Chef Herve This’ accent is as thick as béarnaise sauce, but I’m pretty sure I’ve heard him right.
"Barbecue, we have to avoid," he said.
This is a culinary visionary, not a...
Drinking and books: It seems like a natural combination. How many times have you had a page-turner in hand but then thought, "Hmm, I need a drink."
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Or, conversely, how many times have...
There are probably people playing hockey in Utah. Surely there's a football player biding his time on an Arizona gridiron, and a point guard fated to punch a clock in Maine.
But as anyone who lives in a...
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It's closing in on eight in the evening, and the Bier Garden is bustling. In some ways, this long-established Haywood Street joint seems like three places in one: There are the game rooms off to the side,...
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Flavor: Honest comfort food
Ambiance: None
Price: $2-$5
Where: Exxon, 203 N.C. Highway 9, Black Mountain (breakfast and lunch) and The White Horse, 105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain (late night)
Contact:...
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It's midnight in downtown Asheville, and the Phish show has just let out, pouring thousands of happy phans into the streets.
Photo by Jason Sandford
Here they are, at the Rankin Vault: "They really know their...
When Hermelinda Luviano offered me one of the lunch plates her hard-working crew at Delicias Latinas had prepared, I hesitated. While I was eager to sample whatever was responsible for the rich aroma emanating...
It's early evening at College Street Pub & Grill in the middle of the week.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Tuesday and Thursday are "Party Nights" at College Street, with a bevy of specials ($2 Margaritas, 35 cent...
Editor's note: The new Grand Bohemian Hotel's restaurant is intended to inspire the eater's inner Victorian-era hunter. In that spirit, we felt it was only appropriate to review the Red Stag Grill in the style...
Famed hoop dancer Eddie Swimmer last year became the first Cherokee director of "Unto These Hills," the Qualla Boundary's outdoor drama -- still popular at age 60. And over at Tribal Grounds Coffee, another...
Flavor: Inventive continental
Ambiance: White tablecloths, a piano player and the region's longest wine list
Price: $10-$39
Where: 290 Macon Ave.
Contact: 252-2711
Hours: Mon.-Thu., 6 -9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 6-9:30...
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Nova bartender Justin Crawford goes down the ranks of silver shakers like a field marshal, taking a moment to eyeball a cocktail ingredient before adding it to the mix.
Cocktail culture, one drink at a time: A...