Asheville Independent Restaurants (AIR) brings together 40 of the city’s most talented chefs on November 20, 2014 at the Annual Taste of Asheville. This year’s event will be at The Venue, 21 North Market Street in downtown Asheville, from 7 to 9 p.m. Regular tickets are $75/person and $125/couple. VIP tickets, which get you in ahead of the crowd at 6 p.m., are available at $100/person and $175/couple. All tickets can be purchased at AIR’s website (www.airasheville.org).
Participating in the 2014 Taste
of Asheville are: Amborzia Bar & Bistro, The Bier Garden,
Blue Kudzu - Food & Saki, Bouchon, Brasillia Churrasco Steakhouse, Buffalo
Nickel, The Cantina at Biltmore, Chai Pani, Chestnut, City Bakery Café, Corner Kitchen,
Creekside Taphouse Creperie Bouchon, Daugherty's American Kitchen, French Broad
Chocolate Lounge, Green Sage, Isa's Bistro, Isis Restaurant & Music Hall, Jack of the
Wood, Jerusalem Garden Café, Karen Donatelli, King James Public House, Korean
House, Laughing Seed,
Lexington Avenue Brewery, The Lobster Trap, Luella's Bar-B-Que, Mela,
Nightbell, Okie Dokies, Smokehouse, Pack's Tavern, Plant, Red Stag Grill, Rosetta's Kitchen, Sante Wine Bar, The
Social, The Social Lounge & Tapas, Strada Italiano, Sunny Point, Tupelo
Honey Café, Ultimate Ice Cream, Vincenzo’s, Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian,
Vortex Doughnuts, along with spirits from Asheville Brewing (Beer Only), Divine
Wine & Beer Urban Orchard Cider, Co. (Cider Only), Weinhaus (Wine Sampling),
and Wicked Weed (Beer Only).
As in previous years, a portion of ticket proceeds from the Taste of Asheville will benefit many AIR programs including the Chefs of Tomorrow Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships to A-B Tech’s award-winning culinary program. “Education and professional development are at the heart of AIR,” said Elizabeth Button, Education Committee chair and owner of the nationally-acclaimed Curate Spanish tapas restaurant on Biltmore Avenue and Nightbell, a vintage-themed nightclub on South Lexington Avenue. “In addition to encouraging new talent through scholarships to A-B Tech, AIR also provides ongoing educational opportunities for its members. It’s part of our belief that there are great careers in Asheville’s independent restaurant community.”
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