New farmers markets emerge and established markets move to innovative locations as Asheville businesses seek fresh ways to interact with the community.
Cultivating a subculture: Asheville’s bubbling craft ferments industry
Creating a subculture around symbiotic cultures? That’s precisely what is happening in Western North Carolina’s fast-growing fermented food and beverage industries. Cultivating beneficial microorganisms to yield tasty drinks and foods that benefit the mind, body and spirit is being embraced as a business opportunity by an ever-increasing number of locals. A trend that started quietly in […]
Beer Scout: Black Star Line Brewing brings diversity to WNC craft beer
L.A. McCrae discusses plans for the area’s first black, queer, female-owned brewery.
Beer today, gone tomorrow: Asheville beer happenings June 6-12
Catawba Brewing releases a new German-style pale lager, Thirsty Monk opens Brother Joe’s Coffee Pub and Burial Beer rolls out a new small-batch offering.
Buxton Hall Barbecue and Fonta Flora Brewery partner for late-night beer dinner
The next installment in the monthly, late-night Buxton Presents series doubles as a pre-party for the Morganton brewery’s State of Origin festival.
Growing smart: Mother Earth Produce expands into West Asheville sustainable business hub
With its recent move to an unusual shared business space off Pisgah View Road, the local-foods delivery service has plans to broaden its reach.
Carolina Beer Guy: Budweiser of Asheville is big on local craft brands
Locally owned and operated for 32 years, the distributor gets numerous Asheville area breweries’ products into stores, taprooms and restaurants throughout Western North Carolina.
Improving with age: Looking Glass Creamery expands to Polk County dairy farm
The family-owned Fairview creamery looks to grow its business by helping preserve a second-generation working dairy farm in Columbus.
In photos: Beer City Festival 2017
The first big event of the 2017 AVL Beer Week celebration offered brews for just about every taste.
Quick dish: Q+A with the owners of Native Kitchen and Social Club
Meredith and Brandon Ellison, and Casey and Sarah Watkins talk about how they ended up running a restaurant in Swannanoa and how they hope to help build the town’s future.
Green Man Brewery celebrates 20 years with AVL Beer Week events
Asheville’s second oldest brewery looks back on two decades of operation with rare bottles, new creations and a round-table discussion of sour production history.
Small bites: Frostbite Ice Cream’s new location will offer grown-up treats
Frostbite Ice Cream Bar expands to north Asheville. Also: Blue Dream Curry House celebrates two years, A Taste of Portugal comes to La Guinguette and Put It Up! Youth Food Preservation Camp is now open for enrollment.
Riverbend Malt House unveils expansion plans
The company has signed a long-term lease on a 74,000-square-foot facility in South Asheville.
Oral history records heart and soul of mountain culture
Seeking to preserve the region’s history and traditional culture, local organizations and researchers are working to document the lives and wisdom of WNC’s elders, believing that this provides invaluable context for the area’s present and future.
Facts, fears and the future of food: Asheville talks about genetic engineering
Local scientists, farmers, food activists and professors discuss the pros and cons of GMOs.
Small bites: Habitat Tavern and Commons hosts community potlucks
Bring a dish to Common Table, a monthly potluck at Habitat Tavern and Commons. Also, Green Man Brewing teams up with Verbena Cakes and Catering for a beer pairing dinner, Living Web Farms offers a course on salt, nutritionist Denise Barratt hosts a spring cooking class focused on clean eating and Billy Goat Bikes combines cycling with tacos, gelato and beer.
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In photos: A Seat at the Table
Local chefs gathered at The Rhu on May 9 to host a five-course dinner in support of the Haywood Street Congregation and its Downtown Welcome Table meal program.
Café at the Cradle: A ‘hidden gem’ in Pisgah National Forest
Asheville chef Zika Singogo is partnering with local farmer and food supplier Kendall Huntley to provide sustainability-focused food at the Cradle of Forestry.
True mountain dew: New WNC distillers seek Appalachian terroir
Booze is big business in Western North Carolina these days, and everyone seems eager to cash in on the opportunity. There are 34 breweries operating now in the Asheville area, the wine scene is booming in the mountains, and the recent development of four new distilleries brings the area’s total up to seven. But in a […]
On the rise: Asheville Artisan Bread Bakers’ Festival returns for 13th year
The two-day event celebrates artisan bread by bringing together local bread enthusiasts and professional bakers to hone their baking techniques, explore ideas and network.