As always this post comes with a disclaimer: this list of the ten best restaurants in Asheville, NC is our opinion only and will probably change as new restaurants open in town and chefs move from kitchen to kitchen. (Asheville …
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“What kind of a crazy title is that?”, I can hear you ask. And you are right, it is kind of a mash-up of topics but I have a reason: I want you to tell you about my interesting evening …
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I love it when the first Spring produce starts to come into the markets and stores. Here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast we like to use fruits and vegetables in season and by the end of winter the cupboard …
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I have a confession to make: I am one of those sappy people who love weddings. The fuss and mess which bothers so many other people seems to me to be a pretty small price to pay for such a …
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What do violets, chickweed, dandelions, onion grass and May apples all have in common? They are all edible plants. And that fact is just the barest scratching on the surface of the things we learned when we went mushroom hunting …
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At our last Chef’s Challenge Dinner, Chestnut owner and executive chef, Joe Scully, took us downstairs to see the kitchen where the dinners were prepped. Of course, by that point the prep work had been finished and the kitchen was …
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This past weekend we celebrated a friend’s birthday at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast and the opening of a new restaurant downtown: Seven Sows Bourbon and Larder. Here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast we are very excited about Asheville’s …
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I had pretty much decided that I wasn’t going to write any more posts about the WNC Magazine Chef’s Challenge for my Carolina Bed & Breakfast blog in Asheville. Not that they aren’t great, because they are, but because there …
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It seems like most towns in America have an old road which was once the primary route to the next town but has since been bypassed by a much faster highway. No longer a major commercial artery, these roads are …
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I’m pretty sure I’ve said this before but one of the great pleasures of being an innkeeper at our Bed and Breakfast in Asheville North Carolina comes from our encounters with some of the truly interesting and unique craftsmen and …
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