SHOUT OUT TO THOSE EMPANADAS, YO! Hello Asheville! Here’s the 6th installment of my daily video blog, which I call Food Fans HQ. This time I basically give a review of Smoky Park Supper Club. WARNING: There are curse words. Above: click play to watch FFHQ 6 Below: Click on the thumbnails to see larger…
CHECK OUTS MY NEW TV SHOW! Hello Asheville! I recently decided that there was just way too much going on in the Asheville food scene for me to write about. Writing takes time, Yo. Even the bullshit that I write takes tons and tons of time. Yes, Joe and I do our podcast, and that…
ERMERGERD! TER-SHERTS!!! I met Jacob Ballard from Asheville Screen Printing at a party last year, where he told me all about their operation, and how they’ll be opening a new location on Patton Ave soon. He also invited me to be one of the local artists that they will feature at the retail shop. Jacob…
HOW’S IT PRONOUNCED? GAWN SHAWN STAY-SHAWN? Hello Asheville! Episode 17 of AVL Food Fans, “Sound The Meowlarms!” is now available to listen to and download! http://www.spreaker.com/user/studiozapow/17-sound-the-meowlarms In this installment Chef Joe and I are joined by our special guest, Chef Patrick O’Cain of Gàn Shān Station, who is tall, handsome, knows how to cook, and…
CURATE, THE NIGHTBELL, AVL FOOD FANS! Hello Asheville! Episode 16 of AVL Food Fans is “in the can,” and ready for listening to and downloading here: http://www.spreaker.com/user/studiozapow/16-petina-of-human-skin In this exciting episode, Chef Joe and I are joined by Lucy Murphy (AKA Lacy Murray) from the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association, who helps us deliver the Food…
BANGERS AND MASH, Y’ALL! Hello Asheville! A couple of weeks ago, one of the co-owners of West Asheville’s Barleycorn Pub (697 Haywood Rd) contacted me and asked if I’d come do some promo work for them. It had been over a year since I’d been to Barleycorn, so as is my policy, I had to…
BOOKED: CHEF KATIE BUTTON ON AVL FOOD FANS! BOOKED! Chef Joe and I are super excited to have Chef Katie Button of Cúrate and The Nightbell booked for our next episode of AVL Food Fans, which will be recorded and streamed live next Tuesday, January 12th, at 8pm. We will also be joined by…
GLUTEN AND COPYRIGHT FREE ON AVL FOOD FANS! Hello Asheville! The latest episode of AVL Food Fans is in the can! It’s our 15th episode and it’s another great one! Chef Joe and I are joined by special guests Chef Peter and Martha Pollay, husband and wife co-owners of Posana restaurant on Biltmore Ave. We…
VELVET AND LACE AND LUCY ON AVL FOOD FANS! Hello Asheville! On Tuesday December 15th, Joe and I recorded yet another great episodes of AVL Food Fans! YAY! We had 3 very kick-ass women on the show with us: Kelly Vormelker and Sam Pennington from Velvet & Lace at Buxton Hall Barbecue came on to…
Hello Asheville, I’ve started posting my “Best of 2015” on Ashvegas.com, and have listed three “brunches of note,” along with the winner for “Best Brunch 2015!” That high honor went to my friends at The Junction, with The Grey Eagle, and Buffalo Nickel also receiving the nod. In my piece I admit that I don’t…
Stu Helm: Food Fan 