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I can hardly believe the Asheville Wine & Food Festival is five years old! It’s grown

from a small four-hour festival by the French Broad River to encompass five days of food, drinks and excitement. And this year, we have more than 60 volunteers and nearly a dozen staffers to make sure both attendees and exhibitors have a great time.

New this year was ELIXIR, which presented the opportunity to sample a fine selection of craft spirits from North Carolina distilleries. The party celebrated Asheville’s burgeoning craft cocktail scene, and featured the region’s first and only mixology competition. And if you did not make it to SWEET at the Grove Arcade, you missed the single largest gathering of chocolatiers, bakers, pâtissiers, and ice cream makers ever assembled in our region.

The WNC Chefs Challenge is in its fourth year, and each year, new chefs emerge as top competitors to vie for the winning title and $5,000 purse. Eliada, a 109-year-old nonprofit serving Western North Carolina’s children and families, was one of our beneficiaries this year. We were honored to have students from their School of Trade Arts assist each

team in the competition. At the FRS Chefs Challenge Finale today, we also provide financial support to the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association’s Chefs of Tomorrow Scholarship Fund.

During today’s Grand Tasting, we hope you’ll sip and savor the flavors of the region, and in between bites pause to take in some of the extra happenings. Learn from great chefs at the Williams-Sonoma Culinary Demonstration areas; visit the Firestorm Festival Bookseller, where you can meet award-winning authors, including Nathalie Dupree, three-time winner of the James Beard Cookbook Award; or talk with the folks at FEAST and Appalachian Food StoryBank, both programs of Slow Food Asheville, and see what they’re doing to better the health of children and preserve Southern Appalachian food traditions. And don’t leave without taking home some sweet and savory souvenirs and bottles of wine. You can order from the vendors, and pick up your purchases at the Wine Pick-up Area on your way out.

I’d also like to thank all of our sponsors. EDISON craft ales + kitchen, the Grove Park Inn’s latest innovative restaurant, is our title sponsor this year. Prestige Subaru, WNC magazine, Biltmore, and many others have played a significant role in shaping the scope and feel of this festival. And thanks to you, the attendee, for supporting our efforts to bring attention and support to the region’s phenomenal food scene. Cheers to a delicious day and we look forward to seeing you next year!

Cheers!

Bob BowlesFounder & Director, Asheville Wine & Food Festival

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Festival Staff

DirectorBob Bowles

Assistant DirectorKris Kraft

Sponsorship CoordinatorKatie Hild

Marketing CoordinatorMelissa Reardon

PR CoordinatorLindsey Grossman

AssistantKatherine Ehrlich

Volunteer CoordinatorJessica Reiser

Graphic DesignerJessica Wales

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Check out the array of appetizing events that took place leading up to the Grand Tasting.

t he fourth annual WNC Chefs Challenge has seen 16 of the region’s finest chefs fight to the finish in an

Iron Chef-style battle for the title of Best Chef in WNC. It’s been a competition of culinary panache that began February 12, with the first round and quarterfinals taking place every Tuesday for 12 weeks at Chestnut restaurant in downtown. Diners and a panel of judges sampled dishes created around a secret ingredient—from goat cheese to strawberries to sorghum—to determine each night’s winner.

The semifinals were held August 20 & 21 at Pack’s Tavern, with Chef Daniel Wright from Tomato Jam Café taking on Chef Steven

Goff of Zambra, followed by Chef Anthony Cerrato of Strada Italiano competing against Chef Brian Ross of DOUGH. The finale, presented by FRS, takes place during the Grand Tasting. Judges include award-winning cookbook author Nathalie Dupree, food writers Mackensy Lunsford with the Asheville Scene and Emily Patrick with the Mountain Xpress, Chestnut Chef Joe Scully, and Susi Gott Séguret, founder of the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts. Catch all the action at 2 p.m. today on the lower level, and stay tuned as the Best Chef in WNC is announced. The winner takes home a $5,000 cash prize, cookware courtesy of FRS, and, of course, bragging rights.

