Food in brief, the local edition
Looks like Monday is lending itself well to a brief round-up of what’s going on around these parts.
~ Nona Mia has shot to the top of my Asheville Italian list. A full review is coming, but man oh man do they serve delicious food. No website, can’t seem to find a menu online, but trust me. They have worked out their kinks since the original review was published.
~ Appalachian Vintner is open for business and humming along. Excellent, thoughtful, well-organized wine selection. You can tell that this place is run by people with a passion, not only for wine but for connecting people to wine. They host an indoor tailgate market every Saturday from 10-3. Website is still in production, but they do have a Facebook page that’s getting a lot of love. Go show ‘em some.
~ I had the opportunity to meet and speak with David Mason, owner of Black Mountain Chocolate. Super nice guy with an awesome “So how’d you come to Asheville?” story.
~Various discoveries at App Vintner (including some delectable raw honey from Sweet Betty Bee’s) led to a Saturday afternoon brunch of scrambled eggs with Spinning Spider Creamery Chevre, grape tomatoes, green onions and cilantro with a side of Trumpeter Malbec Syrah. And pretzels dipped in Lusty Monk mustard. And nun’s puffs.
Funny, I just noticed the religious theme. Nuns and monks make for a tasty Saturday.
~ EDtF is still in progress. After a brief departure on Saturday (App Vintner + Nona Mia = can you blame me?), Monday marks Day 7. Huzzah!
Umm, excuse me, you cannot pimp the nun’s puffs without even mentioning my brilliance!!
(That’s my giddy face. I’m kind of giddy.)
@Nikki I mention you so often I figured the next step was to either take a break or have you write up a short bio so people know who this strange person is. Seriously though, they turned out well. I was impressed with the eggy insides. And I left out the beets. Ah, well.