Pop Bubble Tea dives deeper into Asheville’s Asian community and culture with the 2024 Poppy’s Asian Tour. Also this week: Soprana Rooftop Cucina opens downtown, Cultura’s latest Cease and Desist dinner series, a Low Country boil at Hickory Nut Gap Farm and more.
An Asheville couple leave their corporate jobs to make kimchi; a new coffee and baked goods purveyor opens in Black Mountain, Guajiro Cuban Comfort Food gets extended hours and location, and more.
UNCA hosts its fourth lecture in a culinary series; pop-ups for cheese at a cidery and bread at a flour mill; Devil’s Foot Beverage Co. partners with local music venues on nonalcoholic sodas; and more.
Horse Shoe restaurant expands, offering over 25 house-made wing flavors; a dinner collaboration in West Asheville; a bake shop closes in Fairview and more.
The Market Place places in James Beard Award Semifinals. Plus: Mardi Gras masquerade comes to Eulogy, Good Hot Fish opens on the South Slope, and more!
MANNA food bank unveils new Food Finder tool to coordinate between food pantries and those experiencing food insecurity. Also: POPPY reveals three new popcorn flavors, Haywood Park Hotel hosts a speakeasy and more!
After three year, Nine Mile has launched its new brewery at its Montford Location. Also: after/glow opens in the River Arts District, Regina’s earns national recognition and more!
Executive chef and Asheville native, Graham House, will lead the kitchen at Luminosa, a new restaurant set to open this spring inside The Flat Iron Hotel. Also: The Smokin’ Onion prepares to launch its first brick-and-mortar, Eda’s Hide-a-Way opens in Weaverville and more!
Local baker Erik Fabian has launched a new online shop for his company, Sourhouse. Dedicated to helping aspiring bakers make the perfect loaf of sourdough bread, Sourhouse offers free community cookbooks, tips for new bakers and products designed to make the baking process easier.
ASL instructor Hope Turpin and Highland Brewing offer free sign language series; Bottle Riot hosts Champagne Extravaganza; Oskar Blues Brewery celebrates 11 years in Brevard; and more!
Asheville Food and Beverage United becomes an official labor union; Mast General Store hosts chef Jason Smith for book signing; The Whale achieves global recognition; and more!
“We provide a service that brings mobile markets with fresh fruits, vegetables, healthy proteins and whole grains directly to people’s homes,” says Sonya Jones, executive director of Caja Solidaria.