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2013 WNC Chefs Challenge Beneficiaries

The 2013 WNC Chefs Challenge is proud to award $1,000 to Eliada, a 109-year-old agency serving Western North Carolina’s children and families. Students from Eliada’s School of Trade Arts (ESTA), a post-secondary vocational school and transitional living program for young men transitioning from long-term foster care to independence, had the opportunity to work alongside participants throughout this year’s Chef Challenge, offering them the opportunity to learn and grow.

Additionally, the WNC Chefs Challenge is proud to donate $1,500 to the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association’s Chefs of Tomorrow Scholarship Fund. Established through Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s nationally accredited culinary program, the fund provides rising hospitality industry professionals with financial assistance.

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Using sweet potatoes as the secret ingredient, HomeGrown prepared a braised pork belly with a sweet potato hash and a sweet potato-coconut curry sauce for the March 19th Chefs Challenge.

During the May 7th challenge, West Asheville Lounge & Kitchen presented a goat cheese strawberry crepe dessert that was voted the No. 3 dish of the night.

In each Chefs Challenge except for the Finale, diners get to vote and help determine the night’s winner. It’s a great time had by all, as everyone gets to be a food critic for a night!


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We’d like to thank the following chefs and their teams for participating in this year’s WNC Chefs Challenge.

April Moon Harper .........Sunny Point CaféDaniel Wright ...................Tomato Jam CaféDan Moore ........................DoubleTree CateringEdwin French ...................Pack’s TavernMike Fisera .......................Lexington Avenue BrewerySean Fernandez ................Ruth’s Chris Steak HouseJonathan Santiago ............Biltmore Village InnSteven Goff........................ZambraCary Shackelford ..............Deerfield Retirement CommunityGreg Kilpatrick .................HomeGrownAnthony Cerrato ..............Strada ItalianoStuart Jensen .....................Stuart’s on the GreenGraham Overal ................The BlackbirdChuck Kegg ......................West Asheville Lounge & KitchenBrian Ross .........................DOUGHMichael Marshall .............Harrah’s Cherokee Resort

Special Thanks also goes to:

• Chestnut for hosting the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds • Pack’s Tavern for hosting the semifinals• FRS for providing the cookware for the Chefs Challenge Finale• French Broad Food Co-op for contributing pantry items for the finale• And(you’llhavetowaitandsee)forprovidingtoday’ssecretingredient

New this year, select restaurants hosted Pairing Dinners leading up to the Grand Tasting, offering diners the even more opportunity to samples Asheville’s culinary landscape.

August 15: Isis Restaurant & Music Hall hosted a four course dinner paired with Kosuge wines from Napa Valley. B. Kosuge Wines offers handcrafted pinot noir, chardonnay, and syrah from the Sonoma coast of California.

August 17: DOUGH offered “Be a Commis” Culinary Experience. Pronounced ko-MEE, commis is a French word meaning chef’s assistant or apprentice. Chef Brian Ross of DOUGH provided diners the opportunity to roll up their sleeves for a behind-the-scenes look at North Asheville’s newest market. A series of stations showcased how to create dishes spanning various cuisines and flavors from east to west, before diners tasted the fruits of their labor alongside samples of wine and beer.

August 18: Fig Bistro was inspired by the Riviera when Executive Chef Jerami Jones presented a Euro-Mediterranean dinner that featured food and wines from Southern France, Spain, and Italy. Meet-and-greet wines and hors d’oeuvres preceeded a four-course dinner with wine pairings.

August 25: Cap your festival experience at Strada Italiano tomorrow. This intimate trattoria in downtown hosts Spaghetteria Sunday with Stemmari Sicilian wines on the rooftop terrace. The four-course family-style Italian meal, featuring antipasti, a poultry dish, salada course, and dessert, is paired with a selection of wines from Stemmari, which is the oldest sutainable winery in Italy.

