Wine and Food Pairing 101 – Focus on California

Posted by josh on Apr 27, 2012 in California, Featured, Special Events and Tastings, Wine and Food Pairing | 0 comments Our next wine and food pairing event will take place on Thursday, May 24 from 7:00 to 9:00, and this time we’ll be pairing the bright and fresh flavors of California fusion cuisine with some outrageously good wines from the Golden State.  Les and Barb Norman will be our chefs de cuisine again, and we’ve teamed up to create an adventurous and delicious menu of small plates and...
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Northern Italian Wine and Food Experience

Posted by josh on Apr 15, 2012 in Italy, Special Events and Tastings, Wine and Food Pairing | 0 comments Our last small plate food and wine pairing was a huge hit, and we’re extremely excited about the next one.  All of the dishes will be prepared by Les and Barb Norman again……….those of you who were with us last time can attest to the fact that they know how to cook extremely well and we know how to pick out great wines to go with their culinary creations.  Our next wine...
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Great Wines For Spring Grilling

Posted by josh on Mar 22, 2012 in Wine and Food Pairing | 0 comments Spring has arrived in Asheville, and it’s time to wake your grill up from its winter hibernation.  There’s something very primal about cooking over an open fire, and the flavors that grilling adds to meats and vegetables calls for a certain type of wine………generally of the red category!  Here’s your foolproof guide to making sure that you pick the right wine to go with your steak,...
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Classic Wine and Food Pairing

Posted by josh on Mar 10, 2012 in Special Events and Tastings, Tastings and Events, Wine and Food Pairing | 0 comments SOLD OUT! Table Wine will be transformed into a restaurant on Thursday, March 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. as we explore the way that food and wine work together.  If we do our jobs properly (and we will), you will come away from this event with an understanding that when paired correctly, wine makes food taste better and food makes wine taste better. Our guest chefs for the evening will be Barb and Les...
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Recipes From Farmer’s Wine Dinner

Posted by josh on Oct 3, 2011 in Blog, Recipes, Wine and Food Pairing | 0 comments Our first Farmer’s Wine Dinner at the store on Thursday, September 29 was a huge success!  We’ve done many wine dinners at the store in the past, but this is the first time where we didn’t have the food catered in meaning that the Chef de Cuisine was none other than us………along with the help of our good friend and customer George Lowe.  As you can see below,...
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Great Asian Food In Atlanta

Posted by josh on Jan 14, 2011 in General, Wine and Food Pairing | 0 comments If you find Asheville’s Asian dining scene lacking, I can’t recommend a trek to Atlanta highly enough.  Just outside of downtown Atlanta lies Buford Highway, a stretch of road populated by a number of Asian eateries where the food is about as authentic as you can find in the southeastern United States.  One major complaint I have about Asian eateries throughout the country is their...
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