ASHEVILLE – North Asheville bakery introduces cake shop and pantry; West Asheville deli and bar collaborate on food delivery program; a popular chicken chain offers daily holiday deals; and upcoming dining and imbibing events and experiences.
OWL Bakery, bigger and better
OWL Bakery’s new cake shop and pantry has opened, connected to its North Asheville location, at 197 Charlotte St.
OWL Bakery, or Old World Levain Bakery, now has a dedicated 300-square-foot retail space to sell its cakes, bread and pastries, along with goods from local producers and bottles of wine, available after the café closes at 2 p.m.
Susannah Gebhart, founder and pastry chef, told the Citizen Times that the add-on shop is intended to make treats and products readily available for customers for longer, as it’s open from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
OWL Bakery is also offering cake slices and desserts, such as pot de creme and tarts, in the display case.
OWL Bakery also operates a café at 295 Haywood Road in West Asheville. For more, visit owlbakery.com and @oldworldlevain on Instagram.
Finest’s deli food comes to Character Study, Bebop
Two West Asheville food and beverage establishments are partnering to keep customers sated while being social.
Finest, a new Italian-American-style deli at 794 Haywood Road, is now fulfilling food orders for bar patrons at Character Study, located across the street at 797 Haywood Road, from 4-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
The custom menu features Finest staples, including stuffed cherry peppers, Finest Caesar and the Italian sub, as well as items exclusive to Character Study, such as the roasted and pickled vegetables and cold-cut antipasti boards, Grandma’s Meatballs and chicken parmesan.
Orders may be placed via a smartphone QR code and delivered directly to patrons at the literary-themed cocktail bar by Finest staff.
The bar at Character Study in West Asheville.
Finest is also offering a custom snack menu at neighborhood wine retailer, Bebop Bottle Shop, featuring focaccia bread, which is paired with several staple deli sandwiches: prosciutto with house-pulled fresh mozzarella, soppressata and capicola with sharp provolone, and tomato-garlic confit with fresh mozzarella; or toasted focaccia with mozzarella and provolone with a house red sauce.
For more, visit characterstudybar.com and follow @characterstudybar on Instagram. View Finest’s regular menu at order.toasttab.com. Learn more about Bebop Bottle Shop at bebopbottleshop.com.
Daily food freebies at Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A’s “Twelve Days of Christmas” giveaway is ongoing through Dec. 13, offering customers a complimentary menu item each day at participating Asheville and upstate South Carolina locations.
Upcoming freebies are:
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12/9 – Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
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12/10 – 4-ct Chick-n-Minis
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12/11 – 3-ct Chick-n-Strips
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12/12 – Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Chick-fil-A is running a promotion for a free chicken sandwich if at the Detroit Tigers home opener the team score 5 or more runs.
Items must be redeemed using the Chick-fil-A app by clicking the rewards tab. The promotion is valid while supplies last, and is limited to one per person, per Chick-fil-A account. To find a restaurant location, visit chick-fil-a.com/Locations.
Asheville dining and drink experiences and events
Get a taste of Asheville’s flavor at these local events:
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Highland Brewing Company’s 13th Annual Holiday Extravaganza. Russ Wilson’s Have Yourself a Swingin’ Little Christmas will be from 7:30-10 p.m. Dec. 14 in the brewery’s Event Center, 12 Old Charlotte Highway. Local crooner Russ Wilson and his orchestra, plus Wendy Wilson, Meschiya Lake and Hank Bones, will perform Christmas music spectaculars from artists including Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $35.31 online; purchase at highlandbrewing.com.
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“A Christmas Carol” Pub Crawl. Host Nigel Humbuggins is inviting adults ages 21 and up to join a four-bar tour through downtown’s South Slope neighborhood, themed after Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The holiday walking excursion will include playful antics and audience interactions as Humbuggins provides a progressive retelling of the holiday literary classic, while wearing full Victorian garb. Tour dates are Dec. 10-28, and the cost is $35 per person. For more, visit viator.com/tours/Asheville/The-Spirits-of-Christmas-Pub-Crawl-of-Asheville/.
Tiana Kennell is the food and dining reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network, covering restaurants, bars and holiday events in Western North Carolina. Tips, comments, questions? Email [email protected] or follow @PrincessOfPage on Instagram. Sign up for AVL Bites and Brews, our weekly food and drink newsletter here.
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