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If you took part in a Pairing Dinner this year, we thank you for your support! Share your experience at #avleat.

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Top: Chef Anthony Cerrato, Vijay Shastri, and Josh Burnett from team Strada Italiano

Strawberries were the secret ingredient in the challenge held on April 30 between Chef Cary Shackelford with Deerfield Retirement Community and Chef Anthony Cerrato of Strada Italiano. It was a very close match, as Shackelford’s Strawberry Sabayon served in a champagne flute (above right) and Cerrato’s golden beet and strawberry salad (left) earned high points among diners.

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elixiro n Thursday, August 22, attendees at this high-spirited bartenders brawl got to

sample the best of Asheville’s craft cocktail scene. Held at The Venue in downtown, the event pit 12 of the city’s top mixologists against each other. Competitors

were challenged to create drinks using an Angry Orchard hard cider, their choice of spirits provided by eight distilleries, as well as their own homemade syrups and mixers. The winner received a gift certificate to a local B&B from Angry Orchard, as well as $250 in cash, courtesy of the Asheville Wine & Food Festival. Attendees got to sample cocktails from the bartenders, plus all participating distilleries, and enjoyed beer, wine, and food provided by The Venue. Visit www.ashevillewineandfood.com to see photos from Asheville’s hottest cocktail party and to find out who won!

A Craft Cocktail Experience

Participating BarsChestnutEDISON craft ales + kitchenThe JunctionThe Lobster TrapThe Market PlaceMG RoadOneFIFTYOne Boutique Bar & KitchenPULPThe Social LoungeStorm Rhum Bar & BistroVinnie’s Neighborhood ItalianWXYZ Lounge

Thanks to the following for injecting SPIRIT into the party!Angry Orchard | Hard CiderBarritts Ginger Beer | Tito’s Handmade VodkaBlue Ridge Distillery | Defiant WhiskeyCarolina Distillers | Carriage House Apple BrandyHowling Moon | Moonshine Whiskey

Muddy River Distillery | Carolina RumSouthern Artisan Spirits | Cardinal GinTop of the Hill Distillery | Topo Dry GinTroy & Sons Distillers | Moonshine, Oak Reserve & Blonde Whiskey


Go where no cat has gone before.

SWeeTw ho doesn’t enjoy dessert first? For the fourth year, the Asheville Wine & Food

Festival presented SWEET, a luscious evening filled with cakes, chocolates, tarts, pastries, plus wines and spirits. Held Friday, August 23, at the graceful and

historic Grove Arcade, SWEET highlighted a slew of local bakers, chocolatiers, pâtissiers, wine vendors and distillers. The shops of the Grove Arcade stayed open late, while live music by the Honey Holler old-time string quartet set a vibrant tone.

an evening of Decadent Desserts

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SWEET Treats Provided By….Barritt’s Ginger BeerBlue Ridge DistillingCarolina DistillersThe Chocolate LabCity BakeryFrench Broad Chocolate LoungeHi-Wire BrewingThe HopIsa’s BistroKaren Donatelli Cake DesignsKilwinsNoble CiderNuts About FudgePisgah Brewing Co.Rachel’s DelectablesSanté Wine Bar & Tap RoomSilvermoon ChocolateSouthern Artisan Spirits Strada BakehouseSugar & SnowSweet MonkeyTroy & Sons DistillersTrue ConfectionsUliManaUltimate Ice CreamWell-Bred Bakery & Cafe


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Delve into the smorgasbord of flavors and happenings at the grandest tasting of all.

a sheville and Western North Carolina are blessed with a legion of farms; innovative restaurants

and award-winning chefs; countless artisan food producers from cheese makers to chocolatiers; and let’s not forget the deluge of wineries, distilleries, and nearly three-dozen breweries. Even locals find it almost impossible to sample every delicious flavor the region has to offer, but the spread laid out at the Grand Tasting comes pretty close.

