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Calypso: St Lucian Caribbean Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

December 5, 2016 Comments Off on Calypso: St Lucian Caribbean Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

On Tuesday the 20th of December, Calypso, Asheville's newest restaurant will open its doors, succeeding a long and storied history of some of Asheville's most popular hot spots at 18 North Lexington Avenue.

Food Review of Lex 18’s New Menu: A Mixed Blessing

November 13, 2015 Comments Off on Food Review of Lex 18’s New Menu: A Mixed Blessing

Lex18, a dinner club and moonshine bar whose speakeasy past shines through in its throwback 20s decor, fine dining experience and novel approaches to both dinner and entertainment, invited us to sample their new menu and publish our food review of the new menu. The new menu features twists on Southern favorites, and I was excited to see what was on offer.

Havana Nights: A Buena Vista Social Club Musical Revue and Cuban Dinner

September 15, 2015 1

Lex 18 is producing two shows on September 15, 2015 at 5:45 and 8:15 PM featuring an immersive dining experience of Havana's soulful music and food. The timeless and fresh sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club's album performed by Patrick Lopez and his talented group of musicians include conga, saxophone, piano, trumpet and the sexy vocals of Whitney Moore will make for a romantic and sexy Havana Night.

Lex 18 Brings Touch of Downton Abbey to Asheville

January 11, 2015 Comments Off on Lex 18 Brings Touch of Downton Abbey to Asheville

At Downton Abbey, every night is a dinner party. Fine china, black ties, the finest linens and silvers attended to by butlers and servants. Tinkling crystal and the most elegantly prepared meals, each need and desire anticipated and met before a word can be uttered. It is an experience that has no equal in our modern, rushed society.

Lex 18’s New Chef Edwin Bloodworth Reimagines Appalachian Cuisine

June 14, 2014 Comments Off on Lex 18’s New Chef Edwin Bloodworth Reimagines Appalachian Cuisine

You may have noticed that Lex 18, a fairly new restaurant in downtown Asheville, shuttered its doors briefly. Today, they reopen their doors with a new chef, a rising star in the culinary industry, Edwin Bloodworth.

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