From this week’s Weaverville Tailgate Market e-newsletter:

Last week was great, thanks to all our loyal shoppers and hardworking vendors for such a bountiful and bustling market!

Probably the most interesting thing to all of you: our corn-and-watermelon guy will be back, with an even bigger truckload (load will be bigger, I would guess it’s the same truck…) of goods.

Possibly also interesting: watercress, apples, eggplant, melons, hot and sweet peppers.  Fresh basil, heirloom tomatoes, winter and summer squash, potatoes, garlic.  Organic artisan breads & pastries, scones, cookies, other sweet and savory baked things.

Chicken, pork, lamb, beef, eggs, perhaps rabbit.

Fragrant, all-natural soaps.  The usual other stuff that I forget.

See you Wednesday!

The Weaverville Tailgate Market is held on Wednesdays at the Community Center parking lot above Lake Louise, 2:30-6:30 p.m.

This month’s Wine Tasting and Art Exhibition at aabani Salon and Spa (12 South Main Street) is Thursday, September 2, 2010 and features the work of Marcus Thomas. This month they will also be selling raffle tickets to win free manicures, haircuts, and more. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit A Hope Center.

Tickets are on sale now for “A Day at the Farm”, scheduled for September 26, 2010 at Claxton Farm (288 Upper Flat Creek Road). Tickets can be purchased at GameDinner.com or by calling Joe Lasher at 645-5600.

This week’s free wine tasting at Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street) also features an art showing by Weaverville artist Henning Erben. Details:

Art Showing & Wine Tasting
Friday, August 27, 2010
5:30-8 p.m.
This week we will have Henning Erben, a Weaverville artist, showing his oil paintings. Originally from Bavaria, Germany, Henning pulls his inspiration for his paintings from his travels all over the world.  We will also be pouring some delicious white and red wines.

Fall 2010 class schedule at Lenore’s Natural Cuisine (164 Ox Creek Road). More information is available on the Cooking Classes page of their website.  Call 645-1412 to register.

Naturally Fermented Sauerkraut
August 28, 2010
10-11:30 a.m. – $20
People are always asking us “How do you make sauerkraut?” so we’re offering this class again just in time for the fall cabbage crop.

• All thriving, traditional cultures eat fermented foods. Do you?
• Learn the art of making your own lively, tangy and delicious sauerkraut in this hands-on workshop.
• Discover the many great health benefits of fermented foods!

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Extraordinary Crackers & More
September 11, 2010
10 a.m.-1 p.m. – $45
Expand your dehydration repertoire with these new recipes: Non-Wheat Crackers, Kale Crackers Veggie Crackers, Rosemary Flax Crackers, Pizza Crackers and Zucchini Hummus

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Tempeh Tonight
October 2, 2010
10 a.m.-1 p.m. – $45
Try tofu’s “meaty” cousin. You will love these hearty soy dishes from around the world: Italian Tempeh with Greens, Mexican-Style Tempeh, Lemon-Rosemary Tempeh and Baked Tempeh. Served with quinoa and a naturally-fermented pickle. You will discover the local sources for FRESH tempeh. There is nothing like it!

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Wonderful Soups
October 16, 2010
10 a.m.-1 p.m. – $45
Egyptian Lentil Soup, Yellow Split Pea Soup, Black Bean Soup with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Gingered Squash Soup and Sunflower Spread served with Vegetable Flax Crackers.

From this week’s Weaverville Tailgate Market e-newsletter:

Hello from the Friendly Market Reminder Service.  Well, we’ll let you assume it is friendly, anyway…

This week will feature a special appearance by Corners Knob Farm with quite literally a truckload of sweet corn and watermelons.  If there’s anything more exciting to be had at a tailgate market during the summer, I can’t think of what it is.

Granny Grunts BBQ will also be there, as well as our wonderful pizza folks and some tempting New Orleans-style desserts.

And of course our regular vendors, just because they aren’t new and exciting we sincerely hope you continue to shop with them every week.  They will have: tomatoes, tomatillos, potatoes, summer & winter squash, herbs, eggplant, beans, peppers, onions, carrots, apples, grapes.  Boneless, skinless chicken breast, lamb, pork, beef.  Bread, pastries.  You know the routine here.

And a special message from our Beloved Market President:
Just want to mention that there has been some confusion between the Weaverville Tailgate Market (our market at Lake Louise on Wednesdays) and the Weaverville Market (on Monticello Rd on the weekend). The Weaverville Market was recently in the news and the subject of some problems, that is NOT the tailgate market.  We are alive and well, no problems.

So, see you Wednesday!

The Weaverville Tailgate Market is held on Wednesdays at the Community Center parking lot above Lake Louise, 2:30-6:30 p.m.

This week’s free wine tasting and “deal of the week” from Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street):

French Wine Tasting
Friday, August 20, 2010
5:30-8 p.m.

When you think of wine you think of France.  Come taste some classic elegant whites and robust reds!

