Yearly Archives: 2013
The Ten Best Restaurants in Asheville, NC (Dinner)
May 7, 2013
As always this post comes with a disclaimer: this list of the ten best restaurants in Asheville, NC is our opinion only and will probably change as new restaurants open in town and chefs move from kitchen to kitchen. (Asheville … Continue reading
Guest Blog, Food, and Our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
May 1, 2013
“What kind of a crazy title is that?”, I can hear you ask. And you are right, it is kind of a mash-up of topics but I have a reason: I want you to tell you about my interesting evening … Continue reading
Strawberries and Asparagus: Seasonal Recipes From the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
April 21, 2013
I love it when the first Spring produce starts to come into the markets and stores. Here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast we like to use fruits and vegetables in season and by the end of winter the cupboard … Continue reading
Celebrate your Wedding at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
April 14, 2013
I have a confession to make: I am one of those sappy people who love weddings. The fuss and mess which bothers so many other people seems to me to be a pretty small price to pay for such a … Continue reading
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast goes Mushroom Hunting!
April 8, 2013
What do violets, chickweed, dandelions, onion grass and May apples all have in common? They are all edible plants. And that fact is just the barest scratching on the surface of the things we learned when we went mushroom hunting … Continue reading
Carolina Bed & Breakfast Meets the Chefs!
April 5, 2013
At our last Chef’s Challenge Dinner, Chestnut owner and executive chef, Joe Scully, took us downstairs to see the kitchen where the dinners were prepped. Of course, by that point the prep work had been finished and the kitchen was … Continue reading
Seven Sows, Wow! Asheville’s Newest Restaurant
March 25, 2013
This past weekend we celebrated a friend’s birthday at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast and the opening of a new restaurant downtown: Seven Sows Bourbon and Larder. Here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast we are very excited about Asheville’s … Continue reading
Backstage at the Chef’s Challenge in Asheville, NC
March 19, 2013
I had pretty much decided that I wasn’t going to write any more posts about the WNC Magazine Chef’s Challenge for my Carolina Bed & Breakfast blog in Asheville. Not that they aren’t great, because they are, but because there … Continue reading
Southern Folk Pottery near our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
March 13, 2013
It seems like most towns in America have an old road which was once the primary route to the next town but has since been bypassed by a much faster highway. No longer a major commercial artery, these roads are … Continue reading
Repairing Antique Clocks from the Carolina Bed and Breakfast
March 10, 2013
I’m pretty sure I’ve said this before but one of the great pleasures of being an innkeeper at our Bed and Breakfast in Asheville North Carolina comes from our encounters with some of the truly interesting and unique craftsmen and … Continue reading
Coming Soon to our Asheville NC Bed and Breakfast Neighborhood!
March 2, 2013
It was cold out today and tiny little snowflakes flurried around as I sat next to the fire and thought about Spring in Asheville NC. So it was fun to read in our local newsletter about some of the changes … Continue reading
Adventures in Food: Chilean Cuisine in the Markets and at Home
February 26, 2013
What, you may be asking, does an Asheville B&B have to do with Chilean cuisine? And the answer is this: James and I, as your hosts at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, have a longstanding love of food and travel. … Continue reading
The North Carolina Arboretum
February 19, 2013
The creative team at Sparking Design are providing this week’s blog again. Since Susan and James , our wonderful Asheville Bed and Breakfast innkeepers, are off on a hiking adventure of a lifetime in Patagonia, we thought we’d tell you about … Continue reading
Lunch and drinks in downtown Asheville
February 13, 2013
Guest writing this week is the team of Chris Sparks and Jamie King of Sparking Design, a local design firm that developed our website and also rebranded the Asheville Bed and Breakfast Association. Chris is an Asheville native and Jamie … Continue reading
Savory Bread Pudding: Brie, Caramelized Onions and Tomatoes
February 6, 2013
(This post was written before we left for our trip. Chris Sparking and Jaime King will be guest authoring the next two posts until we get back.) Meanwhile, between hikes that is, James and I use the slow period here … Continue reading
Shining Rock Wilderness: The Scariest Hike Ever!
January 31, 2013
James and I went for our final practice hike this week before leaving for Patagonia on Sunday. We thought we would pick something challenging but not too long so we decided to climb up to Shining Rock at 6,040ft. The … Continue reading
Tha Appalachian Trail at Hot Springs, North Carolina
January 24, 2013
You will notice that there are no pictures with this blog entry. Therein lies a tale, or rather the end of a tale. James and I are training for our hike around the circuit in Torres Del Paine, Chile in … Continue reading
Winter Markets in Asheville, North Carolina
January 17, 2013
Some of my favorite places to visit in Asheville in the summer are the Tailgate Markets. Small farmers and purveyors from Western North Carolina pack their goods into trucks and gather together in parking lots on assigned days to sell … Continue reading
From Asheville to Chile: Hiking around the World
January 12, 2013
If you are a follower of our blog then you will know that January and February are slow months at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast. While there continues to be plenty to do in town and in the surrounding countryside, … Continue reading
