Beach, Fla. gynecologist and his business partners — doing business as MRK Patton, LLC and MRK Broadway LLC — have purchased the former S&W Cafeteria building and the former Windsor Hotel recently, according to […]
Sunburst Trout Farms receives working capital grant from USDA Rural Development
From a press release: CEO of Sunburst Trout Farms, Sally Eason, announced today that Sunburst is the recipient of a highly competitive USDA Value Added Producers Grant. The grant will enable Sunburst to increase sales and revenue in the winter by developing its market in the Southeast United States. The project is based on a […]
N.C. State University’s Value-Added Cost Share program funds eight N.C. agricultural producers
N.C. State University’s North Carolina Value-Added Cost Share program provided more than $100,000 in matching funds to help eight N.C. agricultural producers secure nearly $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants. The recipients were announced last week, including Sunburst Trout Co. in Canton, N.C. The press release is below: Agricultural businesses receiving VAPG […]
A plate for every date
There's a specific color of rose for anything that a lover might want to convey. Red roses, of course, represent love. Yellow roses are given to signify friendship. Black roses often represent an infatuation with Glenn Danzig and cheesy horror flicks. And just like roses, restaurants and bars convey a message. If you bring an […]
Break a leg, lovers and hopefuls
Valentine’s Day, along with Mother’s Day, is one of the biggest nights of the year for restaurant sales. This year, Zagat (a restaurant guide that offers food news and ratings) conducted a survey of about 600 people, finding that 44 percent planned to go out to dinner with their special someone to celebrate the oft-sneered […]
Champagne wishes, chocolate dreams
There’s no reason not to go local when it comes to chocolate for Valentine’s Day. Here are (lucky number) seven opportunities: If you haven't had a chance to yet, drop by Chocolate Gems, located at 25 Broadway in downtown Asheville. The shop’s handmade chocolates include fiery selections like a cayenne-enhanced confection and an ancho-chipotle variety. […]
Huff Post gives a nod to Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack
Via Huff Post Food, the “Find. Eat. Drink.” blog asked a number of chefs what their favorite fried chicken joints were. Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack made the list, as voted by Asheville chef Jacob Sessoms: “What are the qualities that make for the perfect fried chicken? Is it the coating, the crispness, or the locale […]
Why Sierra Nevada fell for Asheville, via the Revivalist
The Revivalist is a blog about all things Appalachia, written by Mark Lynn, a Roanoke-born man living in D.C. Lynn recently interviewed Erika Bruhn, Sierra Nevada’s Marketing Manager, about the big brewery’s choice to move to Asheville. According to Lynn, Roanoke was also on the short list. In his interview Lynn asks Bruhn, essentially, what […]
Rosetta’s Kitchen launches retail line
The packaged food products, versions of menu items served at the popular downtown Asheville eatery, will be available in local and regional stores soon.
Changes afoot for North Carolina’s first kava bar
The Vanuatu Kava Bar has moved to Eagle Street and boasts a new, cheap and vegetarian-friendly lunch.
Champagne wishes, chocolate dreams
The Champagne BYOB (or C), but we’ve got some ideas about where to get your V-Day chocolate, and there’s no reason not to go local. Here, we’ve provided seven opportunities. (Photo of chocolate hearts from The Chocolate Fetish by Max Cooper)
Things to eat while watching/ignoring the Super Bowl
We’ve got some recipes for the cooks and places to purchase your food for entertaining, too. Sadly, we’ve provided no recipes for the astonishing cheese, Cheeto and Twinkie spectacle pictured above.
Press release: Never Blue on Broadway closes its doors
Chef Jesse Roque wants to focus efforts on core restaurant in Hendersonville, may revisit Asheville in the future.
Food news to go: The Asheville food scene’s big news in small bites
Three restaurant closings, including Never Blue and the Northside, plus better news elsewhere on the food front.