Deal of the Week: Saddlerock Rose, California
“100% Cabernet grape, crushed strawberry nose leads to fresh raspberries and ripe peach on the palate, with a pleasing candied watermelon finish.”
WAS:$9.99
NOW:$7.99

This week’s free wine tasting from Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street):

Oak vs. No Oak
Friday, August 13, 2010
5:30-8 p.m.
Customers always ask me what the difference between a wine that has been aged in oak, and a wine that has not.  Here is your chance to find out.  We have picked 2 varietals; Chardonnay and Tempranillo.  You will be able to taste the exact same grape, except aged 2 different ways.  Come find out what your style is!

Weaverville’s Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store, buchi, and Lusty Monk Mustard will be among the 75+ vendors participating in the Asheville Wine and Food Festival this Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the new Expo Center at the WNC Agricultural Center (1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Asheville).  More info about the first-year event:

WNC Magazine Asheville Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting on August 14, 2010

Celebration with convenience and value are a main focus of the WNC Magazine Asheville Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting. Attendees will only need their ticket to enjoy access to every facet of the event on Saturday, August 14, from 1-5 p.m. Tickets are $35 (in advance, $40 at the door) and include food and wine samplings from more than 75 vendors, seminars and demonstrations, opportunity to view the WNC Chefs Challenge Finale, parking, and commemorative souvenirs including a wine glass and gift bag. A complete schedule is available on the festival’s website, www.ashevillewineandfood.com.

“We want everything about this experience to be convenient,” says Festival Director Bob Bowles. “Rather than charge individually for workshops and presentations, we decided one ticket would get you into everything at the Grand Tasting. Seating will be limited at the workshops, though, so you’ll want to get to those early.” Tickets are also easy to come by, as they can be purchased online at www.ashevillewineandfood.com or at local wine shops, including Hops & Vines in West Asheville, Maggie B’s in Weaverville, Vino Vino Wine Market in Woodfin, The Wine Studio of Asheville, and Weinhaus in Asheville.

The Grand Tasting will be at the new indoor Expo Center on the grounds of the WNC Agricultural Center at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road in Fletcher, across the road from the Asheville Airport. Bowles says this location was chosen for the ample parking surrounding the facility. Complimentary shuttles will also run once each hour from the Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar at 1 Battle Square in downtown Asheville. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come basis.

The WNC Magazine Asheville Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting will feature more than 35 wineries and 50 food producers. A portion of the proceeds raised will benefit Slow Food Asheville and MANNA FoodBank. Each week this summer, the WNC Chefs Challenge has paired the region’s top chefs in competition to find the Best Chef in WNC. The final two chefs, Stewart Lyon and Rick Boyer, and their teams will compete at the Grand Tasting.

Blue Mountain Pizza (55 North Main Street) is now taking reservations for the August 16, 2010 “Other Side of the Mountain Dinner”. Reservations are required and can made online on the Monday Dinners page of their website. Cost is $45 per person excluding alcoholic drinks, tax and gratuity. Here’s the menu for August:

Other Side of the Mountain
Seating between 6:30 to 7 pm
Monday, August 16, 2010
Music provided by Luke Wood

Menu
Appetizer: Fried Eggplant Pirogues stuffed with Crab Claws and Orange Hollandaise

Salad: Mixed Greens, Pineapple, Mandarin Oranges, Avocado, Bacon, Goat Cheese, Almonds, Caribbean Dressing

Entrée: Macadamia Nut Encrusted Carolina Caught Grouper, Plantains, Black Bean Cake, Mango Salsa
Or
Wild Boar Ribs with Pineapple Chutney, Sweet Potato Gratin, Swiss Chard

Dessert: Mango Puff Pastry Turnover

This week’s free wine tasting from Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street):

Italian Wine Tasting
Friday, August 6. 2010
5:30-8 p.m.
Un giorno senza vino e come un giorno senza sole!
(A day without wine is a day without sunshine!)
Come taste the sunshine in the Italian whites and red we will be pouring.

The Summer Sizzle celebration is happening at this week’s Weaverville Tailgate Market, Wednesday, August 4,2010, 2:30-6:30 p.m. at the Community Center above Lake Louise. Details from their e-newsletter:

Sometimes customer enthusiasm for our market really makes an impression on us. Last week was certainly one of those weeks. Maybe this week will be even better…

So we’re having our Summer Sizzle celebration, there will be free ice cream and activities for the kids — Angel Ridge Farm will lead a felting (water, not needle…) craft, and Scribbles will be there to paint faces and generally spread joy.

We’ve got humongous heirloom tomatoes, normal-sized tomatoes, TABLE GRAPES from Dillingham Farms (these are so very different from the characterless things you get at the grocery store, you’ve really got to try them).  Long Valley Farm will have apples, see preceding comment.  Mackey Farms will have rabbit meat.

And all the other stuff we usually have. Wonderful food abounds. Come check us out.

This month’s Wine Tasting & Artist Exhibition at aabani Salon and Spa (12 South Main Street) is Thursday, August 5, 2010, 6-8 p.m. Lorraine Plaxico will be the featured artist.

