Happy Fat Tuesday – otherwise known as Mardi Gras! Time to celebrate with one of Chef Brian’s inspired-by-New Orleans recipes. This one is for his Creole Spice, which he uses in making Brian’s Shrimp and Goat Cheese Grits With Roasted Red Peppers. It’s a great, taste bud-tingling blend that’s great to have on hand and [...]
Win money for schools!
We’re sending out a special call to young artists! On Tuesday, February 21 (also known as “Trout Tuesday”) our south location will host a coloring contest for kids 12 and under. The competition will be for three age groups: 5 and under, 6-8, and 9-12. Winners will be announced at 8:00 pm and each winner [...]
So, we just have to smile today.
First, we’re getting emails and FB posts about the pies we just sent to soldiers serving overseas. Their smiles are worth a million bucks. See one happy soldier here: All of us at Tupelo Honey are thrilled to have played a small part in sending some sweet, complimentary pie love from state side, and [...]
Eat Trout – Support ASAP with Tupelo Honey Cafe!
In conjunction with the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Get Local campaign and Western North Carolina’s Sunburst Trout, Tupelo Honey Cafe’s south Asheville location will celebrate our Blue Ridge Mountains’ native fish with “Trout on Tuesdays” throughout the month of February. Members of Asheville Independent Restaurant Association were asked to focus on one local food or [...]
There’s still time –
There’s still time to sign the virtual Valentine card for our soldiers – just visit www.operationtupelopies.com to add your message. Thanks to your donations, we are able to send out 45 pies later this week. This event has been so successful that we’re making plans to do it again in the next few months. Stay [...]
Can’t wait!
By now, you’ve probably heard Tupelo Honey Cafe is opening a new restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the summer of 2012! To say we are excited is an understatement. We’re looking at floor plans in the lovely Oliver Hotel and getting ready to meet our Market Square neighbors. (If you have a chance to stay [...]
Operation Tupelo Pies
We are offering our customers a special Valentine’s Day opportunity. We’d like to thank our customers Barbara and George Groome for the inspiration! Our pecan pies are fantastic and this year the holiday orders for pies far exceeded our expectations. More and more companies are giving them as corporate gifts. One particular order, however, caught [...]
Knoxville, here we come!
ASHEVILLE, NC (January 24, 2012) – Asheville, NC’s beloved Tupelo Honey Cafe, a restaurant which has long been considered one of the city’s signature dining establishments, is opening a restaurant in the first floor of The Oliver Hotel in Knoxville, TN. Owner Steve Frabitore hopes to have the new facility ready to serve by summer [...]
Cast Iron Cook-Off
I was honored to attend a stimulating colloquium on culinary and heritage tourism in Appalachia this weekend. Held at the beautiful Greenbrier in West Virginia, the event included the FARM2U Collaborative’s 7th Annual Cast Iron Cook-Off, featuring a host of chefs from around the state. While the cook-off was delicious and inventive, it was the [...]
Valentine’s Day is Just Around the Corner
Does your valentine like to cook? Does your valentine like to eat? If so, we’ve got some terrific solutions for you. Check out our online store at: shop.tupelohoneycafe.com. All of our aprons and mitts are 20% off until February 14. Type VALENTINE as the promo code. If you’d like to put together a bundle of [...]