Grocery Stores in Asheville, NC

Asheville local chiming in here! Cheap groceries (scratch and dent stores)- Hopey's is basically an organic hippie scratch & dent. They get a lot of their products from Whole Foods but it costs very little. Dickie's is a *hilarious* scratch & dent. For pre-packaged food it's good, and you can play fun games there like who can find the most expired food or find the weirdest thing. Good restaurants that won't break the bank: Blue Dream Curry (living wage certified, too!), King Daddy's Chicken & Waffles, Homegrown, 12 Bones BBQ (Obama's favorite restaurant in the area), Moe's BBQ, 9 Mile, Mamacitas, Taqueria Munoz, Early Girl Best 'foodie picks' (chefs that are doing REALLY special things, not necessarily all expensive): Curate, Smoky Park Supper Club, Rhubarb, Buxton Hall BBQ, All Soul's Pizza Best coffee shops: OWL Bakery (BEST pastries in town (maybe anywhere. Seriously. Eat their damned pastries), incredible coffee program, also do small plates as well as aperitivo hour on Thurs & Fri. High 5 has great coffee and also has OWL's pastries. Places that are celiac-safe: Posana (100% gf), Creperie & Cafe of Weaverville (100% gf), Blue Dream Curry, Addissae (except for one desert item it is all gf), Bouchon Creperie, Dobra West (100% gf), King Daddy's Chicken & Waffles, Nectar (vegan and raw, 100% gf), Cantina, Corner Kitchen. We also have 2 cideries, Noble Cider (one of the owners is a dancer!) and Urban Orchard.

Are you taking classes? I don't know if I would plan to eat out much if I was taking classes. Earth Fare (grocery) is FANTASTIC and they have a great salad bar. You will also have a mini fridge and there is a microwave (somewhere) for use. For mornings and quick snacks: granola bars, instant oatmeal (pour hot water into the packet and eat right out of it) and fruit you really like. You will probably plan to be going out a couple of times to explore Asheville downtown if you have a car or know someone who does. There is also a decent restaurant at the hotel and if you decide to dance until the sun rises and be part of the breakfast club, they have a breakfast buffet (I suggest doing this once and be proud that you made it the whole night).

Earth Fare!

Bob can you just call Christina? Her number is above. She can tell ya what she needs cause I don't know. Just passing along this info to get her help. Bob Lantis