To Do in Asheville
January 16, 2015
Rosetta’s Kitchen – Vegan Hot Spot in Downtown Asheville
At the top of Lexington Street in downtown Asheville is Rosetta’s Kitchen, a local favorite, and one of the first restaurants in Asheville to offer Vegan fare. We’ve been going to Rosetta’s since we first moved to Asheville, over seventeen years ago, and the food has been consistently good and satisfying. My favorite menu item, hands down, … Continue reading “Rosetta’s Kitchen – Vegan Hot Spot in Downtown Asheville”
December 2, 2014
White Duck Tacos in Asheville’s Hot River Arts District
The White Duck Taco Shop has some of the best tacos in town, with great locations on downtown off Pack Square, and on the French Broad River on the outskirts of the River Arts District. The restaurant, which is in an old quonset hut building, is casual dining with indoor and outdoor river side seating. White Duck’s … Continue reading “Rosetta’s Kitchen – Vegan Hot Spot in Downtown Asheville”
October 29, 2014
Voted Best Indian Food in Asheville, Downtown’s Mela
Mela on Lexington in downtown Asheville is a favorite of mine, a standby, for all the reasons you love eating at your favorite restaurant: good food, good value, consistent quality. When it comes to Indian food, I judge a restaurant by the naan (flatbread) and the kheer (rice pudding), and Mela has some of the … Continue reading “Rosetta’s Kitchen – Vegan Hot Spot in Downtown Asheville”
October 23, 2014
Asheville’s Wildly Popular Brewery, Wicked Weed
Wicked Weed opened its doors a year and a half ago to great anticipation, and by all measures it has not disappointed. Back in 2012, I wondered, every time I passed it, what would become of the former Asheville Hardware Building on 91 Biltmore Avenue. Then one day construction started, and in a blink, Wicked … Continue reading “Rosetta’s Kitchen – Vegan Hot Spot in Downtown Asheville”
October 14, 2014
Market Place, Swanky Downtown Asheville Restaurant
The Market Place Restaurant in downtown Asheville first opened its doors in 1979, making it one of the oldest, continuously operated restaurants in Asheville. It’s also the closest thing to a fine dining atmosphere you’ll find downtown. The food at Market Place has always followed the locally sourced, seasonal, farm to table tradition that’s so … Continue reading “Rosetta’s Kitchen – Vegan Hot Spot in Downtown Asheville”