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2009-11-08T10:09:00.001-05:00

Don't Miss This! Chefs Outdo Themselves For Hendersonville Crawl

2009-11-05T07:30:00.014-05:00

If you make it to nothing else this Fall, be sure to make it to Hendersonville's first ever After Apples Small Plate Crawl - Wednesday November 11th, 11:30AM to 9:00PM!

Chefs at TWENTY THREE (23!) downtown Hendersonville, NC restaurants have put together FABULOUS Small Plate Menus, showing off their cuisine and talent.

Crawl from restaurant to restaurant with your PASSPORT, purchasing whatever Plate strikes your fancy. Buy Plates at 5 or more restaurants and you're eligible to enter your Passport into a Prize Drawing. Include a restaurant that's more than one block off of Main Street in the 5 and DOUBLE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING!

RSVP/REGISTER with your best estimate of how many will be Crawling so the restaurants can be ready.

When I saw some of the menus, I told PIC we'll have to bring a cooler!

Inn on Church Street

ALL SMALL PLATES $4 each, TRY ALL 5 FOR $18

Vegetarian Black Bean Cake
Topped with Pico De Gallo and Cilantro Sour Cream served with a side of Organic Greens
Fried Green Tomatoes
With Wilted Greens, Jalapeño Pimento Cheese and Crispy Vidalia Onions, served
on a Bed of Cinnamon Tomato Sauce
Homemade Chicken Breast Salad On Mini Toasted Ciabatta Served with a small side Salad
Curry Chicken Crepes - Poached Chicken Breast Bound in a Mild Curry Cream Sauce and Rolled in Basmati, Rice Crepes, Topped with Dried Fruit Chutney, Toasted Almonds and a Dollop of Yogurt
Grilled Rueben Sandwich
Hand Sliced Oven-Roasted Corned Beef, Griddled Sauerkraut, Slice of Swiss Cheese and Homemade Thousand Island Dressing on Mini Rye bread served with a small side Salad

Sinbad Restaurant

Seared Sea Scallops with lemon, basil and brown Butter $4.00
Petite Lamb Moussaka with Marinara sauce $4.00
Garlic/rosemary marinate grilled lamb chop with feta/Mint sauce $4.00
Lamb’s lover: Shank and Moussaka $8.00
Lamb, chicken or shrimp curry with rice $6.00
Chicken’s lover: Almond, kabob and curry $6.00
Mini mezze: hummus, baba, falafel and tabouleh $5.00
Sampler of home made ice creams and sorbets $3.00
Sampler of home made desserts: baklawa and mousse Cake. $3.00

Blue Water Seafood Co & Wine Market

seared sea scallops with cauliflower puree $8
fried oysters with pickled onion and apple aioli $6
fried pickled okra with horseradish cream sauce $2
shrimp cocktail $4
key lime pie $3

Mikes on Main Street

Appetizer - Sweet Corn Nugget Basket $ 4.99
Soups- Homemade Cream of Asparagas $ 2.59 cup
Homemade Balack Bean wtih Ham $ 2.59
Sandwiches - 1/2 Homemade Chicken Salad $ 4.99
1/2 Homemade Egg Salad $ 3.99
1/2 Homemade White Albacore Tuna Salad $ 4.99
Michael's Homemade Pimento Cheese Sandwich $3.99
Sandwich & Soup Combo Plate $ 6.99
Homemade BBQ & Shoestring Frie Basket $6.99
Dessert- Homemade Creamcheese Pie $ 3.99

Hannah Flanagan's Pub

crab dip tarts $3.00
Baby sweet potato and butternut squash pies $3.00
Reuben bites $3.00

Mean Mr. Mustard's Cafe

Chef Brian's soup of the day served with fresh-baked focaccia bread. Cup $3.50 Bowl $5.50
The Roast Beef Richards
Thinly sliced roast beef topped with braised red cabbage, bleu cheese crumbles, crispy onions, seasonal exotic greens, with basil mayo on fresh-baked fococcia. $4.25
The Walrus Chicken Salad Sandwich
Diced chicken breast with red grapes, almonds, raisins, and cilantro served with tomato and greens on fresh baked focaccia bread. $3.50
A Night at the Opera Salad
Fresh sliced pears, roasted pecans, crumbled bleu cheese, shaved carrots served on mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette. $3.50

