Yes, you could say that I’m excited about the new AUX Bar grand opening! I am a big fan of the people involved, the space is beautiful, and the menu looks amazing! Darlene Moore is one of the co-owners along with husband Chef Mike Moore, and Sam & Chef Steven Goff,the major players behind the…
If there’s one thing I love it’s CHEESEBURGERS, so I was super excited to hear that Chefs Christopher Cox and Lala, both from one of my “Most Missed” venues, the Montford Pull-up have teamed-up with Broadway’s to take-over the Asheville Cheeseburger Club! I was equally psyched about two other team-ups that I heard about this…
I’m on the Blind Pig Supper Club’s newsletter email list, so I am always informed about when the next pop-ups are happening, and what the fun themes are! I thought I’d pass the latest announcements on to you, and I very much encourage you to sign up for their newsletter as well! The info to…
I get a lot of communications from a lot of people in the Asheville & WNC Food Scene and I try to pass as many of their messages, news items, announcements, and special events on to you as I can. Here are some of the most recent, collected together and presented to you as… THE…
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…
How to Become a Food Writer in 3 easy steps… Eat food! Write about it. Repeat often. Yeah, Man! I’ve got a great job. I eat food, and then I write about it. Well, it’s not so much a job as it is a very expensive hobby that I sometimes get paid for. I haven’t…
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! On Tuesday December 1st, Joe and I recorded one of our best episodes of AVL Food Fans yet! Our special guest was Fred Dehlow from Geraldine’s Bakery, and he was a great! He’s a thoughtful guy, who runs a terrific business, and makes awesome scratch-made baked goods. He even brought us some! Joe…
Stu Helm: Food Fan 