ASHEVILLE FOOD EVENT SCHEDULE

If you have special foods event coming up, send your press releases directly to stuhelmavl@gmail.com, and please include a photo and graphics.

Here’s what’s happening in the upcoming months. Check back frequently for updates.

JUNE
HADAYA: A PERSIAN BENEFIT DINNER – June 29th

JULY
SHAKEDOWN SATURDAY – July 2nd

AUGUST
SHAKEDOWN SATURDAY – August 6 | SOURWOOD FESTIVAL – August 18 & 19 | AWFF SWEET – August 19 | AWFF GRAND TASTING – August 20 | WNC BURGER BATTLE – August 21 | ORGANICFEST – August 28

SEPTEMBER
NORTH CAROLINA APPLE FESTIVAL – August 2 – 5

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• HADAYA: A PERSIAN BENEFIT DINNER – Wed June 29th – MG Road

From the press release…

MG Road Presents:
HADAYA: A PERSIAN BENEFIT DINNER
WITH CHAI PANI & GYPSY QUEEN CUISINE
Wednesday June 29th, 2016

Jennifer MacDonald and Vanessa Bell co-founded HADAYA TOYS, a grass-roots organization based in Asheville, NC, as a way to bring joy to displaced refugee children worldwide. Their organization provides developmental toys, books, art supplies, and emergency grants to this very vulnerable population of children in hopes that this “lost generation” will be able to have as many of the same opportunities as other children during this time of distress and turmoil.

MacDonald and Bell have personally raised thousands of dollars in donations for communities in need worldwide and then gone on to personally deliver their contributions to ensure they end up in the right hands. For their next trip they plan to visit and donate to a girl’s community center in the vast slum of Dharavi in Mumbai, India this coming July.

To help fund MacDonald’s upcoming trip, Chai Pani and Gypsy Queen Cuisine have decided to join forces to prepare a Persian and Middle Eastern-influenced feast. MG Road is excited to host chefs Meherwan Irani,James Grogan, and Suzy Phillips for the occasion. Meherwan Irani’s Parsi background (an ethnic group of India that is Iranian by descent) has had a great influence on his culinary style. Along with Suzie Phillip’s rich knowledge of Middle Eastern food, this is sure to be a very memorable evening.

Who: Meherwan Irani, Owner/Executive Chef, Chai Pani
James Grogan, Chef de Cuisine, Chai Pani
Suzy Phillips, Owner/Executive Chef, Gypsy Queen Cuisine

When: Wednesday June 29th 6:00pm

Where: MG Road Bar & Lounge, 19 Wall St.

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at hadaya.splashthat.com. The MG Road bar team will collaborate on a featured cocktail menu for the evening available for purchase.

** PLEASE NOTE that gratuity is not included. Please bring cash or a card in which to tip your servers.

• Shakedown Saturday – Sat July 2 – Mojo Kitchen and Lounge (recurs on August 6)

From Mojo Kitchen‘s Autumn Bomb via email message…

…we host our monthly “Shakedown Saturday”, an indoor craft bazaar the first Saturday of every month where a variety of local crafters set up, kids eat free 12-5pm, bar is open along with the bloody mary bar and live music on the porch.  This event is free and open to the public. Crafts range from pottery to soap to hand turned beer tap handles and even kaleidescopes….all sorts of stuff.

Sourwood Festival – August 18 & 19 – Black Mountain

From the Sourwood Festival’s website…

The Sourwood Festival fills downtown Black Mountain with wholesome entertainment for both adults and children in August each year.

Over 30,000 people from all over America will be in attendance at the festival which grows in popularity each year.

Music, dancing, arts & crafts, super food, kid’s rides and games, face painting and more in a no alcohol environment make it the perfect event for you and your entire family.

With about 200 vendors you will discover lots of local and unique arts and crafts and there will be something to please every palate with BBQ and vegetarian faire, custom-crafted ice cream and funnel cakes and jellies.  Summertime favorites include the sausages and corn on the cob.

Add to that the honey and bee demos as well as the gourmet sourwood honey – you don’t want to miss this event!

What You’ll Find

About 200 Vendors
Arts & Crafts
Children’s Area
Specialty Items
Great Food
Wonderful Music
Dancing
FREE Admission

AWFF Sweet – August 19 – Grove Arcade

This is my #1 Fave Recurring Food Event of The Entire Year! From the SWEET page on the AWFF website…

Now in our 7th year, SWEET is a decadent evening of desserts, sparkling wines, wine, and spirits to name a few of our favorite things. Chocolates, cakes, tarts, pastries and more—it doesn’t get any sweeter than this.