Mountain Deli

Baked Goat Cheese in Marinara Pool with Toast Points $4.95
Hummus Plate with Warm Pita Bread and Accompaniments $6.95
Mini Corned Beef on Marble Rye with Deli Mustard $3.95

Thai Spice

Crispy Spinach $4.95
Organic baby spinach breaded and fried served with pineapple dipping sauce
Signature Crispy Roll $3.95
Family Style Crispy Roll served with plum sauce and special pickle
Apple Salad $7.95
Fresh Granny Smith apple, carrot, tomato cooked shrimps and roasted
peanut flavored with lime dressing
Chicken Panang Curry $7.95
Special Thai Curry with lemongrass aroma served over jasmine rice
and ground peanut on top
Vegetarian Pepper Steak $7.95
Stir-fired our signature crispy tofu with light brown sauce and pineapple

"TRY ALL for $29"

Picasso's

Italian Panini Sampler $4.50
Two sample size Panini accompanied by your choice of side
Trio de Salade $4.00
Choose three Broccoli & Roquefort Salade ~ Carrot & Pineapple Salade ~ Mediterranean Potato Salade ~ Greek Pasta Salade ~ Picasso's Chicken Salade ~ Tuna Salade
Quiche $4.00
Spinach Feta & Mushroom Served with fresh fruit
Pumpkin Walnut Soup $2.00
Trio dei Dolci $3.00
Chocolate & Raspberry Tulips, Piccolo Bigne Alla Panna, Petits fours

Never Blue

Shrimp and Grits $4.75
fresh coastal SC shrimp sauteed in house-made spicy tasso ham gravy served over smoked cheddar cream grits garnished with fried spinach
Warm Tomato Salad $3.25
fire roasted, greenhouse Campari petit tomatoes, dusted with hauloomi cheese and fresh basil drizzled with champagne-shallot vinaigrette
Billy Bread $3.00
warm baguette slathered with house-made herbed goat cheese, marinated artichoke hearts, and baby arugula with garlic infused evoo
Mussels $4.50
fresh curry-coconut broth steamed mussels served with fried pita for the juice
Churrasco Beef $4.75
chimichurri marinated beef tenderloin with black beans and saffron basmati rice topped with Chilean pebre salsa
Black Bottom - White Chocolate Banana Cream Pie $2.00
Milk Chocolate Double Fudge Peppermint Brownie Parfait $2.00

ENTER TO WIN ONE OF THESE PRIZES

• $50 Cash
• 2010 WNC Insider Membership
• 2010 WNC Insider Membership
• Free Breakfast or Lunch for Two at Mean Mr. Mustard’s Café
• Dinner for Two at Hannah Flanagan’s
• $30 Gift Certificate for Sinbad
• $25 Gift Certificate for Never Blue
• $25 Gift Certificate for Mrs. G and Me
• $25 Gift Certificate for Thai Spice
• $25 Gift Certificate for Blue Water Seafood
• $25 Gift Certificate for Picasso’s
• Bottle of wine from Flight (must be 21 or older)
• Bottle of wine from Flight (must be 21 or older)
• Six Pack of Red Stripe Beer (must be 21 or older)
• Two tickets to Flat Rock Playhouse

Presented by Hendersonville Epicurean

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Event Logo design by evoke - joelmathison@hotmail.com

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The Back Room - November News

2009-11-03T19:16:00.002-05:00

The Back Room at Flat Rock Wine Shoppe is sporting a new Fall menu:

They now offer many half plates for those with lighter appetites.

The lunch menu is offered Tuesday-Saturday from 11:00am to 9:00pm, with the dinner menu starting at 5:00pm and goes until at least 9:00pm which gives you the choice of selecting from the lunch or dinner menu. Late night menu is served all day and goes until midnight!

Wednesday is "Pasta Night" create your own pasta dish for just $10.00. Friends of mine have done "Pasta Night" and loved it.

Click Music in The Back Room to check out this weeks music.

To celebrate The Back Room's one year anniversary, they're offering: 1) two for one covers Fridays and Saturdays for the month of November and 2) two for one appetizers all day on Thursdays. Nice. If you haven't been yet, these specials should get you over there.

