Marion, NC is about an hour drive from the Asheville area - perfect for a day trip. And Sis gets all the credit for the itinerary this time. We began at Carson House. Built in 1793, this home began as one big room downstairs, on the left side of the house as it's pictured below, and another one above. It expanded with an expanding family and made it through northern troop occupation during the Civil War without being burned, although all the original furniture was. Our tour was led by … [Read more...]

I've been scrambling lately, trying to keep up with all the amazing things going on in the Carolina food world as well as organizing the April 5-6 Hendersonville-Flat Rock Small Plate Crawl. So this is going to be a quick one about a place you really should know about: Bruce's Fabulous Foods in Marion, NC. We three caballeros (myself and two sisters) stopped at Bruce's for lunch a couple weeks ago. The front of the building is nothing special. In fact, driving down Marion's main drag, you could … [Read more...]