Day: August 2, 2011
Highflier
Asheville Regional Airport Director Lew Bleiweis is prepared to waste millions of taxpayer dollars due to an illogical bias. He recently pulled the plug on a proposed joint venture with the city of Asheville that would have added an Asheville Fire Department crew to the airport’s existing response team. The agreement would have represented the … Read more
Onto the next stage
Performing in the play Shear Madness must be a bit like taking on Bill Murray's role in Groundhog Day. You do it over and over, night after night. You can attempt to alter the course of the plot (Madness has some built-in wild cards) but the end result is more or less known. And then … Read more
Tuna poke
Poke (pronounced “poh-kay”) is a Hawaiian comfort-food dish that traditionally involves raw tuna. It's a simple appetizer that requires a reputable seafood source and little more than good knife skills. Don't feel like handling raw fish? Heiwa regularly serves their own version of the classic cold dish on their menu, which they serve as part … Read more
Tupelo Honey coleslaw
Sometimes you just want a cooling slaw, whether it’s served next to a tomato sandwich or by itself in a big bowl, served with a glass of sweet tea. Tupelo Honey’s version is an even mix of creamy and vinegary, and requires shredding and mixing skills — but absolutely no cooking. The addition of red … Read more
Champagne gazpacho with butternut puree
Like your soup a little boozy? The Magnetic Field in the River Arts District has a recipe for you. From the gin-spiked gazpacho the restaurant recently served as a brunch offering, to this Champagne-infused version, chef Liam Luttrell-Rowland makes daytime dishes that would make a teetotaler blush. The addition of the butternut puree in the … Read more
Moroccan cherry-chicken salad
Ashley English is a local blogger (http://www.small-measure.blogspot.com) and author of the “Homemade Living” series from Lark Books (available through Malaprops on Haywood Street or through her blog). English shares her recipe for chicken salad using already-cooked rotisserie chicken for when it’s just too dang hot to cook: “One of our favorite ‘it's-far-too-ungodly-hot-to-even-look-at-the-stove’ go-to eats during … Read more
Can’t take the heat?
They say that when you can't take the heat, you should get out of the kitchen. We call that suggestion a little bit over the top. With the August weather upon us, if you're sick of sweating it out but short on funds, don't go hungry — just shut the stove off. We’ve provided four … Read more
Is there a doctor in the house? Economics driving local physicians into large group practices
When Dr. Robert Fields and Dr. Andy Runkle opened Vista Family Health in 2003, Mission Medical Associates wasn’t even a blip on the radar. For Fields, Vista represented the culmination of a long-held dream. Growing up in a Puerto Rican family in the U.S., Fields longed to open a practice that could serve both Latinos … Read more
Thank you for making Asheville diverse and exciting
Thank you, Loida Ginocchio-Silva, for working so hard to educate yourself and for having the courage to speak up for immigrant students [“Stymied,” July 6 Xpress]. I appreciate that, in spite of bad policies that make it nearly impossible, you haven’t given up on getting your education. Stopping you from going to college wouldn’t help … Read more