The Flat Rock Wine Shoppe offers a wide variety of wines for your everyday needs or holiday get togethers. They say they can find the perfect wine for any budget. Wines start at $7.99.

Flat Rock Wine Shoppe and The Back Room

2702 Greenville Hwy

Singleton Centre

Flat Rock, NC 28731

828-697-6828

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Can't Decide?

2009-11-01T21:00:00.003-05:00

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Black Saturday - Golden Breakfast

2009-11-01T15:45:00.007-05:00

Black Saturday in Boone, NC means gridlock on streets, at motels and in restaurants. It means Appalachian State University Mountaineer Football! Parking lots throughout town as well as on campus begin filling with tailgaters early in the day.

Compared to App State, football at my Alma mater was a sand-lot pick-up game. I haven't had so much fun in I don't know how long - yelling at the top of my lungs, helping the Halfback run by leaning toward the goal line. My only complaint was having to balance while standing on the aluminum bleacher seat throughout the entire game. Kinda like being at a concert. Guess the players are a little like rock stars.

Our Saturday morning began with a fabulous breakfast at Melanie's Food Fantasy. They're located right in the middle of old town at 664 West King St., Boone, NC 28607 (828) 263-0300.

Would it be worth a two hour drive from Hendersonville to Boone just for a meal at Melanie's? Surprisingly, I'm not sure how I'd answer that question.

We stood, enjoying (enduring) a light mist and pretty steady breeze during the game, but until about an hour before game time, the weather was Autumn-beautiful. The deck at Melanie's was heaven.

As soon as your meal arrives, you know this place is special. I immediately recognized a little cup of real maple syrup on my plate of French Toast ($5.95) made with Melanie's homemade bread. Actually, the bread used to be made at Melanie's, but they got too busy to do their own baking. Their recipe is now made exclusively for them by nearby Stick Boy Bread Company, 345 Hardin St., Boone, NC 2860 (828) 268-9900.

Everything on my plate was delicious, including the fruit. The toast had been comfort-food seasoned to French Toast aficionado standards and it's texture was perfect.

PIC's Western Omelet ($6.95) was chock full of Canadian bacon, onion, green pepper, tomato and cheddar cheese. It was served with choice of homefries or grits and homemade toast w/jelly or apple butter. As you can see, PIC went with the homefries.

Funny, but many breakfast places around Hendersonville don't offer omelets. This one was moist inside, not underdone and cooked perfectly on the outside.

While driving around Boone, we spotted a few interesting things I'd like to share with you just for the heck of it.

These stone sculptures/creations and more, were in someone's front yard. Someone that's obviously creative!

This cemetery looked so peaceful. Those interred there have a great view, too.

Another local built this old-west replica on their property. These people have way too much time on their hands. I'm not complaining, mind you - I love stumbling onto things like this.

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Flight - November News

2009-11-01T13:30:00.002-05:00

Thanksgiving Day...

Flight will be closed. We will be open on Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28, usually a busy weekend! Please make reservations so you are not disappointed!

November Cocktail Specials

Cran-Peartini
Cranberry and Pear

Toasted Almond
Creamy Almond Coffee

The Winter Cocktail
Rum and Canton Liqueur

4th and Main
The Beloved Classic

Check out Flight Savor Fare for behind the scenes info from Flight!

November Wine Tastings

Every Wednesday evening from 5 pm to 6:30 pm, join Nan Jennings, Flight's sommelier, in the Vault to taste two white and two red wines. Chef Rob offers tasty small plates as well. There is no cost if you dine with us; $10 per person for the tasting alone.

Nov 4 Australia: Taste what's up down under

Nov 11 Best blends: Blends used both in classic & offbeat wines

Nov 18 California: World class wines from America's best growing area - so far

Nov 25 Holidays: Come and preview wines for your holiday table

$2 Microbrews on Tap and $2 Bar Snacks

Artisanal cheese plate
Ahi seared tuna
Beef carpaccio
Pommes frites

Hercules douple ipa-is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, fit for the gods. HERCULES delivers a huge amount of hops from start to finish. Its hefty backbone of nutty, malty sweetness balances its aggressive hop profile. 10% ABV

Founders Porter Pours silky black with a creamy tan head. The nose is sweet with strong chocolate and caramel malt presence. Cozy like velvet. It's a lover, not a fighter.

