Chow Chow food festival in Asheville, reviewed
Chow Chow crowned a new culinary star on the Asheville food scene: Benne on Eagle restaurant.
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At Asheville’s first Stoobie Awards live event, Vivian restaurant wins big
Other winners included Jane Anderson, who was named Food Person of the Year, and Chef Meherwan Irani, who was named Restaurateur of the Year.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Former head of Asheville Brewers Alliance charged with embezzlement
Also, Nightbell restaurant served its last meals on Sunday night, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Nightbell restaurant to close in Asheville
Also, Brooklyn Bro’s plans to open a new location in downtown Asheville, and more.
Ambitious new Asheville culinary festival seeking sponsors, ideas
The Asheville Independent Restaurants group is holding a forum on Nov. 7 to help folks know more about the new food festival.
Breaking down Asheville’s ambitious new food festival
One benefit of a big new Asheville food festival – drawing the attention of James Beard Award judges, who have yet to bestow an award on an Asheville food scene player.
Asheville culinary rock stars team up for new food festival
Asheville tourism officials on Wednesday morning pledged $75,000 to festival organizers.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Curate restaurant scoops mega Food & Wine honor
Also, the forthcoming The Continental Lounge is hiring, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: New West Asheville food tour launching
Also, a bill to change the way Asheville City Council members are elected has been filed in Raleigh, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Four Asheville 2018 James Beard Award nominees
Also, Larry Colemon’s Sign Shop on Haywood Road in West Asheville has been sold, and more.
Grail Moviehouse to screen Bourdain doc for Asheville nonprofit fundraiser
Food Connection is a local nonprofit that rescues surplus prepared meals from Asheville restaurants and caterers and delivers the meals to nonprofits who feed the hungry.
Asheville Sandwich Report: Around the World & Home Again in Asheville, NC
I may have overdid it on the sandwiches… Now that I write a sandwich report every month, I might be perhaps going a li’l cray-cray on the sandwich consumption. Everywhere I go, no matter how fancy or mundane the establishment, I’m like, “Gotta getta sandwich.” Cúrate: Gotta getta sandwich. Food truck at Foundy: Gotta getta sandwich. Pete’s Pies, where I[Read More…]
EAT OF THE WEEK: Balls! (AKA Croquetas de Setas en el Estilo de Cúrate!)
I love balls! Meatballs, hushpuppies, fritters, falafel, doughnut holes… dippin’ dots… even gum balls, atomic fire balls, and other ball-shaped sweets, snacks, bites, and bits. Gimme a ball that I can put in my mouth, and I’m happy. True story, you can ask my mom, the first word I ever said in my life: “Ball!” And yes, Wiseguy, I have[Read More…]
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Curate closing temporarily for construction work
Also, the city’s development office is overwhelmed with work and limiting hours, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Shipt to start Asheville grocery delivery service
Also, tickets are on sale
Asheville Restaurant Week, set for Jan. 17-26, celebrates local eateries
Participating restaurants will set fixed price menus for lunch and dinner.
Ashvegas 2016 Year in Review: Bestselling books at Malaprop’s in Asheville
A local cookbook, a story about a stunt cat and much more top the lists of adult and children’s bestsellers at Malaprop’s this year.
WIN $500 in gift certificates to celebrate East Fork Pottery opening
We’re helping our friends at East Fork Pottery celebrate the Grand Opening of their new storefront on Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville this weekend with a special giveaway. Details below.
Still Coo-Rah-Tay-zy After All these Years! Asheville’s Best: Curaté
Cúrate [coo – rah – tay] Cúrate is as Awesome as Ever, & I will Fight People Who Say Otherwise! The famous baseball figure, and hilarious quote generator Yogi Berra once said of Rigazzi’s — a popular St. Louis restaurant back in the day — “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” While on the surface that is an amusingly[Read More…]
Food for flood relief: Asheville restaurants sign on to aid Eastern N.C.
Celebrity Chef Vivian Howard, co-owner of Chef & The Farmer in Kinston, suggested the fundraiser in an email Thursday.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville’s Waking Life scandal, one year later
Also, a set of busking regulations moves to Asheville City Council for consideration, and more.
11 new Asheville restaurants in the works, and 4 that just opened
White Duck Taco South, MOD Pizza, Bartaco and Asheville Tacos and Taps are just of the few of the restaurants in the works.
Asheville eateries have cookbooks coming: Curate, Buxton Hall, Biscuit Head
The first of the three is set to be released Oct. 1.
Sneak peek at Curate’s restaurant expansion in Asheville
Also, there is new seating and restaurant space at the Curate sister restaurant, Nightbell.
