Asheville Tea Company is celebrating five years with a new birthday brew and giveaway sweeter than a cool glass of southern iced tea. To celebrate their five-year anniversary, Asheville Tea Company is excited to release their official Birthday Party blend – a colorful rooibos blend with vanilla bean, oat straw, calendula and blue cornflower.

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A new and tasty harvest is set to sprout this fall. Harvest Pizzeria is slated to open in mid-September bringing a new slice of farm-to-table fare to the South Slope. “We are really looking forward to opening our doors to the Asheville community,” said Jon Leu, who is opening the pizzeria alongside wife Kelly. “From vision to fruition, it has been a long run.” Located at 39 Banks Avenue, Harvest Pizzeria is a haven for notoriously delicious gourmet wood-fired pizzas, small plates, sandwiches and cocktails – all made from scratch with as many locally-sourced goodies as they can harvest. “After many years in retail, we were in a position to embark upon a new path and we chose to go back to our roots which was in the food and beverage industry,” Jon said, of opening the pizzeria. “We’ve been coming here for years and felt like it was the perfect time to bring Harvest with us.” The project, now nearly three years in the making, breathes new life to the iconic Wonder Woman wall and the infamous structure on Banks Ave. that kept many questions abound as to what the space might become.  Once fully operational, Harvest Pizzeria will …

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Local maker brings new reasons to give love a chai.  

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For more than 18 years, the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association  has faithfully supported the city’s culinary community through advocacy, education, and, most recently, connection to crucial resources during COVID-19. Now AIR is reaching out for a little help from friends of the restaurants we all know and love with the launch of AIRfriends, its first-ever fundraising campaign.

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 A new WNC eatery is out to balance the never-ending journey for health-conscious meals on-the-go.

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The Garden Grille is South Asheville’s best new outdoor entertainment arena. The Hilton Garden Inn opened this Fall featuring The Garden Grille, a full service restaurant and cocktail bar with an expansive 2500 sq. foot outdoor entertainment space.

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 Sip into the holidays with the release of new festive blends and holiday gift boxes from Asheville Tea Company.

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A new hotel and restaurant combo brings new reasons to check in, and check out.  The Hilton Garden Inn opens across from the Asheville Outlets with a new restaurant, The Garden Grille, a full service cocktail bar and expansive outdoor entertainment space for locals and visitors alike. “I can hardly put into words the excitement I feel to open our beautiful, new Hilton Garden Inn,” said Brenda Durden, Chief Operating Officer of Asheville Hotel Group. “So much time and attention has gone into making it very special. Our team has worked tirelessly to perfect every detail. I cannot wait to have guests from near and far enjoy this amazing new place.”

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Asheville Tea Company announces the release of their new eco-friendly tea boxes, packed with Blue Ridge botanicals and full of Asheville flavor. “We are incredibly grateful for our TEAm and the amazing community around us who have rallied to bring this project to life,” said Jessie Dean, who launched Asheville Tea Company in 2016. “We hope that our new product line truly speaks to the values we hold as a company as well as the personality of our community and richness of the ingredients grown right here in North Carolina.”

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Asheville’s vibrant culinary community is ready to spice up your career. 

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