Bell's Java Stout
The satisfying elements of both stout and coffee come together in this full-bodied treat. A marriage of Sumatra's best with rich chocolate and roasted malt provides for a truly enlightening beer

Monkshine - Belgian Pale Ale

(Beers are changed frequently, but this is what is in the house now!)

Make on-line instant confirmed reservations online at Flight Wood Grill & Wine Bar. Of course, you can call 828-694-1030 as well.

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Proud And Wowed! Hendersonville's Youth Get Served

2009-10-31T22:01:00.010-04:00

Prepare to be impressed by what's happening in the space previously occupied by Crazy Lady Cafe, located at 121 W. Barnwell Street in Hendersonville.

Generation Y Youth Activity Center, sponsored by MyPlace, Inc. (scroll to bottom of linked page for interesting video), a nonprofit working toward positive youth development, has set up shop. Their Mission Statement:

“My Place” is a non-profit, transitional housing program for “unaccompanied” and homeless youth in Hendersonville, NC between the ages of 18 and 24. The comprehensive program incorporates counseling and support services, leadership development and parenting skills training, job/college readiness and placement support, and family re-integration where appropriate.

The Youth Activity Center space is big, but they haven't had a problem filling it with an amazing array of youth oriented services.

We're talking a Self-Paced Accredited High School (kids earn a diploma, not a GED), Walk-In Crisis Center, Generation Y (which encompasses a Recording Studio, Game Room, Fitness Center and Club Pulse), My Place Thrift Shop (benefits My Place and Generation Y) and Bubbalini's Diner/Restaurant (scroll to bottom of linked page to see video). It looks like they also have a radio program, Voices - Teen Talk Radio, planned.

(Window sign for Club Pulse)

(Bubbalini's Interior)
As of this writing, Bubbalini's is serving lunch, but might be serving breakfast, too. Call 828-458-1862 for current hours and to-go orders. Bubbalini's menu can be seen here.

The Hendersonville Times-News covered the opening of My Place in this "Kids Find a Place All Their Own" article.

The Generation Y Youth Activity Center has been a natural "next step" for Embracing Simplicity Hermitage, a Buddhist retreat and meditation center in Hendersonville that is also a new Henderson County-based shelter for homeless teens and young adults.

This June 1, 2009 Times-News article, "At-risk youth learn to garden" talks about two previously established My Place projects, Growing Healthy Together and Youth Build of WNC.

Youth participating in Growing Healthy Together "learn how to cultivate soil, grow and can vegetables, and develop some entrepreneurial skills to sell the veggies and flowers".

Youth Build of WNC's goal is to develop 16 townhouses that will be built by about 30 at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24. It will focus on helping My Place youth and others develop entrepreneurial skills and self reliance to build their independence.

Latest for My Place is My Place Produce. They've teamed with Anything Green Online to sell fresh produce online and in local grocery stores. The produce will carry a My Place label and be sold at competitive prices. A portion of each sale will be donated to My Place.

My Place is asking "1 million students with homes to help 1 million homeless students" by adding their name to those asking local grocery stores to carry My Place Produce.

PIC and I got to know some of these kids while helping them complete college Financial Aid forms at a local high school. They're awesome kids with so much to offer. All they need is a little help and it looks like Hendersonville is where they're going to get it.

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Gluten-Free NEWS - Restaurant Finder & Avl Potluck Invitation

2009-10-31T20:09:00.003-04:00

Leah McGrath, Ingles Nutritionist and Founder of Gluten-Free Asheville and WNC, sent me a link to a great site that hosts a Gluten-Free Restaurant search engine. You can search by "distance from zip code" or by an "advanced search" where you enter specifics you're looking for.

Leah also sent out an Avl GIG Holiday Party invitation to all who would like to attend:

When: November 8, 2009 - 1:00pm

Holiday Gluten Free Potluck Party
This is our biggest social event of the year. All members
of Asheville GIG and the Hendersonville Celiac Support
Groups are encouraged to attend. Please bring one or
two covered dishes to share, being sure to provide an
ingredient list or recipe to place with your dish.