The fifth annual Grand Tasting, presented by this year’s title sponsor EDISON at The Grove Park Inn, offers bites and sips from nearly 125 vendors, plus cooking demonstrations by celebrated chefs, the FRS Chefs Challenge Finale to name the

Best Chef in WNC, and a marketplace of Appalachian Grown Farms. Firestorm Café & Books is selling regionally penned cookbooks, and don’t miss the chance to meet some of the authors, including Nathalie Dupree, three-time winner of the James Beard book award.

Take your time to explore the upper concourse and lower arena, as there is plenty to sample and purchase. For your convenience, your orders will be waiting at the Wine Pick-up Area, located on your way out. Also, as you exit, you’ll find our official Festival Concierge, where representatives from the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association and Mountain Xpress will be on hand to guide you to your next flavor-filled adventure.

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g arner tips from some of Asheville’s most recognized culinarians and authors during eight

cooking demonstrations, which take place throughout the day on two stages on the lower level. Learn all about gluten-free cooking from expert Chef Peter Pollay of Posana Café. You’re sure to gain some Southern comfort from the recipes revealed by Chef Brian Sonoskus of acclaimed Tupelo Honey Café. Or uncover the joy of identifying and preparing foods that grow in the wild with forager Alan Muskat, aka The Mushroom Man. See the Schedule of Events for a full listing.

i n between bites and sips, make your way to the lower level, where the North Carolina Department of Agriculture

will be on hand, along with a handful of Appalachian Grown Certified Farms. An initiative of the Appalachian Sustainable

Agriculture Project, the certification is an effort to recognize farms and products that are grown or raised in Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. And when you purchase items bearing the Appalachian Grown logo, you’re helping support the local economy. More than 700 farms and 300 businesses are certified each year. Today, you’ll have the chance to meet members from Dillingham Family Farm, Yellow Branch Cheese, Hickory Nut Gap Farm, Foothills Farms, and Imladris Farms, among others.

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Williams-Sonoma Culinary Demonstration Area (SALT)

1 p.m. ......Williams-Sonoma

2 p.m. ......Chef William Dissen, The Market Place

3 p.m. ......Author Laurie Bakke, Laurie Bakke’s Kitchen

4 p.m. ......Author Ashley English, Small Measure

Williams-Sonoma Culinary Demonstration Area (PEPPER)

1:30 p.m. .....Chef Brian Sonoskus, Tupelo Honey Café

2:30 p.m. .....Chef Laurey Masterton, Laurey’s

3:30 p.m. .....Chef Peter Pollay, Posana Café

4:30 p.m. .....Wild Foods Forager Alan Muskat

FRS Chefs Challenge Finale

2-4 p.m. ......Cook-off

Author Signings at Firestorm Festival Bookseller

1 p.m. ..........TBD

2 p.m. ..........Deborah Maugans, Southern Food Consultants

3 p.m. ..........Laurey Masterson, Laurey’s

3:30 p.m. .....Brian Sonoskus & Elizabeth Sims, Tupelo Honey Café

f irestorm Cafe & Books, named one of the “10 Coolest Independent Coffee Shops Across the U.S.” by

Zagat, hosts this year’s Festival bookstore at the Grand Tasting. Celebrated cookbook authors and chefs, including James Beard

Award-winner Nathalie Dupree, Debby Maugans of Small-Batch Baking fame, and Laurey Masterton of Laurey’s café and catering, will be on hand to meet, greet and sign copies of their books—the perfect Festival keepsake!

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t his year’s WNC Chefs Challenge began in February with 16 chefs. The competition has placed 90

expertly crafted dishes built around 15 secret ingredients before a panel of judges and hundreds of diners who voted to determine the winners. Today, only two chefs remain to battle it out during the FRS Chefs Challenge Finale. You can catch all the fiery action at 2 p.m. on the lower

Get the most out of this delectable epicurean experience.

•SHOPPINGSTRATEGY.UseyourFestival tote to load up on sweet and savory souvenirs. For your bulkier loads, make your purchase through the vendors and our volunteers will deliver your selections to the Wine Pick-up Area, located near the exit.

