I like to team-up with the local food vendors, makers, promoters, etc in Asheville to do fun contests in which the readers have a chance to win free food. Because I know how much everyone loves free food. Right? Seriously. Free food is the best thing ever! So, here’s the latest contest…
Food Fans Win Chef’s Tasting Menu Dinner for Two!
Enter This Contest For a Chance to Win an Incredible Dinner for Two, High Atop The Montford Rooftop Bar
brought to you by
Chef Philip Bollhoefer, The Monford Rooftop Bar, and Stu Helm
All photos in this post are from the Montford Rooftop Bar’s Facebook Page.
Holy moly, you guys. This might be THEE best contest I’ve EVER done!!!
YOU could win an intimate evening, at one of Asheville’s most elegant venues, with stunning views of the mountains and the Montford neighborhood, from the 8th floor, at The Montford Rooftop Bar! Local food, presented with honesty, style, and thoughtful preparation by one of Asheville’s finest kitchen masters, Chef Philip Bollhoefer.
If you’ve already been to the Montford Rooftop Bar, then you know how amazing the views are, how stylish the decor is, and you know that the menu — developed from day-one by Chef Bollhoefer — is as fresh, local, high-end, and delicious as anything you’re ever likely to eat in your life. True story, Yo.
Way up, atop the Hyatt Hotel (on the corner of Haywood St. and Montford Ave.), you’ll find Philip working in his tiny kitchen, using locally sourced meat, vegetables, condiments, and baked goods almost exclusively. I recently had a fancy brunch at the Rooftop that highlighted various breads and pastries from OWL Bakery. Um. Yeah. It was frickin’ awesome! I featured the food on my Instagram page for a week.
Above: Country Cook, Philip Bollhoefer workin’ at a hoedown of some kind.
Whether he’s working with Asheville’s food makers, growers, and foragers, or doing all of those things — and I mean all of them — himself, Philip is a hyper-locally-focused chef, and one of my favorites. I am a fan of his food, and of him. He has a quiet, down-played sense of humor, and a polite and formal, though not stuffy or stodgy demeanor. He’s smart, funny, and charming, and I have always enjoyed his company very much. Now is your chance to enjoy the company of Chef Philip, and try his food, by entering to win this contest, and enjoy a complimentary Chef’s Tasting Table for Two!
Now is your chance to enjoy the company of Chef Philip, and try his food, on the house!
You can be eligible to win a wonderful, intimate, one of a kind meal for two, designed and served to you directly by Chef Philip, just by scrolling down and entering to win this contest!
Below: Big City Chef, Philip Bollhoefer, 9 floors up, at The Montford Rooftop Bar
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN A CHEF’S TASTING TABLE FOR TWO AT THE MONTFORD ROOFTOP
To be eligible to win, you only have to do one thing: Complete the following sentence in the comment section below…
From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see ______.
THAT’S IT. Just scroll down, and start typing your answer.
Posting multiple comments with multiple answers below absolutely WILL NOT increase your chances of winning. One answer per entrant only, please.
The Deadline to Enter is:
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018
ONE WINNER will be randomly selected from all those who answer the question above with a comment below.
The winner will be picked via random number generator on May 10th, and notified by me at that time. The winner will also be announced on this blog, on Facebook, and Twitter.
Simply answering the question makes you eligible to win!
You can write any answer, there are no correct or incorrect answers!
NOTE: ALL COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG REQUIRE MY PERSONAL APPROVAL.
As soon as you post your answer(s) in the comment section below, I will be notified via email, and your comment will be approved (unless for some reason it is truly atrocious, hateful, or offensive), and at that point you will be entered into the contest, and eligible to win!
Approximate value of this prize is $75 per person / $150 total. Direct quote from the chef: “Eat and drink based off farmer’s market availability. Good for whenever.” The winner will be put in touch with Philip himself, to coordinate the time & date of their special Chef’s tasting table!
SCROLL DOWN TO POST YOUR ANSWER & ENTER TO WIN!