Directions to The Holiday Party
From I-40 take exit 44 (Enka-Candler). Turn right off the exit
ramp onto 19-23 South. Drive approximately 3 miles and turn
right onto Justice Ridge Road. Drive approximately 1 mile.
The Farm (Barn) entrance is on the left.

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AB Tech Culinary - Northeast U.S. Buffet Lunch & Dinner

2009-10-30T19:00:00.003-04:00

Lee Sokol, of AB Tech's Culinary Department sent out the following announcement and Thursday, November 5, 2009 Northeast U.S. Buffet Lunch & Dinner Menu.

Continuing with tradition, we will offer buffet service for both lunch and dinner in the Magnolia dining rooms. The buffet will include appetizers, soup, salads, entrees, side dishes, desserts and beverages. The price will be approximately $ 9.95. We will be glad to take reservations for tables of two to eight persons.

As well as our wonderful Magnolia buffet service, we now take great pride in providing exceptional service and cuisine in the Fernihurst dining rooms. This season's evening dining experience in Fernihurst is a three-course meal consisting of a choice of three appetizers, six entrees and three desserts representing the weekly themed cuisine, plus coffee or tea. The price will be based on the entree of choice and include all three courses. The price will range from approximately $ 13.95 to $ 15.95. For evening dining in Fernihurst, we can accept limited reservations for parties of two to six persons.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling Lee Sokol at 254-1921 ext.244 after 10:00 AM on the Monday of the week you would like to dine. Seating for the lunch buffet in Magnolia will be at 12:00, 12:30 and 1:00 PM. Seating for the dinner buffet in Magnolia will be at 6:00, 6:30 and 7:00 PM. Seating for the evening dinner service in Fernihurst will be at 6:00 and 6:30 PM.

Please be aware that reservations usually go very quickly, so we recommend that you call as close to 10:00 AM on Mondays as possible. Also, please be aware that we do not accept credit cards. Payment can be made with cash or check.

Northeast U.S. Buffet Lunch and Dinner Menus

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Pumpkin Pancakes @ The Fletcher House This Weekend

2009-10-30T16:44:00.002-04:00

Folks at The Fletcher House are excited about offering Pumpkin Pancakes this weekend! They say they've found what they think is a crowd-pleaser recipe.

They are also serving three dishes as specials tonight and tomorrow. Fresh Pan Seared Salmon with a Tomato Basil Vinaigrette, Salad, Pasta & Garlic Toast, Shrimp and Broccoli over pasta with Alfredo sauce, salad and garlic toast, and Grilled Greek Chicken over a pesto penne pasta with baby spinach and feta cheese with a Greek Salad and toast. All these dishes are under $15.00.

The Fletcher House
A Country Cookin Restaurant
4055 Hendersonville Road
Fletcher, N.C. 28732
(828) 651-8112

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Sylva Blackout? Go to "Plan D"

2009-10-29T21:28:00.003-04:00

"D" as in "Dillsboro", that is.

Traveling South on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Hendersonville this time of year, the scenery is amazing. Long range views of blue mountain ridges, one behind another, contrasted by a foreground of flaming foliage on hillsides folding over each other in some riotous game of "top this!"

Plan A: lunch at one of the restaurants on West Main Street in Sylva after a Fall drive on the Parkway.

Plan Foiled: town of Sylva blacked out. We're guessing someone on the road construction crew cut the wrong cable.

This was not a pretty picture. One restaurant was filling with a thick haze from the kitchen as the non-functioning hood vent refused smoke from the grill.

Plan D: head out of town, through all the intersections with non-functioning traffic lights, to Dillsboro, hoping to find a good lunch place.

Much to our surprise, we stumbled across Kostas Family Restaurant! No, it's not related to our South Asheville Kosta's, but a recent addition to a Florida family's "Kostas Family Restaurant" holdings.

They'd been open since mid-August and were doing a good business. Of course, all of us who'd been in Sylva for lunch were now greeting each other at Kostas.

Kostas interior is open, spacious and has a clean, fresh feel.

PIC and I chose to enjoy the great weather and sit outside on the deck that fronts the entire length of the building (see top photo).

I couldn't resist taking this shot of my soup spoon standing at attention in the lusciously thick cup of Split Pea "soup of the day" (Cup/$1.95, Bowl/$3.50).

