Fishing for Something Different
Mauricio Montano doesn’t care about comfort food — at least not when it comes to his latest venture, Mariscos, a high-concept restaurant specializing in…
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Flood of Favorites
Because their stated theme is “approachable French,” restaurateurs Janna and Chuck Watson probably couldn’t help naming their new restaurant after Western North Carolina’s famous…
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Modest Dreams, Major Taste
Thanks to reality TV, today’s career cooks are expected to be entertainingly tyrannical and/or ultra-charismatic — obsessive-compulsive at the very least. And chefs don’t…
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The Secret Life of Protein
Once January arrives, carrying its wind of cold regret, it’s time to seriously reassess one’s wellness goals. Gym memberships skyrocket this time of year,…
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The Family Food Truck
Since opening in July, Claudio Romero, a native of Argentina and owner of Baires Authentic Argentinian Food Truck, has been bringing Hendersonville vibrantly tasty…
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Extra Everything
You can’t really go wrong with pizza, so the challenge in the fickle restaurant business — and especially in a changeable tourist element like…
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Swimming Through the Trends
Industrial pendant lamps have become trendy in vacation homes and rustic-décor gastropubs — thick-rimmed, steel, hanging low over kitchen islands and bars like pocket…
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Local eatery Pisgah Fish Camp, owned and operated by the Hawkins family since 1968, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As countless other area restaurants…
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Surviving With Flavor
“Hard as a hickory nut” is an old-timey saying, and presumably Hickory Nut Gorge holds a fair amount of this namesake specimen. But…
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Rocks and Water
In Western NC’s skittish entrepreneurial scene, where bistros and breweries pop up like privet bloom but often don’t last the season, the independent coffee…
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