Word on the street: Changes afoot at Rosetta’s Kitchen, Asheville’s beloved vegetarian restaurant

Word around the Twitterverse is that there are changes afoot at Rosetta’s Kitchen, Asheville’s beloved vegetarian/vegan restaurant. The Lexington Avenue restaurant is not closing, tweets Mountain Xpress food writer Mackensy Lunsford.

But I’m hearing that there are definitely changes coming for the homey restuarant known for its delicious, cheap eats. Can anyone clarify?

Here’s a tidbit from a 2009 blog post by owner Rosetta Star, in which she talks about her restaurant:

The concept I was re-creating was a warm Appalachian home, the open table, pots full of food, the kitchen that always smells enticing and inviting. I think that hits people on a deep sensory level…. walking in and smelling garlic sautéing, it’s a visceral, intuitive feeling. It is something that nourishes deeply.

Now into our 7^th year, I think we have achieved success on some level and we strive daily to live up to our own reputation. I feel like at this stage, we have made something special, we as a city, we as a family, and we as a collective force of people who have poured their visions, their love, and of course their labor into the place since it was still just a daydream.

The place wouldn’t have been possible without the love and dedication of all of the kitchen’s past and present staff. I ask, they answer, I try my best to implement. It has been a collaboration, and it will continue to be. That’s what makes it work. Well that and love, faith and gravy!