Category Archives: Carolina Bed and Breakfast
Oh My CSA! Win a Stay at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast!
June 16, 2013
Summer is here and with it lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. One way to take advantage of all that is out there and try some new foods is to purchase a CSA share. (CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. … Continue reading
Oh CSA! What to do with your box (Recipes included!)
June 9, 2013
I think I may have mentioned that we have a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share at local farm. Once a week we go to the Montford Farmers Market behind the Asheville Visitor’s Center and pick up a box of fresh … Continue reading
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast Joins the Montford Neighbothood Association
May 24, 2013
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast is located on a quiet, residential street in the historic Montford District of Asheville, North Carolina, which is why I recently found myself seated on a hard plastic chair with a small group of people … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Christmas Tree at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
December 4, 2012
When James and I first moved to Hong Kong in 1985, Christmas trees were pretty much of a rarity in Asia. At that time, the American Women’s Association used to take orders for trees in August and have them shipped … Continue reading
Tailgating Party and Carolina Pulled Pork
November 14, 2012
This is a little bit off topic for the blog of a Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, NC but the experience was wonderful and the recipe too good not to share with you. And even though we probably won’t serve … Continue reading
October in Asheville: A Grab Bag of Activities
October 22, 2012
October is high season here at our bed and breakfast in Asheville, so James and I have to grab free time when we get it. Long hikes and days off are out of the question but we did manage to … Continue reading
Picnic at Max Patch
October 7, 2012
As I write this my computer monitor is framed by a dreary, cold, rainy view out the window behind it in our office at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, our Asheville, NC Bed & Breakfast. So it is a pleasant … Continue reading
Tami Noyes, Vegan Cookbook Author, comes to the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, and a recipe for Apple Dumplings!
October 1, 2012
I still remember the first Bed & Breakfast I ever stayed in. James and I had just arrived in London on a post-university backpacking trip around Europe. Hoarding money was essential as we could only stay until our funds ran … Continue reading
Test Kitchen at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
August 29, 2012
While the season in Asheville NC runs pretty much straight through from March until just after the New Year’s Holiday, there is usually a brief lull at the end of August and the beginning of September. It gives us a … Continue reading
Summertime in Asheville, North Carolina
June 24, 2012
It’s summer here in Asheville. The sun rises at five and the birds start our day early. The cool of the morning soon gives way to noonday heat and through the open window I can hear the hum of a … Continue reading
Designing the Staircase for our Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, North Carolina
June 17, 2012
The addition is finally finished here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast and the last thing to be completed is actually one of the first things we started working on: the staircase. After exploring every avenue in creating a private … Continue reading
The Return of the Kitchen Garden!
May 25, 2012
One of the first things James and I did after we bought the Carolina Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, North Carolina, was to plant a kitchen garden. I believe that one of the greatest pleasures in life is the smell … Continue reading
Birdwatching at Our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
May 25, 2012
Never in a million years would I have thought I would write a blog about bird watching at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast. But, like the garden centers in England which I was surprised to find myself happily visiting, sometimes … Continue reading
Pebble Dash at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
March 24, 2012
Arriving at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast, guests often ask us about the stucco finish of our bed and breakfast. The more commonly seen smooth surface of stucco is, in this case, studded with small pebbles, giving it an unusual … Continue reading
An Innkeeper’s Conference
March 11, 2012
This past week, James and I drove down out of the Blue Ridge Mountains, away from our lovely Asheville Bed and Breakfast, to Williamsburg, VA for the Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers Conference. We had talked about attending one of the many … Continue reading
Changes at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
February 7, 2012
You may have noticed that we are running an Innkeeper’s Special at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast and been curious as to what we are doing to our inn. These pictures are not meant to scare you but to pique … Continue reading
Anthony Bourdain in Asheville (and some other stuff)!
November 6, 2011
>One of the things I love about Asheville is that things are so accessible. It seems like we have the best of all worlds: our city is big enough to attract top acts and personalities while it is small enough … Continue reading
>Renovating the Carolina Bed & Breakfast: The Dining Room
January 24, 2010
>The Dining Room before painting The Dining Room with its new color! Many years ago (about 25 to be exact) James and I moved out of a small semi-furnished apartment in Paris and arrived in Hong Kong with a tired … Continue reading
>First Snow in Asheville, NC
December 18, 2009
>The stores are calling me for Christmas shopping but I had to share this with you first: the Carolina Bed & Breakfast wearing her new roof, a fresh coat of paint and a pre-Christmas blanket of snow!
>Christmas in Asheville
December 3, 2009
>Here in Asheville, we take Christmas seriously!Maybe it’s the presence of the Biltmore with its 100 Christmas trees, 150,000 lights, 10,000 feet of fresh garlands and more than 25,000 ornaments; maybe it’s the fireworks which “sizzle” every Friday night (the … Continue reading
>Carolina Bed & Breakfast: The Great Move In
November 20, 2009
> Here’s the scene: Date: Monday, November 16 Time 12 Noon Location: Carolina Bed & Breakfast Asheville, NC Cast of Players: 2 Inn Owners 1 Assistant Innkeeper 6 Roofers 4 Moving Men 2 Mattress Delivery men 1 Fedex Delivery Truck … Continue reading
>This Old House!
October 31, 2009
>The Carolina Bed & Breakfast was built in 1901 which makes it pretty old on an American scale (I have French friend who felt cheated by American “Historic” districts. I think she expected log cabins or something. But that’s another … Continue reading
>Carolina Bed and Breakfast: The Adventure Begins!
October 8, 2009
> Owning a bed and breakfast has never been a particular dream of mine but the day my husband, James, suggested it something inside me clicked and “yes, that’s it!” We were walking together as we so often seem to … Continue reading