Below: Pictures of food, drinks, and sunsets from the Montford Rooftop Bar’s Facebook Page…
ABOUT THE MONTFORD ROOFTOP
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“Sleek hangout featuring craft cocktails, nibbles & mountain views in a rustic–chic interior.”
Address: 199 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours:
Sunday 10AM–10PM
Monday 3–10PM
Tuesday 3–10PM
Wednesday 3–10PM
Thursday 3–10PM
Friday 3–11PM
Saturday 12–11PM
Menu: themontford.com
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SCROLL DOWN TO POST YOUR ANSWER & ENTER TO WIN!
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From left: Chef Jacob Sessoms of Table; Chef William Dissen, The Market Place; Chef Steven Goff, Standard Foods; Chef Katie Button, Curate; Chef Joe Scully, Chestnut and Corner Kitchen; Stu Helm; Chef John Fleer, Rhubarb; Chef Karen Donatelli, Donatelli Bakery; Chef Peter Pollay, Posana Cafe; and Chef Matt Dawes, Bull & Beggar./ Photo by STEWART O’SHIELDS for ASHVEGAS.COM
Stu Helm is an artist, writer, and podcaster living in Asheville, NC, and a frequent diner at local restaurants, cafes, food trucks, and the like. His tastes run from hot dogs and mac ‘n’ cheese, to haute cuisine, and his opinions are based on a lifetime of eating out. He began writing about food strictly to amuse his friends on Facebook.
Stu Helm: Food Fan 
From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see the beauty that is Western North Carolina!
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The true beauty of Asheville.
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my cat judging me for eating everything and not saving him leftovers.
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Amazing sunsets
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infinite possibilities…
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from the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam.
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Your moms house.
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The moon!
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see traffic backing up on the bridge as the sun sets on another day.
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For Miles And Miles!
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Lots of future lovely meals with a food-loving, forever friend who would be sharing the this Montford meal with me! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see the beauty and free-spiritedness that makes Asheville my favorite place.
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From the Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see my boyfriends house!
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see for miles and miles!
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see Spivey Mountain.
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I can see my future…which includes my wife and I enjoying delicious food and cocktails at the Montford Rooftop Bar thanks to Stu’s awesome contest.
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many reasons why Asheville is bursting at the seams.
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see the amazing efforts of so many humans bent on keeping this land beautiful and free.
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…the far reaches of this place I’m lucky to call home.
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see my apartment complex!!
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Everything I want to see.
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my future self looking back at my past self congratulating my present self for entering and winning this contest and enjoying a fantastic meal!
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see the mountains in all directions.
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From the Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see a little slice of heaven!
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hipsters, gentrification and lots of houses I cannot afford
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Stuff
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My future
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A view that I would like to check out in person, as I have not had the opportunity to do so yet. Maybe this contest will change that😀
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Mountains and more.
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see the gorgeous view of the mountains and the sunset. Even being born and raised here, the view never gets old!
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All the ridges I like to ride my bike up and down.
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see that I need to check out the menu at this joint!
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The MOST beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and it reminds me why they are named the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Guy Ross from the Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see Living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself
In another part of the world
And you may find yourself
Behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
With a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, well
How did I get here?
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I can see the many reasons I live here: good food, natural and crafted beauty, and wonderful friends.
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why rent is too damn high….
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Everyone stuck in traffic on the Patton bridge
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I-26 is backed up…might as well have another beer 🍺
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From the Montford Rooftop Bar I can see heaven!
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I can see the sun set. Lovely place!
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see my new office at the Mountain Xpress!
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From The Montford Rooftop Bar, I can see the Gulf of Mexico as tiny as a tear – the coast of California must be somewhere over here.
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why I choose to live in Asheville!
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clearly now, the rain is gone 🎼
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Russia
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The first spot my now husband told me he loved me!
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How lucky I am to be able to share moments like this with my friends and family.
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…that the possum who haunted me from the roof of my old apartment has spawned.
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…the mountains, these beautiful mountains.
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🌟 Stars
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