I was lucky enough to be invited to the NOWRUZ (new day) dinner at TABLE, which was a big, family style meal, cooked and served by three of the greatest Chefs in town: CHEF Jacob Sessoms (TABLE), Chef Meherwan Irani (CHAI PANI), and Chef Reza Satayesh (BABA NAHM), and combined foodS that were cooked in…
TOP TO BOTTOM: Award winning pizza and a Peligrino from TIN CAN PIZZERIA food truck parked at THE WEDGE; Not award winning pizza from the brand new PIZZA MIND on Beecham’s Curve in WAVL with Dave & Brie; Totally awesome Champagne cake with strawberry buttercream frosting from 50/FIFTY: THE ART OF DESSERT; Not as awesome…
WARNING: If you don’t like soft-serve, read no further. And if you don’t think that the term “soft-serve” is frickin’ hilarious, especially because the end product is very doo-doo shaped, please never read one of my columns again. If you don’t see the connection, then… y’know… wake up. Aaanyhoooo… now that we’ve dispensed with that,…
CUCINA 24 is crushing it in the dessert department. Top: Hard merrangue, cracked open, filled with fresh fruit and sorbet, then re-assembled for the diner to crack back open and enjoy! Bottom: Amazing sticky toffee pudding and a cappuccino. Yum!!! And 50/FIFTY THE ART OF DESSERT has been styling us the fuck out as the…
Holy moly! What an event! Seventeen food trucks, plus other vendors, and some giant inflatables out at the Ag Center. Produced by Carey Harnash, this event was a smash hit success, and a really good time!!! I was a judge along with WLOS weekend newsman, Evan Donovan, and Chef Josh Weeks from CORNER KITCHEN. We…
I was lucky enough to be invited to attend a very special dinner at the Asheville Masonic Temple called REVELRY. It was produced by SHAY BROWN EVENTS and the menu was a collaboration between Chef Graham House of SOVEREIGN REMEDIES and Chef Steven Goff of BRINEHAUS MEAT + PROVISIONS. Desserts (not pictured) were by Chef…
Dawn and I hit up the Monday night tasting table CUCINA 24 and holy mazoly it was frickin’ awesome. Here are some various pictures. It was a ton of super high quality grub, Yo! The atmosphere at Cucina is bar none some of the best and most sophisticated in Asheville, and the service is top…
Today I was invited to eat lunch at RED GINGER DIM SUM & TAPAS by owner Mai Medvedev, and she made me eat chicken feet! Haha! Mai took these pictures of me doing my best to get it done. She and GM Stephen laughed at my antics and told me not to worry, they would…
Yes, I ate 26 chicken wings this week, but that don’t mean I ain’t like some fancy eatin’ too! From the top down: chicken livers, octopus, and oysters from RHUBARB. Pasta, crab bisque, and sweet breads from THE ADMIRAL. two amazing venues that are serving some of the best fancy eats in Asheville! I apologize…
I was super-fortch to be invited to judge chicken wings for the 4th year in a row at the ASHEVILLE WING WAR by KELLY DENSEN of ALL AMERICAN FOOD FIGHTS. It’s one of my favorite events of the year, and is always the kick-off to the Food Festival Season in my mind, which more or…
Stu Helm: Food Fan 