ANOTHER MONTH OF BRUNDAYS – Brunching in Asheville, part 2
ANOTHER MONTH OF BRUNDAYS – by Stu Helm Hello Asheville! I am not a fancy person, but I sure do like fancy eatin’. That being said… lehhht’s braaahhhhhnnnch! To me, eating brunch is like living The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, which can get a little pricey, but if you play your cards right, brunch can also be a[Read More…]
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: One of Asheville’s hottest restaurants is expanding
Also, Asheville-area breweries were honored for using solar energy, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Protesters confront Asheville artist during River Arts District Studio Stroll
Also, Zagat names eight hot Asheville restaurants/bars, and much more.
Stu Helm & Chef Joe Scully: AVL Food Fans Podcast Episode 6 – “Everyone Loves Grass, Even Cows””
Hello Asheville! The sixth and latest episode of the AVL Food Fans podcast is “in the can” as they say, and it’s our best one yet! ___ As always, Chef Joe Scully from Chestnut and The Corner Kitchen is my co-host, and this time, our special guest is Jamie Ager from Hickory Nut Gap Farm who talks to us about happy cows[Read More…]
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Curate restaurant rumored to expand in downtown Asheville
Also, a new haunted hearse tour, plans for a new Ingles grocery store on Brevard Road, a facelift for Krispy Kreme on Patton Avenue and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Food & Wine names Asheville Chef Katie Button a Best New Chef of 2015
Also, CNN plans to film an Asheville coven for a documentary film this week, and more.
Stu Helm, food critic, names Asheville server, chef, restaurant of the year in 2014 Stoobies
Happy New Year Asheville! Did everybody have a nice… y’know… whatever it is that you do or don’t celebrate around this time of year? My Family celebrates Christmas, Festivus, and a little bit of Boxing Day. I was raised Christian, and I still have the Christmas bug in me, and I’m all about the tree, the gift giving, the flashing[Read More…]
Stu Helm, Food Critic, awards 2014 Stoobies to Asheville hot coffee, sammie, late night small bite
As usual, beware the liberal sprinkling of four-letter words as Stu names winners in three Stoobie categories this week.
Could this be the year that Asheville Chef Katie Button wins a James Beard award?
Button, a three-time nominee, was up for a Rising Star Chef of the Year award. She lost out to two other chefs, who tied for the award.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Meatout on Thursday, food bloggers headed to Asheville, more
Also, Asheville chef Katie Button is a James Beard award finalist, Buffal Nickel holds its soft opening, more.
PHOTOS: Ashvegas After Dark drops in at Nightbell in downtown Asheville
Check out the new Nightbell on South Lexington Avenue.
Eater.com: An interview with Asheville Chef Katie Button
Eater.com catches up with the Curate chef to get her read on her upcoming cookbook and the new Nightbell in Asheville.
PHOTOS: Ashvegas After Dark at opening of Nightbell
The new bar by the owners of Curate restaurant in Asheville offers an updated take on the old speakeasy.
Asheville star chef Katie Button of Curate restaurant signs on for cookbook
“The Curate Cookbook” by Chef Katie Button will show folks how to create their own tapas dishes.
UPDATED: Asheville arts council sells downtown building to Curate restaurant owners
The Asheville Area Arts Council is also undergoing a strategic planning process its executive director says will make it stronger.
Six Asheville restaurants to donate proceeds of sale of drinks/appetizers to local charities
Haywood Street Congregation, ABCCM and Western Carolina Rescue Ministry will benefit from the sale of a latte, wings and more.
Stu Helm, Asheville’s Facebook Food Critic, announces first-ever Stoobie Awards
Stu gives it up for best, coffee, pizza, pastries and more, but don’t read this if you’re offended by vulgarity. Stu likes F-bombs as much as he does a reuben done right.
Introducing Stu Helm, Asheville’s Facebook Food Critic: On Curate, Chestnut, Greenlife/Whole Foods
A reviewer with no particular talent other than the fact that he eats out a lot.
Announcement expected this week on location of Curate’s new venture in downtown Asheville
Owners of the supremely successful Curate restaurant confirmed in April that they were exploring options for another bar/restaurant. They’ve been tight-lipped since.
Asheville Scene: Curate owners exploring options for new venture in Asheville
The owners of the hugely popular Curate have their eyes set on something new.
2013 food mentions and accolades for Asheville
February hasn’t even ended, and we’re gotten national nods for chocolate, tapas and two top local chefs.
Asheville’s Curate makes GQ’s “12 Most Outstanding Restaurants of 2013” list
It’s only February, and our food scene is already receiving 2013 accolades.
STARTS TODAY Asheville Restaurant Week: Just say yes to the $15 lunch at Curate
Feb. 1-7 event lets diners explore great food at top restaurants offering $15-$30 prix fixe meals.
Southern Living: Asheville is one of South’s Tastiest Towns
The magazine has 10 towns on its list, and wants readers to vote for their favorite.
Food & Wine discovers Asheville’s budding world-class food scene
Well-written, insightful article on Asheville’s food magic.
Asheville Chef Katie Button wins prestigious culinary competition
Button is named a top chef in this big-time cooking contest.