How Sweet It Is: Small Cuban restaurant gets five stars for staples
There’s a lot going on at tiny Sweet Plantain Grill, where three food professionals wielding decades of combined experience in the nutrition and…
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Apple of the Industry’s Eye
Fifth-generation apple grower Kenny Barnwell, namesake of the wholesale business Kenny Barnwell Orchard in Edneyville, made recent news for nabbing East Region Apple Grower…
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The Silo Cookhouse Dishes Up Hyper-Local Fare
Americans don’t like radishes. Spicy yet spiritless, these pungent roots do little to please the palate. And so, we pick them off our salads…
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A Taste for Competition
“It was uncharted territory — happening on back-to-back nights,” says Jennifer Currie of Clyde, who earned the rare honor of winning not one…
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A Slice of History
“The NC Tomato Man” is a green-thumbed genealogist Since publishing his first book, Epic Tomatoes, in 2012, Craig “The NC Tomato Man” LeHoullier has…
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Empire of the Sea
Made-to-order authenticity is the focus of Mariscos Year by year, Mauricio Montano has been building a restaurant empire. Since opening El Paso in 2000,…
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Revelry in Recovery
Hendersonville’s first “sober bar” will open on Grove Street The buzz is building in Hendersonville about plans to open Henderson County’s first sober bar,…
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Golden Hour
Tina and Her Pony are back in the saddle with the soulful Marigolds When it comes to Tina and Her Pony, the name is…
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Back to Not-So-Basics
Jesse Roque’s latest twist is a Creole-leaning French bistro Jesse Roque is no stranger to a new adventure. Since opening her flagship restaurant Never…
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Shakedown Lounge lets kava lovers drink local
The Depot District continues to expand and flourish, this time with an exotic offering. The Shakedown Lounge Kava Bar opened in December, giving…
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