Here are alllll the nominees and winners for the 2019 Asheville Food fan Awards!
Congrats to everyone who was nominated and especially those who won! The LIVE ceremony was super-fun, the food was awesome, the drinks were flowin’, and the crowd seemed to be having a great time. Thanks as always to Shay Brown Events for making my dreams come true, as well as to the Urban Gastronome, all the folks tabling with food and drinks, the technicians, the DJ, and everyone who attended and / or made it happen! I’m already looking forward to next year!
Part 1 – Let’s Get This Funky Party Started
You can read the nominations in Part 1 on Ashvegas by clicking HERE.
Sandwich of the Year
Sloppy Joe – Doc Brown’s BBQ – WINNER!
Bubble Waffle Grilled Cheese – Rosabee’s
Pimento Cheese Chicken BLT – Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack
Burger of the Year
Marley Burger – One Stop at Asheville Music Hall – WINNER!
Vault Burger – The Rankin Vault
Basic Burger – Tastee Diner
Best Pickled / Fermented Thing
Cultura – WINNER!
AUX Bar
Bhramari Brewing Company
Best Use of Fungus
Cultura – WINNER!
Imperial Life
Noble – The Greenhouse
Best of Blood & Guts
Liver Pudding – Benne on Eagle – WINNER!
Cúrate – Blood Sausage
Buxton Hall BBQ – Hog Hash
Pork Product of the Year
Pork ‘n’ Porridge – AUX Bar – WINNER!
House-made Spam – Rosabee’s
Ogbono Pork Ribs – Benne on Eagle
Best Sweet Treat
Maple Eclair – Sawhorse – WINNER!
Li’l Cakies – Sunshine Sammies
Chocolate Affogato – French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Part 2 – Makers, Bakers, Trucks, and Such
You can read the nominations in Part 2 on Ashvegas by clicking HERE.
Cafe / Tea Room of the Year
Double D’s the Coffee Bus – WINNER!
High Climate Tea
Yuzu Patisserie Cafe
Food Truck of the Year
Foodstop Food Truck – WINNER!
Brinehaus Meat + Provisions
Out of the Blue Peruvian Food Truck
Fancy Meal of the Year
Parrillada Atahualpa w/ Chef Santiago Vargas – WINNER!
Hog Hash Bash – Buxton Hall et al
Love Songs w/ Silver & Cherry at Gan Shan West
Best Efiin’ F.O.H.
Strada Italiano – WINNER!
Contrada
Benne on Eagle
Food maker of the Year
Meg Chamberlain – Fermenti – WINNER!
Franco Donohue – Fire Walker Hot Sauce
Bees / The Asheville Bee Charmer
Farm / Farmer of the Year
Gaining Ground Farms – WINNER!
Sleight Family Farms
Franny’s Farm
Baker of the Year
Jill Worthy – The Worthy Baker – WINNER!
Fred Dehlow – Geraldine’s Bakery
Annie’s Bakery
Part 3 – The Final Countdown
You can read the nominations in Part 3 on Ashvegas by clicking HERE.
Best Breakfast
Sovereign Remedies w/ OWL Bakery – WINNER!
Benne on Eagle
The Rhu
Best Lunch
Green Tea Sushi – WINNER!
Bomba
12 Bones
Best Dinner
Zambra – WINNER!
Bull and Beggar
Smoky Park Supper Club
Lifetime Achievement Award Best of the Best at Everything the Effin’ Do
Homegrown – WINNER!
Food Person of People of the Year
Chowchow Organizers – WINNER!
MANNA Foodbank
Mother Ocean Market
Cook of the Year
Erika Villaney – Bomba – WINNER!
Corey Willis – Manicomio Pizza
Martha Misenheimer – 67 Biltmore Avenue Downtown Eatery & Catering
Chef of the Year
Ashleigh Shanti – Benne on Eagle – WINNER!
Steven Goff – AUX Bar
Rakim Gaines – Capella on 9
Best new Restaurant
Noble – The Greenhouse – WINNER!