•STAYPOISED.Jugglingwineglass,plate,and more can prove challenging. Rather that turn your plate into a toppling mess, focus

B efore prohibition, North Carolina was the leading wine producer in the United States. It has taken

a long time to climb back to the No. 6 position, and a lot of that help has come from ordinary folks who have a passion for making wine. That’s why the Asheville Wine & Food Festival is again showcasing through competition, what these folks are doing.

Earlier this year, winemakers were encouraged to pull their wines from their cellars to be evaluated by the French Broad Vignerons, a local group that brings together home winemakers and grape growers for training sessions, wine tastings, and camaraderie. Entries from winemakers not associated with wineries and residing in North Carolina or bordering states were accepted. The final judging will take place today during the Grand Tasting. The judges will critique the wines on color, clarity, bouquet, and flavor using a modified Davis Card wine evaluation. Stop by the Wine Competition(booth#240inthelowerlevel)to see who the winners are. Winners TBA throughout the day.

For info on the French Broad Vignerons, visit frenchbroadvignerons.blogspot.com.

B oasting nearly 30 area breweries, Asheville’s beer industry is booming, and sampling an array of tasty suds

is a must for any itinerary. And while we’re not the Asheville Wine & Food & Beer Festival—because we admit, that would be a mouthful—the festival does feature select buzz-worthy breweries, including Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada, Burial Beer, Hi-Wire Brewing, Pisgah Brewing Co., Barritts Ginger Beer, plus ciders and spirits galore.

level. Using cookware courtesy of FRS, the finalists will prepare three dishes around a secret ingredient and food provided by the French Broad Food Co-op. Each team will have an hour, sans cell phones and cookbooks, to create a menu and complete their dishes to be placed before the judges. Stay tuned as the Best Chef in WNC is named. The winner takes home $5,000 cash and gourmet cookware from FRS.

on one food and drink sample at a time.

•PACEYOURSELF.Planyoursamplingaround the events you want to see. Nosh between events and allow yourself to digest while you take in the cooking demos, cookbook author appearances and FRS Chefs Challenge Finale.

•HYDRATE.Drinkplentyofwater.Lookfor Jana Water hydration stations throughout the festival. The premium, bottled water also serves as a refreshing palette cleanser.

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Scan the QR code on your smart device for a comprehensive list of all things beer in Western North Carolina.

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Lower Arena:201 Jana Water janawater.com

203 Blue Ridge Outdoors blueridgeoutdoors.com

204 Subaru prestigesubaru.com

205 WNC Magazine wncmagazine.com

206 Blind Pig Supper Club blindpigofasheville.com

207 Downtown Association ashevilledowntown.org

208 John C. Campbell Folk School folkschool.org

209 Mountain Piece Makers Quilt Guild mountainpiecemakersquiltguild.com

210 Imladris Farm imladrisfarm.com

212 Southern Artisan Spirits southernartisanspirits.com

213 Red Stag Grill bohemianhotelasheville.com

215 Maggie B’s maggiebswine.com

216 Sunburst Trout Market sunbursttrout.com

218 Moonshine Cakes TNmoonshinecakes.com

219 Biltmore Estate biltmore.com

221 The Scene ashevillescene.com

222 Falderal Winery falderalwinery.com

223 Amelia’s Spicing Pecans spicingpecans.com

224 Mountain BizWorks mountainbizworks.org

225 Slow Food Asheville slowfoodasheville.org

226 F.E.A.S.T. slowfoodasheville.org

228 RagApple Lassie ragapplelassie.com

229 Capital at Play capitalatplay.com

230 Skyland Distributing nesdi.com

231 Metro Wine metrowinesasheville.com

232 Blue Ridge Food Ventures advantagewest.com

234 Biltmore Estate biltmore.com

236 Crooked Condiments crookedcondiments.com

237 Samuel Adams Brewery samueladams.com

238 Lake James Cellars Winery lakejamescellars.com

239 Sallie’s Greatest salliesgreatest.com

240 Wine Competition

241 Asheville Meet Up Group

242 Yellow Branch Cheese yellowbranch.com

243 Green River Picklers GRPicklers.com

244 Dillingham Family Farms

245 Firewalker Hot Sauce Co. firewalkerhotsauce.com

246 Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards saintpaulmountainvineyards.com