Last night we had dinner with friends and they were laughing about my occasional pictures of food taken with bites missing. Well, David and Laura, it happened again. This Chicken Caesar Pita ($6.95) was so tempting, I completely forgot to take a photo before diving in.

Check out the strips of chicken breast in this thing. Can there be too much chicken? The Romaine and diced tomatoes were in there, topped, along with the chicken, with Parmesan and Caesar dressing. The wrap was deliciously flavored, but I would have preferred a little less chicken and a little more Romaine.

PIC's Patty Melt ($6.75) (Grilled Melt?) consisted of a grilled Angus patty on grilled rye bread with American cheese and grilled onions and came with fries. This nice burger alternative was cooked as ordered, served good and hot and thoroughly enjoyed by PIC.

Homemade Greek Rice Pudding ($2.50) was a must try for me. What made it Greek? The server said she thought there might be Vodka or Ouzo in it, but that was not the case. Wishful thinking perhaps? Regardless, it was absolutely wonderful, Greek, American, Asian, whatever. I love rice pudding and this was a good one served in a very generous portion!

It looks like Kostas is working on a website, but they do have an active Facebook page. Restaurateurs take note - if you don't have a website (for some insane reason) at least get a (FREE and EASY) Facebook Page up and running.

Kostas Family Restaurant
489 Haywood Rd
Dillsboro, NC 28725
(828) 631-0777

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Three Chopt Gets Dressed

2009-10-29T06:50:00.004-04:00

Someone at Three Chopt Sandwich Shop has decided to dress up their window.

Not as dramatic as the Asheville window below, where the stars are sold, but it still made me smile!

Three Chopt Sandwich Shoppe
103 3rd Ave E
Hendersonville, NC 28792-4303
(828) 692-0228

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AB Tech Culinary - Chinese Buffet

2009-10-26T06:29:00.003-04:00

Lee Sokol, of AB Tech's Culinary Department sent out the following announcement and Thursday, October 29, 2009 Chinese Buffet Lunch menu:

We will offer buffet service for lunch only on October 29th in the Magnolia dining rooms. The buffet will include appetizers, soup, salads, entrees, side dishes, desserts and beverages. The price will be approximately $ 9.95. We will be glad to take reservations for tables of two to eight persons.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling Lee Sokol at 254-1921 ext.244 after 10:00 AM on the Monday of the week you would like to dine. Seating for the lunch buffet in Magnolia will be at 12:00, 12:30 and 1:00 PM.

Please be aware that reservations usually go very quickly, so we recommend that you call as close to 10:00 AM on Mondays as possible. Also, please be aware that we do not accept credit cards. Payment can be made with cash or check.

October 29, 2009 - Chinese Buffet Lunch Menu

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Italian Wine Dinner @ Blue Water Seafood

2009-10-25T22:12:00.003-04:00

Blue Water Seafood and Wine Market is presenting an evening of Italian Food and Wine on November 3 at 6:00PM.

Chef Cody Stokes will prepare present the tasty dishes, while Todd Ruby of Marc Di Grecy wine imports will discuss the wines.

Steamed Clams,Mussels, Mediterranean Octopus, paired with Bisci Verdicchio

Crab Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp W/ Smoked Tomato Relish, paired with Antonio Caggiano Tari

Italian Cheese & Olives paired with Terenzuola Vermentino

Lamb Sausage Ravioli W/Roasted Red Pepper pesto paired with Seghesio Dolcetto

Braised Wild Boar paired with Ambra Carmignano Santa Cristina

Osso Bucco paired with Mazzi Valpolicella

Call Blue Water Seafood at 828-697-0503 to make reservations or to get further information.

Blue Water Seafood Co and Wine Market
532 Kanuga Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28739-5226
(828) 697-0503

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Happy Happy Joy Joy

2009-10-23T22:07:00.001-04:00

Underground Baking Co coming soon. Sq 1 Bistro and Underground Baking are joining forces, remodeling the Bistro's kitchen into a shared bakery/kitchen space.

