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    Tag:  Ben’s Friends

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    What’s new in food: The Village Food Truck Park opens in Fletcher

    Posted on July 18, 2023July 20, 2023 by Andy Hall

    Fletcher gets a food truck park. Plus, the WNC Farmers market holds an event on canning and preserving; Avenue M welcomes a new chef; and more.

    3.9 K views+FoodFood News

    What’s new in food: Bowling for Loving Food Resources

    Posted on May 10, 2022May 12, 2022 by Kay West

    Asheville Pride Bowling League continues its quest to raise funds for Loving Food Resources. Also: MetroWines hosts grand re-opening; Ben’s Tune Up launches brunch menu; and more!

    2.8 K views+FoodFood News

    Nonalcohol­ic beers offer alternativ­es and risks for those in recovery

    Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Kay West

    The decision for many to forgo alcohol poses challenges when it comes to socializing. For some, the recent boom in the nonalcoholic beer industry provides a tasteful way to participate in a beer-saturated city. For others, the new brews, which are nearly identical in taste to the real thing, are viewed as too tempting to try.

    3.2 K views+BeerFood

    What’s new in food: Zero-waste market and café expands in Mars Hill

    Posted on October 19, 2021October 22, 2021 by Kay West

    , BBQ fest on the river and Contrada is back in business on Wall Street

    4.1 K views+FoodFood News

    What’s new in food: Summer rolls in with a fish fry on Fourth of July

    Posted on June 29, 2021July 1, 2021 by Kay West

    Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church hosts a fish fry to help raise funds for needed repairs. Also: biscuits with a purpose, cake at the WNC Farmers Market and Erin Jordan heads to Queen City.

    3.6 K views+FoodFood News

    Food events abound as spring blooms

    Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by Kay West

    The Asheville Ben’s Friends chapter hosts a crawfish boil, Western North Carolina AIDS Project gets set for Dining In for Life 2021, Chow Chow announces its 2021 festival schedule and more local food news.

    3.3 K views+FoodFood News

    Ben’s Friends supports restaurant workers with sobriety through the holidays

    Posted on November 24, 2020November 18, 2020 by Kay West

    The Ben’s Friends Asheville chapter has resumed in-person meetings, and new late-night virtual gatherings provide support just when many service workers in recovery need it most.

    3.8 K views+FoodFood News

    As the service industry suffers, Ben’s Friends offers sobriety support to workers

    Posted on April 3, 2020March 30, 2020 by Kay West

    “Losing a job disconnects you from your people,” says chef Paul Cressend, Jr. “Maintaining connections is key to being healthy.”

    6.4 K views+FoodFood News

    Jane Anderson: Growth and resilience flavored Asheville’s restaurant industry in 2019

    Posted on December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 by Xpress Contributor

    The executive director of Asheville Independent Restaurants looks back at a year of success and change for Western North Carolina’s food scene.

    2.7 K views+FoodFood News

    Ben’s Friends Asheville supports restaurant workers coping with substance abuse

    Posted on August 1, 2019July 29, 2019 by Gina Smith

    The volunteer-driven program offers recovery support groups that leverage the camaraderie inherent in the food and beverage industry.

    4.6 K views+FoodFood News
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