For many Western North Carolina chefs, having control of a menu offers a means of honoring family history and celebrating culinary heritage.

For many Western North Carolina chefs, having control of a menu offers a means of honoring family history and celebrating culinary heritage.
A century ago, French suburbanites favored spending lazy weekend days relaxing at outdoor drinking establishments called guinguettes. Now, veteran Asheville restaurateurs Cecilia Marchesini and Stephane Diaz are reinventing this concept for the Western North Carolina crowd.