#PictureList – 8 Awesome Things I Ate at Buxton Hall Recently
1) House Made Kielbasa 2) Cup o’ Salad 3) RC Cola Baked Beans 4) Buxton Burger 5) Limas Under the Hog 6) Chicken Sandwich 7) Hush Puppies 8) Texas Toast
Meal, Restaurant of the Year Contender: Table, Asheville – Dawn’s Birthday
Yeah, Man, I’m announcing early contenders for the annual Stoobie Awards this year, something I’ve never done before, but thought might add to the fun… and tension… of the contests! Two of the biggest categories for Stoobie Awards are Meal of the Year, and Restaurant of the Year. The former going to ONE meal, the…
Fancy Eatin’: 5 Course Live Fire Feast at Urban Orchard!
I was lucky enough to get a press pass to a beautiful, delicious, very filling and meaty 5 course dinner at URBAN ORCHARD that was the first in a series of “Live Fire” cook outs and cider pairings they hope to do over the coming months. It was effing great! I was very fortunate to…
CAAAKE! And Other Delights by 50/Fifty: The Art of Dessert
I have an official food sponsor. That might be the single greatest sentence I’ve ever written in my life. I’ve had two, actually. First, CHAI PANI sponsored the AVL Food Fans podcast for a good four to six months, and now The Food Fan radio show is sponsored by 50/FIFTY: THE ART OF DESSERT, who…
Epic Journey to Flat Rock & Hendersonville!
My buddy John Kirtley and I have been trying to get together for a lunch-centric road trip for ages. John’s been wanting me to try 3 of his favorite places in Hendersonville, where he grew up, and Flat Rock right next door. He also brought his friend Zach along, and the three of us pigged…
Fancy Eatin’ at Cucina 24 Tasting Table
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…
REVIEW: It’s Posana, Yo. It’s fucking good.
POSANA FOR DINNER Hello, Asheville, I eat out a lot. Holy shit, like every day, sometimes up to three times a day, and I try to get to all the new places, as well as spreading the love around to all of my old faves. Sometimes, I realize, “Oh fuck, I haven’t been to __________…
REVIEW: Gan Shan Station – Fresh, Light, Spicy, Awesome.
GAN SHAN STATION Hello Asheville, Have you been to Gan Shan Station yet? Or maybe I should ask if you’ve been there recently? Because, if you went in early days and left with meh feelings, you need to go back, because now it’s fucking awesome. Located up there on North Charlotte Street in what used…
REVIEW: Table Asheville: A New Champion?
TABLE ASHEVILLE FOR LUNCH Hello Asheville, Another super quickie review, but first a confession… I had never been to Table for lunch. WTF? Table is, like, right there in the middle of Downtown, it’s one of the best dang restaurants in Asheville, and I’m always betchin’ about how some other places aren’t open for lunch,…
REVIEW: OWL Bakery on Haywood Road in West Asheville
OWL BAKERY Hello Asheville, Just a real quick heads-up that Dawn and I went to the brand new OWL Bakery (OWL is all caps because it stands for “Old World Levain”) and it was awesome! This place is a little bit hard to notice, because as Joe always points out, they don’t have a sign…
Stu Helm: Food Fan 