247 Foothills Pasture Raised Meats ashevillelocalmeats.com

248 Hickory Nut Gap Farm hickorynutgapfarm.com

249 Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project asapconnections.org

250 William-Sonoma Culinary Demo (SALT)

251 Firestorm Festival Bookseller firestorm.coop

252 William-Sonoma Culinary Demo (PEPPER)

253 NC Department of Agriculture ncagr.gov

254 WayCo Ham waycohams.com

255 Covington Spirits covingtonvodka.com

256 Happy Mountain Foods happymtnfarm.com

257 Williams-Sonoma williams-sonoma.com

258 Beam Family Farm bffbeef.com

259 Justus Orchard justusorchard.com

260 Atlantic Natural Foods atlanticnaturalfoods.com

261 English Farmstead Cheese englishfarmsteadcheese.com

263 Butterfield Candies butterfieldcandies.com

264 Wine & Design Asheville wineanddesignus.com

265 The Wine Tunnel winetunnelashevillenc-com.webs.com

266 Smoking J’s Fiery Foods smokingjsfieryfoods.com

267 Top of the Hill Distillery topofhilldistillery.com

268 Center for Poultry centerforpoultry.com

269 Titos Specialty Foods titosfood.com

270 Sunset Terrace groveparkinn.com/sunset-terrace

271 Cooper Pot & Spoon copperpottraditions.com

272 South Creek Vineyard southcreekwinery.com

273 North American Truffle Grower’s Association trufflegrowers.com

274 Cúrate curatetapasbar.com

276 Sweet Water Brewery sweetwater.com

277 French Broad Food Co-Op frenchbroadfood.coop

278 FRS & Affiliates gofrs.com


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101 The Tree & Vine thetreeandvine.com

102 McManis Family Vineyards mcmanisfamilyvineyards.com

103 Asheville Goods ashevillegoods.com

104 Flint Hill Vineyards flinthillvineyards.com

105 Ben’s Tune Up benstuneup.com

106 Carolina Distillery carolinadistillery.com

107 Hi-Wire Brewery hiwirebrewing.com

108 Chestnut Restaurant chestnutasheville.com

109 Row 11 Winery roweleven.com

110 PLANT plantisfood.com

111 Angry Orchard Cider angryorchard.com

112 Empire Distributing empiredist.com

138 DOUGH doughasheville.com

139 Gallolea Organic gallolea.com

140 North Carolina Wine & Gifts NorthCarolinaWineGifts.com

141 Burial Beer burialbeer.com

142 Rain Tree Cellars raintreecellars.com

143 Pisgah Brewing Co. pisgahbrewing.com

144 Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro stormrhumbar.com

145 Rodney Strong Vineyards rodneystrong.com

146 Willa’s Shortbread willas-shortbread.com

147 North American Beverage Co. bermudasgingerbeer.com

148 Sierra Nevada sierranevada.com

149 Burntshirt Vineyard burntshirtvineyards.com

150 Bourgeois Wines bourgeoiswines.com

151 Fitzgerald at the Grove Park Inn groveparkin.com

152 EDISON at the Grove Park Inn groveparkin.com

153 Troy & Sons Distillers troyandsons.com

154 Waldensian Style Wine waldensianheritagewines.com

155 Strada Italiano stradaasheville.com

156 Theros Olive Oil therosoliveoil.com

157 Rosa’s Kitchen rosaskitchen.com

158 Coconut Organics coconutorganics.com

159 Selina Naturally selinanaturally.com

160 UliMana ulimana.com

161 WNCW wncw.org

162 Spice & Tea Exchange spiceandtea.com

163 Winehaus weinhaus.com

164 Asheville Chamber of Commerce ashevillechamber.org

165 Horizons at Grove Park Inn groveparkinn.com

166 Santé Wine Bar & Tap Room santewinebar.com

167 Big T Coastal Provision bigtcostalprovisions.com

168 Parker Binns Vineyards parker-binnsvineyard.com

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113 Native Vine Vineyard nativevineswinery.com

