Do I go to The Ugly Mug for their coffee and lattes? Of course. Do I stop by this coffee shop even if I don't want coffee or a latte? You betcha!Take a look at the photo below of a Cherry Apricot Linzer ($2.29) I got there the other day and you'll see why I go to a coffee shop even when I don't want coffee (which is rare, I admit).Pastries at The Ugly Mug are either baked by Leatha (the owner) staff (that like to bake) or the "Hungarian couple". By that I mean a local couple who are Hungarian. … [Read more...]
ACT, French Broad Chocolate Lounge and Short Street Cakes Announce…
Got late notification on this one, but thought I'd pass it on anyway. There's still time to get a ticket for Saturday's show and reception.This looks like a great example of merchants working together. Expect to see more of this as businesses look for new ways to help each other (and themselves) succeed in today's economy.Asheville Community Theatre (ACT) will open (has opened) the side-splitting comedy Leading Ladies (Shakespeare, slapstick and men in dresses!) by Ken Ludwig on Friday, January … [Read more...]
New Mountain Home Bakery Opens
Had to pull a U-Turn on Asheville Hwy last week and check out the new shop. Usually you see people working on a space for a while, so you're expecting their opening, but this place seemed to just suddenly "be"!The sign reads: "Front Porch Coffee Shop and Sweetery", but after pulling in for a test latte, I found that owners Mary and Bill Tyndall had decided to reposition their shop as a bakery that serves coffee (rather than the other way around) - no espresso drinks.Located right next door to … [Read more...]
Culinary Orienteering
Start with a list of bakery, restaurant and cafe addresses, a map, a compass and your nose. Plot the most direct route, allowing time for what Foodie Friend calls taking "the cat route" (driver turns with little or no warning onto interesting looking side streets, around corners and over hills to see what's on the other side on your way to Control Point). Our Course began by Bearing north to our I 26 exit Check Point. We headed to Weaverville to find the first Control Point, Well-Bred Bakery … [Read more...]
