Thanks to Ingles, grocery shoppers can now add “gourmet-cooking lesson” to their lists. The “Cooking with Class” series, which debuted earlier his year, invites local restaurants to demonstrate their techniques and offer samples in various Ingles locations. Next up is the Lobster Trap, appearing this Tuesday, March 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ingles on Long Shoals Road in Arden.
Yay food! SAY Food! Warren Wilson College students are organizing the Southern Appalachian Youth Symposium on Food (aka SAY Food!) to create awareness among high school and college students of local food production and consumption patterns. For more information on the event, scheduled for this Saturday, March 3, contact Hillary Wilson at hwilson00@warren-wilson.edu.
Fruit may make wine, but veggies make the label of the Heraldsburg vineyards wine being bottled especially for Earth Fare. The new private label “The Flying Tomato” features four styles: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and White Zinfandel. While the wines are names for the primary varietals, all of the wines are blends, with some featuring up to six types of grape. The wines are available at both Earth Fare locations.
— Hanna Rachel Raskin
