Brewgasm goes big: Xpress beer writer moves to Bluer pastures

Anne-Fitten “Brewgasm” Glenn, Xpress's beer columnist, is moving on to more beer-filled pastures. She's officially taken up with Oskar Blues brewery in Brevard, where she'll be doing marketing work. Sadly for Xpress, Glenn's new job means she won't continue to write her bi-weekly “Brews News” column. Still, you can expect to see her freelance stories […]

Celebrate Scandals 30th!

Toast this week to Art Fryar, who 30 years ago envisioned a nightclub that’s become an Asheville institution. “With brilliance and sheer ingenuity, Fryar and his knack for creativity contrived Scandals Nightclub in the gymnasium portion of what was originally the YWCA, built in 1924,” writes current owner Sherrie Davis, who owns the venue now […]

The great crêpe arrival

Local sources for crêpes will increase twofold this winter. In north Asheville, Cecilia Marchesini of the food truck Ceci's Culinary Tour will open for lunch out of the space she has been using as a commercial kitchen. Further north, in downtown Weaverville, a family of Florida transplants plan to open the Crêperie and Café of […]