MG Road kicks off the holiday season with a Christmas cocktail pop-up. Plus, a new food entrepreneurship center is planned for the WNC Farmers Market, Villagers announces its impending closure and more local food news.
Beer today, gone tomorrow: Asheville beer happenings Nov. 20-26
Special Thanksgiving week and Black Friday events abound throughout the area.
UpCountry Brewing opening a Brevard taproom and brewery
The combination taproom and sour and wild ale fermentation brewery will open in the former Peaks & Creeks Brewing location by the end of November.
Meat-free eats for Asheville Thanks-living celebrations
Asheville-area restaurants and grocers have a variety of vegan and vegetarian Thanksgiving meal options on offer.
Carolina Beer Guy: Hi-Wire’s Stout Bout heralds season of dark, robust brews
The brewery’s annual competition features 21 beers from North Carolina breweries and gives way to cherished winter releases from local industry peers.
Lexington Avenue Brewery closing at end of 2018
The Asheville brewery will discontinue operation at the end of the year. It has been sold to the CANarchy Collective (Oskar Blues, Cigar City), which will reopen the space in March 2019 as The CANarchy Collaboratory brewpub.
Beer Scout: Breweries and nonprofits find success through year-round partnerships
The Can’d Aid Foundation benefits from working with Oskar Blues, while Burial actively gives back through sponsorships of LEAF International and the Asheville Symphony.
Top-Shelf Views: Asheville event planners talk about batch cocktails
Mixing up a large quantity of cocktails ahead of a gathering can streamline drinks service while showcasing a host’s creativity.
Asheville-area food businesses prep no-sweat sweets for holiday gatherings
From pies to chocolate to ice cream yule logs, it’s dessert season in WNC.
Beer today, gone tomorrow: Asheville beer happenings Nov. 13-19
**UPDATED NOV. 14** Ginger’s Revenge brings back Appalachian Ginger, Burial releases a Stillwater collaboration and more local beer news.
Small Bites: Plates popular downtown now made in Biltmore Village
East Fork Pottery moves its factory to Biltmore Village, Henrietta’s Poultry Shoppe is now open in the RAD, Metro Wines offers a Thanksgiving wine tasting, Isis gets a new executive chef, Baba Nahm goes Turkish and more Asheville food news.
Brevard’s Peaks & Creeks Brewing Co. to close Nov. 15
The Brevard brewery’s last day of operation will be Nov. 15.
The soul of Southside: How some Asheville chefs are restoring a culinary heritage
Through restaurant ventures and a nonprofit culinary training program, Asheville is finding fresh ways to celebrate its soul food legacy.
Beer today, gone tomorrow: Asheville beer happenings Nov. 6-12
**UPDATED NOV. 8** Highland releases numerous version of this year’s Cold Mountain, Thirsty Monk and Green Man collaborate on a chartreuse-inspired saison and more local beer news.
Small Bites: Tod’s Tasties turns into All Day Darling
Tod’s Tasties transforms into All Day Darling, Taste of Asheville turns 10, Galactic Pizza opens on Sardis Road and more Asheville food news.
Beer Scout: Girls Pint Out unites women through craft brews
Over the past four years, Asheville chapter founder Mia Pedersen has organized a range of social and educational activities for local women who love craft beer.
Carolina Beer Guy: New book explores mountain brewing
The release party for Anne Fittten Glenn’s new book is Nov. 7 at Asheville Brewing’s Coxe Avenue location.
Top-Shelf Views: Asheville bartenders talk about absinthe
Local bartenders dispel myths about the legendary “green fairy.”
Y.E.S. Chef! Youth Culinary Program pairs teens with top Asheville chefs
A new youth culinary training program pairs teens with top local chefs for training that culminates with a cooking competition.
Beer today, gone tomorrow: Asheville beer happenings Oct. 30-Nov. 5
**UPDATED NOV. 1** Burial goes all out for the final Burnpile Harvest Fest to be held at its downtown taproom, Oskar Blues brings back Barrel-Aged Ten FIDY and more local beer news.
Small bites: Celebrity chef dishes up paella
District Wine Bar hosts a paella and Spanish wine fundraiser for Asheville Music School. Also in this week’s Asheville food news, GO Kitchen Ready students present their Showcase Dinner, the Acornucopia Project offers a nut foraging class, Hickory Nut Gap Farms hosts Sausage Fest, Marshall gets ready for its second Fermentation Festival and much more.