Plan to join us for the kickoff to the Wednesday Tailgate Market season. The farmers are providing the ingredients, and we're cooking for you - a Gourmet Comfort Food meal of the season. Yuh-UM! 

 

We'll have foods from B+L Organics, Firefly Farms, Gaining Ground Farms, Green Toe Ground Farms, fresh fish from the coast, fresh breads from Farm and Sparrow and more.  It all depends on the weather.  It'll be good.  Do plan to come. (call 252-1500 to save yourselves seats.)

 

We're pleased to be a part of this important benefit once again.

Thursday is Asheville's Dining out for Life day.

 

Plan to come have low-key breakfast or casual comfort food for lunch with us.  Dinner to go is another option, though I suggest you spread yourself out and take a group to a participating restaurant for dinner that night.  20% of the day's sales go to helping people with AIDS (yes, there are people here who need this kind of help).

 

Follow the link below to find a list of all the participating restaurants.  Make a reservation somewhere.  And come see us during the day.  Ok?

 

Adam snuck into town the other day.  He was all smiles.  The main reason was that his sweet boy Henry, the one who just had a second bone marrow transplant, is really getting better.  This procedure seems to be working and Henry is getting stronger and stronger.  He now only needs to be seen once a week.  A marvel.

 

The other reason he was smiling was because he was in town to discuss renovating the family kitchen.  This means they are coming home.  We still don't know when, but it is really going to happen.

 

Here are our dinners for the week. Order by noon and we'll have your dinner ready to pick up by 3. We are open until 8 now which makes it easy for you to dawdle if you like. Feel free to stay right here with us if you like. We'll reheat your meal and stay out of your way.

 

Monday April 26

Elsie’s Chicken Baked in Wine 11.25

 

Tuesday April 27

Local Lamb Burgers with Roasted Potatoes 11

 

Wednesday April 28

Spicy Shrimp, Artichokes, and Potato Gnocchi 12.75

 

Thursday April 29

Pot Roast with Spring Vegetables 12.50

 

Friday April 30

Chicken Tandoori with Curried Cous-cous 11.25

 

* these are gluten free

 

(though it is important to know that

We make a special casserole each week.

 

Order by noon or so. Order a half if you have around 4 folks. If you have a bigger group, or you just like leftovers, order a full-sized one.

 

Then come pick up between 3:00 and 8:00. (Or bring a gang and enjoy your dinner right here. We do have beer and wine by the glass, you know.)

 

 

Please order by phone (252-1500) or stop in to speak to one of us in person.

 

This week's casserole is:

 

Wednesday, April 28

Chicken Pot Pie

with a Fried Green Tomato Crust

Half: 17.50 Full: 35

 

We're now making Lasagna every Friday. Here's this Friday's offering:

 

Friday, April 30

Mexican Beef with Mole

Half: 22.50 Full: 45

 

Call 252-1500 to order yours.

I coined the term, trying to describe the kind of food we do.  And when I say, "We call it Gourmet Comfort Food," people say, "AHHH" like they know what I mean.  So I keep saying it.

 

We were graced with 70+ 3rd graders from a neighboring town's elementary school earlier this week.  They had a walking tour of downtown and then lunch in a real restaurant.  (Some of them visited Mamacita's next door).

 

Whewf! I am writing to you from Providence.  Last week I was in Indianapolis.  Next week I am going to Baton Rouge.  Whewf!  A whole lot of traveling these days.  Fun.  Work.  Speaking.  Meeting.  Engaging.

 

I left today as all of Asheville, especially all of the airport, was vibrating with the expected arrival of the Obamas.  He was with us during the campaign, prepared for one of the debates, gave some speeches.  I went to hear him and stood in line for a LONG time.  It was worth it.

 

I am sad to be here when he is there.  I like him a lot and support him and believe in him and am excited that he is in Asheville.  Who knows if I would have seen him if I had been there.  He went to some colleagues' restaurant.  It would be fun to have him in my place, but just knowing he was at theirs is cool too. 

 

I'm here for a board meeting.  Women Chefs and Restaurateurs is almost 15 years old.  I've been a member almost since the start.  And now I get to help shape its future - a big responsibility.  The next board meeting is going to be this summer in Asheville.  The gang will come to my shop, to my house, to my town.  They'll eat my food, visit my bees, listen to local music, get a taste of where I live.  I'm excited about them coming.  Most of them live in LA or DC or NY or some fancy place.  And I, having lived in some of those places, am happy that Asheville is where I live.  It's plenty fancy, plenty full, plenty for me.

 

And now I'm going to bed.  I've been wired all day, hoping to glimpse the President.  I left right before he got there,  but I saw all the dogs and guns and preparations.  Everyone was trying to be cool.  Not me.  I felt giddy with excitement. 

 

My room here is a huge thing.  I have a giant bed, a separate room with a couch and huge chairs, a massive tv, all sorts of things.  It's way bigger than my NY apartments ever were.  But outside the window are city lights and city noises. 

 

Tomorrow I'll do the meeting and then come back to this massive room and then get up and go to the airport and go home, collect my dog, and wander back to my bees and flowers, and safe, sweet home. 

 

I'll be in touch next week.