With January being the quietest month of the travel season in western North Carolina, Dave spent some time this week trying out two new quiche recipes. Quiche is a baked egg dish and one dish will serve 4 to 6 people. When served right out of the oven, it has that “melt in your mouth” quality that makes it a great comfort food and one that’s perfect to warm you on a wintry mountain morning.
Our guests who like authentic Thai food have started discovering one of the newest restaurants in Black Mountain, Thai Basil. It’s a locally owned restaurant, with a second location in Asheville. Thai Basil in Black Mountain is open for lunch (noon to 3pm) and dinner (5pm-9:30pm) seven days a week, which is great because many restaurants are closed on Sunday or Monday.
Love wine? You’ll love The Merry Wine Market in Black Mountain. They’re holding wine tastings every Saturday from 5pm to 7pm through December. Chances are, you might see Innkeeper Brigette there on a Saturday evening this Fall…
Two of our most recent guests, Max and Susan, told us about their nice experience at Berliner Kindl German Restaurant and Deli in Black Mountain. Max is Bavarian, and was impressed with a restaurant featuring authentic German cuisine (it’s owned and operated by a German couple).
The Sourwood Festival takes place this weekend in Black Mountain. The street festival, now in its 30th year, brings 180 vendors and what estimators are saying will be 30,000 visitors to the town.
It is becoming a well known fact that Innkeeper Dave is a great cook (although he is quite modest and will never admit it, no matter what the guests say). It naturally follows that he makes breakfast at the Inn. However, Innkeeper Brigette does attempt cooking and baking from time to time, which is true if you count toast.