This week’s free wine tasting and other news from Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street):

Spanish Wine Tasting
Friday, July 30, 2010
5:30-8 p.m.
Looking for a crisp, refreshing Albarino, or a ripe, juicy Grenache? You’ve come to the right place. We will be pouring all of the above and more on Friday. Spain offers some fantastic wines. Stop in this Friday and pick your favorite. See you then!

Best of WNC
The Mountain Xpress is voting on their annual “Best Of WNC” so don’t forget to vote “Maggie B’s” for Favorite Wine Store at www.mountainx.com/bestof/vote.

WNC Wine & Food Festival
We are selling tickets to the Asheville Wine & Food Festival August 14, 2010. “Attendees will be greeted by live music and handed a commemorative engraved festival wine glass before sipping and sampling the products of more than 75 regional, national, and international wineries, local restaurants, food producers, and artisans.” Tickets are $35.

1st Annual Hops Festival
Echoview Farm (534 Old Mars Hill Hwy)
Saturday, July 31, 2010
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Visit the largest hops farm in the state. Learn about Echoview’s new trellising and weed-control system. See an oast at work. And enjoy lunch and home brew – free while supplies last. Call 645-7667 for more information.

Two former Atlanta Falcons will be on hand for a special Saturday wine tasting at Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street). Info:

Celebrity Benefit Wine Tasting
Saturday, July 24, 2010
5-7 p.m.

Weaverville Professional Firefighters Association is hosting a celebrity golf tournament Monday, July 26, 2010 at Reems Creek Golf Club.  All proceeds from the celebrity tournament will go back to the Mountain Area American Red Cross, and Muscular Dystrophy Association. William Andrews and Chris Powell from the Atlanta Falcons will be at Maggie B’s signing autographs in conjunction with the wine tasting.  We will be donating 20% of the proceeds from the wine tasting to these wonderful organizations.

Stop in Saturday, meet two former Atlanta Falcons football stars, taste some great wine from Saddlerock Winery, while supporting 2 great causes. See you there!

From this week’s Weaverville Tailgate Market e-newsletter:

First, here’s what’s new: okra, tomatoes, peaches! And we welcome this week Granny Grunts BBQ, I know nothing about them but you can check them out at www.grannygrunts.com if you like, and obviously you should check them out at the market…

Other stuff:
Beans — purple, yellow, green, greasy.
Squash — yellow, green, oblong, UFO-shaped, bulbous.
Greens — good raw, good cooked, and/or both.
Roots — red, golden, orange, white.
Berries — red, hopefully blue.
Jam — any color you could possibly imagine and some you haven’t thought of.
Bread — most of it is brown, but in this case that’s a good thing.
Plants — most of them are green, and again this is good.
Crafts — colors, textures, materials too numerous to mention.

LoafChild is still covetous of that stack of plastic garden pots you’ve got stashed, so should you desire to remove a little clutter, they will happily haul it away and make the children sort and clean them when they get them home (the pots, not the kids, although if the kids were not home the pots would still be waiting for them when they returned…)

All the vendors strongly desire your presence and disposable cash on Wednesday. Hey, you don’t even need to buy anything if there’s nothing you need, just stop by and give them some money because they’re so swell.

See you there!

(The Market is held every Wednesday, 2:30-6:30 p.m., at the Weaverville Community Center at Lake Louise)

This week’s free Friday tasting from Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street):

Chilean Wine Tasting
Friday, July 16, 2010
5:30-8 p.m.
Spice it up with some Chilean wines to warm your whistle!  Warm enough with the weather outside, don’t worry, Chile also offers some crisp, refreshing whites.  Come in and try what Chile has to offer; great wines with great prices.
See you then!

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Well-Bred Bakery (26 North Main Street) with a buy one, get one free special:

“Buy One Get One Free” Ice Cream at the Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe  Sunday July 18th in honor of National Ice Cream Day!

Ronald Reagan designated the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cream Day.  Reagan recognized the popularity of ice cream in the Untied States and stated that this event should be observed with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

The Well-Bred Bakery celebrates by offering “Buy One Get One Free” on any of their gourmet ice cream treats on Sunday, July 18, 2010 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.!  You will be able to get soft serve ice cream with your choice of wonderful a’ la cart toppings like homemade English Toffee, Ginger Florentine Brittle, toasted Coconut and fresh Granola to name a few.

Also offered will be signature Sundaes like the Well-Bred Decadence with caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, English Toffee crumbles, whipped cream and a fresh raspberry.  Of course you will also be able to “a’ la mode” any of your favorite Well-Bred desserts or try a fabulous Root Beer Float!

According to Manager Terri Siever “There is nothing better than a cold treat on a hot summer day!  Bring in the whole family to cool down and save some money in the process…that’s a sweet deal!”

Ugli Fruit at Ingles.

This week’s free Friday tasting from Maggie B’s Wine Bar & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street):

Light & Bright Wine Tasting
Friday, July 9, 2010
5:30-8 p.m.
Mutual Distributing will be pouring some great wines for the weather.  We will be tasting:
Famega Vinho Verde, Portugal
Ferrari-Carano Bella Luce, California
Silver Ridge Pinot Noir, California
Vitiano, Italy