This past week I realized we were in the waning days of the summer, and I found myself lamenting its quick passing. In my world, it’s been a strange season filled with life slapping challenges, change and metamorphosis. In May an illness in the family yanked the rug out ofContinue Reading
Located downtown, Wasabi is Asheville’s favorite sushi restaurant (as well as actors from The Hunger Games). We offer the freshest ingredients and the most delicately prepared sushi you can get. Come in for the award-winning taste! With open arms, Wasabi invites you to come and experience our fresh ingredients, intenseContinue Reading
After multiple years of increasingly popular shows in their home base of Asheville, and coming off a headlining slot at the Wynn Resort Macao’s “Christmas In August Extravaganza,” which saw fans ripping off their clothes and throwing themselves into the ocean out of sheer sketch comedic ecstasy, the Bernstein FamilyContinue Reading
– Forbidden Foods, and Matching Wines by Michael Parker In a recent guest opinion printed in the Mountain Xpress, a local animal lover bemoans the local chefs who offer foie gras. He repeats the allegations of the cruelty behind its production and the resulting environmental devastation, and finishes with “PleaseContinue Reading
The Amazing Spiderman ***1/2 Short Take: Remake of the first Tobey McGuire Spiderman film is well acted, well staged, and well photographed but winds up being totally forgettable. Reel Take: It would appear that we have now reached the stage where it is necessary to reboot successful comic book heroContinue Reading
