A taste of Moogfest...

This past weekend, Jason and I traveled to Asheville, NC for Moogfest.  Besides the great music and the beautiful surroundings, we were able to enjoy some wonderful food from a few of Asheville's best restaurants. 

Here are a couple of our favorites.

Tupelo Honey Cafe

12 College Street

Asheville  North Carolina  28801

 On the day we arrived, we ate lunch at Tupelo Honey Cafe on College Street. 

They brought out complimentary salt and pepper butter biscuits with blueberry compote and Tupelo honey.  These biscuits were soooo good- perfectly flaky and the saltiness went perfectly with the honey and blueberries. 

Jason and I ordered Appalachian Eggrolls for an appetizer- "Pulled pork tossed in smoked jalapeno BBQ sauce rolled with braised greens. pickled onions and shredded carrots served with Dijon dippin' sauce and a garnish of seasonal greens".    Good is not good enough of a description.   Great...wonderful...mouth-watering...may start to describe it. 

I ordered  Brian's Shrimp and Grits- "seven large shrimp served over goat cheese grits and anointed with a spicy roasted red pepper sauce".  I have eaten shrimp and grits many times...in fact, it is one of my very favorite things to eat out.  I have to say that I loved this new take on a very familiar dish- loved the combination of the spicy sauce with the cheesy grits. 

Jason ordered the Roast Beef Po' Boy - "slow roasted and seasoned thinly shaved prime rib to medium rare, then served with fried green tomatoes, shredded lettuce and cherry pepper aioli on world famous Gambino's bakery bread".  The fried green tomatoes and cherry tomato aioli added a Southern flare to this sandwich which was close to perfect.  

Sunny Point Cafe

626 Haywood Rd.

West Asheville, NC 

The next morning, we ate breakfast at the Sunny Point Cafe on Haywood St.  It was very busy, but you can help yourself to a cup of coffee and take a seat in the generous courtyard until you are seated. 

 I ordered the Greek omelet - "Three egg omelette filled with organic baby spinach, fresh tomatoes, artichoke confit, red onions, and feta cheese, served with chipotle grits and a biscuit".   My favorite part was how fresh the whole meal tasted- the spinach, fresh tomatoes and artichoke confit were perfection.

Jason had the Breakfast Burrito - eggs scrambled with serranos, green peppers, onions, and cheddar, wrapped in a warm flour tortilla and topped with warm roasted tomato chipotle salsa and cilantro crema. Served with potatoes."  Very cool spin on a breakfast favorite. 

If you are in the Asheville area, you should definitely check out these two restaurants-

Tupelo Honey Cafe

12 College Street

Asheville  North Carolina  28801

and 

Sunny Point Cafe

626 Haywood Rd.

West Asheville, NC