SWEET is the place-to-be event on Friday evening from 8 to 10 pm, before the GRAND TASTING on Saturday. Evening attire or jeans, enjoy dinner at one of the many excellent Asheville Independent Restaurants, but save room for an evening of toothsome confections and sips at the historic Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. Local bakers, chocolatiers, pâtissiers, wine vendors, brewers and distillers will line the corridors of this architectural wonder. The shops of the Grove Arcade will stay open late, giving you the opportunity to shop for handmade crafts, jewelry, furnishings, and more while you indulge.

Enjoy the music, the food, and the atmosphere that takes you back to a fun time in our city.  Create a new vibrant tone as you explore all that is delectable and delightful at the 2016 SWEET event, held on the first evening of the Asheville Wine & Food Festival.

2015 Providers of Desserts, Drinks, and Fun!

* Please Note that we are not allowed by NC State Law to list any Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries, Cideries, Meaderies or any company that produces alcohol beverages and does not have a retail license.

Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe
Biltmore Estate
Wine Me 
City Bakery 
French Broad
Chocolates
HOP Ice Cream Café
Karen Donatelli
50/Fifty
The Art of Dessert
Ardenne Farms
Ultimate Ice Cream  
The Nightbell
Postre Caramels
Sante Wine Bar 
Sweet Monkey
Poppy’s Handmade Popcorn
True Confections
Ulimana
Nutz About Fudge
Panacea Coffee
Company

AWFF Grande Tasting -August 20 – US Cellular Center

From the Grand Tasting web page on the AWFF website…

A Celebration of Food, Wine, Beer, Spirits, Competitions, Music, & Fun in Asheville

The 2016 Asheville Wine & Food Festival makes it possible to sample every delicious flavor Asheville has to offer. The GRAND TASTING is the largest culinary gathering of its kind in downtown Asheville. Join the Festivalians gathered to experience a riot of local and international wineries, local Beer City and area breweries, regional distilleries, restaurateurs and chefs, farmers, and artisan food producers. Meet farmers, chefs, cookbook authors, and artisan beverage makers, as well as regional crafters. Culinary events will take place throughout the day including Blind Wine & Beer Tasting and Winery Competitions.

TripAdvisor placed Asheville right up there with New York City, San Francisco, and New Orleans when it bestowed the city with a Traveler’s Choice Food & Wine Destination Award; The Huffington Post named Asheville one of the Top 10 Undiscovered Local Food Cities; and Southern Living listed Asheville among the Tastiest Towns in the South. Armed with a wine glass, a Festival Program and Festival App, festival goers choose their own culinary adventure on each floor, enjoying wine, beer and spirits with sweet and savory morsels all for one ticket price. Don’t miss your opportunity to taste for yourself what so many others have found to be true.

• August 20, 2016 GRAND TASTING VIP PARTY at the US Cellular Center (Limited tickets) $100. Early entrance at 1:00 PM.

Not only will you have early access this year, but you will have exclusive entrance to the VIP third floor. Filled with additional vendors, more tastings and of course, more wine. This party will continue well after the Grand Tasting is closed to the public. Adding even more value for your ticket extension.

• August 20, 2016 GRAND TASTING at the US Cellular Center  $65. Entrance at 2:00 PM.

With eight years under our belt, we have packed even more punch this year. Already busting at the seams, we have added to the restaurants, wineries, breweries, and artisan food producers. With more tastings, cooking demonstrations, author signings and educational value for our festival goers. Enjoy access to all the vendors/Exhibitors, hundreds of wines, a riot of breweries, distilleries, restaurants and food producers.

If you have questions about the festival email us at info@ashevillewineandfood.com

WNC Burger Battle – August 21 – Crowne Plaza

From the WNC Burger Battle Website…

Nearly 1500 people gather for the annual WNC Battle of the Burger held in August.

Up to fifteen of Western North Carolina’s greatest chefs fire up their grills in the heart of Downtown Asheville in hopes of winning the title of WNC’s Best Burger.

That title wins them the Golden Ticket and entrance into the nationally televised World Food Championships in Kissimmee, FL where they will go on to compete amongst 50 of the World’s Best Chefs for the title of World’s Best Burger.

The WNC Battle of the Burger is one of a series of events produced by All American Food Fights. Learn more about us here.

Organicfest – August 28 – Pack Square

From the OrganicFest’s web site…

 

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