The 2019 Asheville Do-nut Thro-down and Bake Sale
The 2019 Asheville Do-Nut Thro-Down and Bake Sale: A sweet little competition and fundraiser happening Wednesday, April 24th!
The 2019 Asheville Mac ‘n’ Cheese Challenge
The 2019 Asheville Mac ‘n’ Cheese Challenge featured 10 competitors, all of them among Asheville elite comfort food makers, food competition veterans, and past winners. Who won this year? The results are in!
2018 WNC Battle of the Burger Breakdown
As is the case every year, the judges are given no indication of who’s burger is who’s, this is a blind taste test. The entries are served on color-coded plates that match to a score sheet that the judges take notes on, and rate the competitors on a 1 – 10 scale, with 10 being best. Judges do occasionally dip into the negative numbers, but that’s rare. My scores this year went from a disappointing 3 to a perfect 10. My personal top 5, in descending order, were…
Stu Helm’s 2018 Asheville Mac ‘n’ Cheese Challenge
The 2018 Asheville Mac ‘n’ Cheese Challenge is underway! Dozens of nominees have been winnowed down to 10 competitors, who will go in front of 4 judges, until there is only 1 champion! On August 22nd the best mac ‘n’ cheese in Asheville will be chosen. Read all the details and meet the competitors here…
Stu Helm’s Eat of the Week: Mac ‘n’ Cheese at Foothills Local Meats
I asked Facebook to weigh in with nominees for best mac ‘n’ cheese in Asheville, and there were some great suggestions, most of which I didn’t necessarily disagree with, but I definitely have my own thoughts about who has the best Mac ‘n’ Cheese in town. Here’s one of those thoughts.
VIDEO: Bangin’ Out Some Bangers with Chef Greg at West Asheville’s Barleycorn Pub
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…
Stu Helm: Food Fan 