Sq 1 Bistro
111 South Main Street
Hendersonville NC 28792
828.698.5598

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Table With a View Please

2009-10-22T22:14:00.001-04:00

PIC and I drove through the Pisgah National Forest (Brevard area entrance), up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and over to the Pisgah Inn for breakfast this morning. This is what we saw from our table:

(Click to enlarge photo)

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The Fletcher House - Menu Updates

2009-10-22T19:53:00.007-04:00

What do The Fletcher House and Guy Fieri's Food Network show, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives have in common? Recipes!

Fletcher House co-owner Chuck is a fan and has been testing recipes for some of the dishes featured on the show.

Testing must be over, because Chuck has just announced new Breakfast and Lunch menus. The Dinner menu has also seen its share of tweaking as Chuck and Fletcher House cooks try new entrees, such as Salmon Fettuccine.

One of my favorite new dishes is the Mac and Cheese side. They cook it when it's ordered (not ahead of time) right in the serving dish. You are presented with a lovely golden, crunchy/chewy crust on top, covering a multi-cheese, creamy mix of macaroni underneath. Not low-cal, but Yum!

If you haven't been in a while, take a look at the menus. Some items from the original menus are still there, but some new gems are mixed in. Prices are still very reasonable. And, they've added free Wi-Fi.

Breakfast Menu

Lunch Menu

The Fletcher House
4055 Hendersonville Rd.
Fletcher, NC.
(828) 651-8112

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The Back Room Hosts Italian Wine Dinner 10/27

2009-10-21T21:25:00.002-04:00

The Back Room at Flat Rock Wine Shoppe is hosting an Italian Wine Dinner at 6:00PM on Tuesday, October 27th.

Menu:
1st: Prosciutto wrapped grilled apples
2nd: Seafood, fennel and carrot stew
3rd: Goat cheese raviloi with garlic sage butter
4th: Veal Bracide: Braised stuffed veal slow cooked in sweet tomato sauce
Still working on dessert.

Each course will be paired with a wonderful Italian wine.

Cost: $50 (plus tax and gratuity) per person.

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Italian Wine Dinner @ Vue 10/26

2009-10-21T21:13:00.003-04:00

Italian Wine Dinner
Sunday, October 26th
6:00 p.m.

1st course:
trio of bruschetta

2nd course:
fresh Burgundy black truffle risotto

3rd course:
milk braised Berkshire pork shoulder

4th course:
chocolate-espresso tart, Meyer lemon pot de creme

Each course will be paired with a small production Italian wine.

$65.00 (tax & gratuity not included) reservations are required

Vue Wine Bar & kitchen
123 5th Avenue E
Hendersonville, NC 28792
(828) 698-7282
info@vuewinebar.com

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NEW - Massive Small Plate Crawl in Hendersonville!

2009-10-20T18:39:00.021-04:00

The Apple Festival is over, leaves have changed and are dropping. Does Hendersonville roll up the sidewalks and call it a season? Absolutely not! Hendersonville restaurants are throwing a party in the form of a massive "After Apples - Small Plate Crawl".

Grab your friends and head to Downtown Hendersonville on Wednesday, November 11th for the "After Apples - Small Plate Crawl 2009"!

Over 20 restaurants will create special Small Plate Menus featuring three to five dishes that represent their cuisine and Chef’s talent. Crawl from restaurant to restaurant from 11:30AM to 9:00PM - lunch and dinner hours - sampling the best of Hendersonville's culinary scene.

Print your Small Plate Passport here. Present the Passport when purchasing Small Plates for validation. Buy a Small Plate at 5 or more restaurants to qualify for a prize drawing. Include a restaurant more than one block off Main Street in the “5 or more” to double your prize winning chances! Drop the completed Passport off at any participating restaurant. Winners will be contacted by email.

It's requested that you register the number of people and time of day, if known, you think you'll be crawling to give the restaurants an idea of what to expect. They want to be prepared! REGISTER HERE.

Groups and sharing are okay so you don't get too full before trying all your favorite restaurants AND the ones you've always wanted to try. This is a rain or shine event. Small plates taste just as great when it's raining outside!