Cultura
Sawhorse
Restaurant of the Year
Vivian – WINNER!
The Waterbird Cafe
Foothills Butcher Bar West
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ARCHIVES
WHEN:
JANUARY 27TH, 2020
V.I.P. Admission – 5:00PM
FOOD • DRINKS • SCHMOOZING
General Admission: 6:00PM
FOOD • DRINKS • SCHMOOZING
Awards Ceremony 7:00PM – 8:00PM
FOOD • DRINKS • SCHMOOZING
Evening Ends at 9:30PM
AFTER PARTY • TBA
WHERE
Asheville Masonic Temple
80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
ashevillemasonictemple.com
WHY
To have fun, while paying tribute to the great people who make up the amazing Asheville Food Scene!
WHO
Produced by: Stu Helm Food Fan, Shay Brown Events, & Ashvegas.com
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
NEWS!!!
August 18th, 2019 – Tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-asheville-food-fan-awards-tickets-69557730043
August 17th, 2019 – The Categories have been announced, and a dedicated Facebook page has been created! Below are the categories, and HERE is a link to the Facebook page!
CATEGORIES 2019
Chef of the Year • Cook of the Year • Food Person (or People) of the Year • Food Maker of the Year • Farmer of the Year • Baker of the Year • Restaurant of the Year • Cafe / Tea Room of the Year • Food Truck of the Year • Fancy Meal of the Year • Sandwich of the Year • Pork Product of the Year • Burger of the Year • Best Pickled Stuff • Best Use of Fungus • Best of Blood and Guts • Best Sweet Treat • Best Effin’ F.O.H. • Best New Restaurant • Best of the Best at Everything They Do
August 12th, 2019 – You may have noticed the name change from last year, from “The Stoobie Awards” to the “Asheville Food Fan Awards,” and if you’re wondering why, it’s because last year, after the amazing live ceremony and party and all of the time and effort that everyone put into everything, I realized this thing has outgrown me! So, while all of the nominees and winners will still be chosen by me, and no one else, the name isn’t such an inside joke anymore. The joke being, that whenI started awarding these “Best ofs” six years ago, literally no one cared, so I thought it would be funny to name them after myself, in an act of sarcastic self-aggrandizement. Now that people actually do care, I’ve decided to give them a better name.
Also, I have enlisted a secret academy of eaters who will help me find more of the great food out there in Asheville. Just as the awards themselves have outgrown me, so has the food scene outgrown my capacity to keep up with all of it and try every little thing I want to try. My academy members will be steering me towards the best bites and dishes they’ve had, as well as weighing n on their favorite chefs and restaurants. I will still be making all of the final decisions, but the folks I’ve recruited to advise me are my A-team, my compadres, my councilors, my fellow hard core eaters.
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categories & winners | 2018
nominees & reviews | 2018
You can read last year’s Stoobie Award nominations here.
event page | 2018
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THE STOOBIE AWARDS WILL BE LIVE!
The Annual Stoobie Awards have become an Asheville Food Scene tradition! Each year in January, the readers of Ashvegas, as well as the food makers, vendors, and venues look forward to finding out who the hand-picked nominees and winners are for culinary and hospitality excellence in the previous year!
The 2018 Stoobie Awards will be the FIRST EVER to be announced and celebrated with a LIVE ceremony / party / event that will be packed with food, music, special guests, and of course, the naming of the Stoobie Award winners!
WHEN
Monday, January 28th – 5:30pm to 9:30pm
WHERE
Asheville Masonic Temple
80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
ashevillemasonictemple.com
WHY
To have fun, while paying tribute to the great people who make up the amazing Asheville Food Scene!
WHO
Produced by: Ashvegas.com / Shay Brown Events / Sprout Consulting / Stu Helm Food Fan
Stay tuned for more details on vendors and entertainment
THIS EVENT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON!
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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 food tour guide living in Asheville, NC. As 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 experience. He began writing about food strictly to amuse his friends on Facebook.
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