114 The Chocolate Lab thechocolatelab.biz

115 Pack’s Tavern packstavern.com

116 Bodega Gratia bodegagratia.com

117 Howling Moon Distillery howlingmoonshine.com

118 Charleston Woodworks charlestonchops.biz

119 Tryon Distributing tryondist.com

120 Farm Burger farmburger.net

122 Oskar Blues oskarblues.com

123 Sunny Point Café sunnypointcafe.com

124 Addison Farms Vineyard addisonfarms.net

125 Chai Pani chaipani.net

126 MG Road chaipani.net

127 Lusty Monk Mustard lustymonk.com

128 Muddy River Distillery muddyriverdistillery.com

129 Isa’s Bistro isasbistro.com

130 Linville Falls Winery linvillefallswinery.com

131 Oil & Vinegar oilandvinegarusa.com

132 Shelton Vineyards sheltonvineyards.com

133 5 Walnut Wine Bar 5walnut.com

134 Roots & Branches rootsandbranchesavl.com

135 Blue Ridge Distilling blueridgedistilling.com

136 Childress Vineyards childressvineyards.com

137 French Broad Chocolate Lounge frenchbroadchocolates.com


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310 S. Elm St.High Point, NC 27260

(336) 889-7573www.braxtonculler.net

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a fter enjoying the offerings put forth by our local vendors, the question remains what to do with your evening? The Asheville Independent

Restaurant Association and Mountain Xpress will be on hand at the official Asheville Wine & Food Festival Concierge, located near the exit, to help answer that question. Get directions to independent dining recommendations, downtown hotspots, and suggestions for evening excitement to continue the festivities while the night is still young.

Resources for a sweet ending

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Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Local Food Guide features farms, farmers markets, and much, much more. asap.org

Mountain Xpress’ Food & Drink Guide offers an extensive list of where to eat around town, plus a food blog. avleats.com

Slow Food Asheville hosts a slew of food-centric celebrations to explore authentic flavors of the region. slowfoodasheville.org

WNC Magazine’s Dining Guide offers the most comprehensive guide to dining around Western North Carolina.wncmagazine.com

Asheville Independent Restaurant Association’s Dining Guide offers a list of Asheville’s independently owned eateries. airasheville.org

Explore Asheville provides a wealth of resources on the city’s Foodtopian Society, plus an extensive dining guide. exploreasheville.com

s avor your Festival experience by taking home wines and other savory and sweet goodies. You can purchase

wines directly from the vendors while you sip and stroll. For your convenience, volunteers will pick up your selections and store them safely until your departure. When you are ready to claim your purchases, simply stop by the Wine Pick-up Area near the exit on your way out the door.

Should you need a ride to your next destination, please phone one of our local cab companies.

Beaver Lake Cab Company ....... (828) 252-1913

Checker Cab Service ................. (828) 254-1155

New Blue Bird Taxi Company ..... (828) 258-8331

Yellow Cab Company................ (828) 253-3311

WiNe PiCk-uP NeeD a riDe?


What’s new in the independent restaurant scene, what’s fresh

at the farmers market, food events you can’t miss

and what’s cooking:

Every week award-winning food writer Mackensy Lunsford brings you

Asheville’s food scene in Asheville Scene and the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Visit CITIZEN-TIMES.com/WF or call 1-800-672-2472

Get Asheville Scene and Friday-Sunday

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2013 asheville wine & food festival program

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asheville wine food

gourmet food available

appalachian food storybank

regions phenomenal food

great chefs

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wnc chefs challenge