Participating Restaurants:

Daddy D’s Suber Soulfood ~ One Love Jamaican ~ Mona Lisa Restaurant ~ Champa Sushi & Thai ~ Flight Wood Grill & Wine Bar ~ Mountain Deli ~ Cypress Cellar Cajun ~ Mike’s On Main Street ~ Inn on Church Street ~ Sq 1 Bistro ~ Savannah’s Tea Room & Cafe ~ Never Blue ~ Sinbad Restaurant ~ Blue Water Seafood & Wine Market ~ Thai Spice ~ Black Rose Public House ~ Mezzaluna Pizza Company ~ Picasso’s ~ Three Chopt Sandwich Shoppe ~ Hannah Flanagan’s Pub ~ Mean Mr. Mustard’s Cafe ~ Mrs. G & Me and American Bistro ~ Living Room Coffeehouse & Cafe

The "After Apples - Small Plate Crawl" is Presented by Hendersonville Epicurean and Sponsored by WTZQ 1600AM. Logo design by evoke (joelmathison@hotmail.com).

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Wine Tasting Class & Rhone Valley Wines 101 @ Blue Water Seafood

2009-10-16T19:12:00.002-04:00

Blue Water Seafood and Wine Cellar is offering a Wine Tasting Class and Tasting "Rhone Valley Wines 101" on Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00PM.

Richard McKinney of Tryon Wine Distributors will present several red and white wines from the Rhone Valley and help you understand the different grape varietals, blends and styles of the region. Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne are but a few of the grapes that are native to the region.

The Blue Water kitchen will provide light fare to accompany the wines.

Cost is $20 including tax and gratuity. Call 697-0503 to reserve a space.

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Trend Watch - Premium Wine From a Tap?

2009-10-16T18:57:00.004-04:00

Wine served from a bar tap coming to a restaurant/bar near you?

Read this Nation's Restaurant News article, "Wine-filled barrels roll into vogue as economical, environmental alternative to bottles", to see why it's not such a bad idea even for premium wines and might actually catch on in Hendersonville as well as nationally.

Here's an overview excerpt:

"For starters, lower packaging and distribution costs and volume economies allow vintners to charge less for wine in barrels than they would for bottles. In turn, operators can offer attractive prices and still have a good profit margin. What’s more, the airtight barrel preserves wine far better than corks, stoppers or other methods. Finally, tap wines are friendlier to the environment than bottles, because they require much less packaging and shipping."

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Olde World Medieval Feast Brunch Buffet at Season's 10/25

2009-10-14T14:06:00.002-04:00

Season's Restaurant at Highland Lake Inn will celebrate the bounty of the season by offering a special Olde World Medieval Feast Brunch Buffet. The buffet will be held Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and will feature a variety of savory foods fit for royalty.

Highland Lake Inn's Medieval feasts are known for featuring aromatic and flavorful foods in very generous portions. They offer ornately decorated buffets, music and juggling through out the day.

Season's Olde World Medieval Fest Brunch Buffet will feature soups, salads, meats, vegetables and dessert items indicative of the Middle Ages. Among the featured selections in the authentic entree Juniper Berry, Clove, and Brown Sugar Brined Whole Suckling Pig and Crown Roast of Pork with Dried Fruit and Cornbread Stuffing Picked to Order with Fresh Fig Conserve.

Cost: $26.95 per person / $21.95 Seniors/ $13.50 Children under 12. Reservations for this buffet are suggested and can be made by calling (828) 696-9094 or (877) 394-4945. Click here to view the Olde World Medieval Fest Brunch Buffet menu in its entirety.

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Cooking Demo at The Fresh Market 10/17

2009-10-14T13:56:00.002-04:00

Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm The Fresh Market at 223 Greenville Highway in Hendersonville will be demonstrating how to prepare Seared Chicken Thighs with Malbec Plum Glaze (View Recipe) The moist, tender chicken thighs are pan seared in a spicy, sweet sauce. Seasoned just right, this dish is excellent served over garlic mashed potatoes or wild rice pilaf.

Professional Chef Earl Winspear will be demonstrating all the steps necessary to prepare this simple delicious entree. Each demonstration is free and takes approximately 10 minutes from start to finish, with a tasty sampling at the end.

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New Fall Menu at The Back Room

2009-10-14T08:40:00.003-04:00

The Back Room at Flat Rock Wine Shoppe has announced their new Fall menu. They began serving from this menu yesterday, October 13th. Looks pretty good.

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