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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Summer status update on Chow Chow 2019, the new Asheville food fest
Asheville’s new signature culinary event aims to be an immersive event that tells a story about everyone involved in the city, and the region’s, food culture.
Lack of city support for new Asheville food fest is tough for organizers to swallow
Chow Chow, a new signature food festival planned for mid-September, isn’t currently set for any in-kind support from the city of Asheville.
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.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Futurist to help Asheville chart economic development path
Also, balladeer Malcolm Holcombe has a new album out, and much more.
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.
Ashevegas Hot Sheet: Asheville awarded $17.7 million for bus system, greenways, sidewalks
Also, there’s a new tour in town highlighting rooftop bars.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Uber service returns to Asheville airport
Also, Jewels That Dance is celebrating its 35th anniversary in downtown Asheville, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Man wins $294k at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino poker tournament
Also, The Barrelhouse on Merrimon Avenue is set to celebrate its grand opening, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Button and Co. Bagel Shop planned for Lexington Ave.
Also, the movie “Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter” that was shot around Western North Carolina a few years ago is out, and much 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.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Andrew Fletcher considers Asheville City Council run
Also, Dig Local has updated its smart phone app, and more.
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.
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.
Asheville eateries have cookbooks coming: Curate, Buxton Hall, Biscuit Head
The first of the three is set to be released Oct. 1.
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: 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.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Three Asheville chefs make cut for 2015 James Beard Award
Also, Carolina Public Press prepares to launch a new open government project called Open WNC.
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…]
Ashvegas Year in Review 2014: The year in food in Asheville
Asheville finally gets an Ethiopian restaurant; Sky City BBQ opens, then closes; Chef Katie Button shines on; Masterton passes; and much more.
Asheville Chef Katie Button to host ‘The World’s Best Chefs’ television show
Button’s husband and restaurant colleague, Felix Meana, made the announcement Tuesday night via Facebook. The show launches in Spain on Fox Life this October.
How Stu Helm, food critic, took a bite out of the Asheville food scene
The formula for Helm has been pretty straightforward: a healthy serving of honesty with more than a dash of f-bombs.
Stu Helm, Asheville’s Facebook Food Critic: Nightbell transforming to full-service restaurant menu
Also, Chef Tres Hundertmark moves from The Lobster Trap to Bouchon.
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.
Ashvegas Dish du Jour: New Asheville food truck, new Italian eatery on Tunnel, sake on the way, more
Also, remembering Laurey Masterton, Asheville Sandwich Shop opens Friday and much more.
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.
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.
Starchefs.com lists 11 Asheville area ‘rising stars’ on list of 28 in North and South Carolina
Starchefs.com gives big-time shout-outs to up-and-comers in the Carolinas, and nearly half of the kudos go to Asheville area cooks. WOW!
Beer City music video celebrates Asheville’s craft beer culture
The video features a ton of Asheville characters, including the Feral Chihuahuas, The Beer Guy, Sister Bad Habit, Katie Button, Oscar Wong and many more.
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.
Asheville Chef Katie Button wins prestigious culinary competition
Button is named a top chef in this big-time cooking contest.
Curate and Warren Wilson College team up for unique foraging expedition and Nordic cooking dinner
This sounds pretty great. Tickets are limited. Cost of foraging expedition is $25, with the dinner ticket coming in at $110. All the info is here for An Adventure in Cooking: The New Nordic Table on March 24. Here’s more: This spring, Asheville’s Katie Button, Executive Chef and co-owner of Cúrate bar de tapas in downtown Asheville (fresh from an[Read More…]
Recipe for love: Curate restauranteurs Katie Button, Felix Meana wedding is today
Chef Katie Button and her partner, maitre’d Felix Meana, are getting married today and have been celebrating in grand style. The two are part of the force that is Curate, a tapas restaurants on Biltmore Avenue this year and has quickly established itself as one of the best in Asheville. A sampling of Facebook posts give you a little flavor[Read More…]