WNC Food Scene: Mocktail bar finds new home, monthly food series fires up in Asheville

AVL Food Series

A new monthly food series is starting up in Asheville in collaboration between Devil’s Foot Beverage Company and Shay & Company. The first event will be on March 14, with Chef Michelle Bailey, at The Mule, Devil Foot’s tasting room on Sweeten Creek Road.

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Bailey will be cooking a four-course meal for guests at the dinner on her Santa Maria fire table. The custom-made cooker, named “Jolene,” has two large cooking surfaces that can be raised up or down, a firebox to make charcoal, and a top bar to hang meats, fish, and vegetables.

Rolled Up Herbal Bar

Rolled Up Herbal Bar found a new home in Waynesville, inside of Frog Level Brewing. Sam Kearney created the mobile culinary mocktail bar and all of the bar’s recipes using fresh ingredients. The shop is open from Friday-Monday from 12 to 8 p.m.

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Drinks are $1 off on Mondays. For more information visit their website.

Beer, Baby Goats, and Bloody Mary Bar

On Saturday, Mills River Brewing will host an event from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Franny’s Farm will bring baby goats and baby pigs. Mills River Brewing will have its usual selection of beer, along with a Bloody Mary bar packed with veggies, meats, and cheeses. Weather-permitting events include a bounce house for kids, live music, and square dancing.