Farmer and Chef South

Getting Straight to the Core with Noble Cider
The craft hard cider business is booming so we talked a little with one of Asheville’s premiere hard cider purveyors; Noble Cider.

Into the Fire with Chef Mark Rosenstein - An Asheville Food Pioneer
Chef Mark Rosenstein is widely seen as sort of one of the pioneers of the farm-to-table movement in Western North Carolina and is at his best when he is creating and cooking, with fire. We find out what he's up to now and even get him to share one of his delicious recipes.

An Ashevillian Eats Iceland
Late this fall, this food lover headed to Iceland. I got my fill of several Asheville favorites before I left, worried I’d starve...

Five Reasons This Cookbook Is Different
I was asked to contribute my thoughts about how Farmer & Chef Asheville is different from other cookbooks and was thrilled...

A “Pick Fresh” Talk, Tasting + Book Signing
Come sample cookbook recipes and enjoy a panel discussion on gardening, sustainability, cooking and more...

Growing Goodness: Guerrilla Gardening with Chef Steven Goff
Steven Goff, Owner and Chef of King James Public House on Charlotte Street delves into this past time and sheds some light on why he does what he does...

Fair Food
Critics of the local food movement have always painted it as an all-or-nothing deal: To be a locavore, you have to shun bananas, pineapples, and the list of tasty tropicals goes on. Of course, that isn’t true.

Summer And Rhubarb Love
I love tank tops, flip flops, laying in the sun at the pool (eating my grilled cheese and FF), paddle boarding at the lake, playing corn hole in the backyard with friends, outdoor music...