Tupelo Honey Cafe

I've boycotted coats. So if you see me in the mornings outside getting the paper or driving to work underneath a frosted windshield all without a coat, forgive me. It's just that I'm sick of winter. That mean Ole Man Winter who showed his ugly face around here for way too long is going back to where he came from and that big ball of orange is back in his sky. Glorious. This past weekend was simply gorgeous. It was a windows open, winter white feet in flip flops, lay on a blanket in a park kind of weekend. Two of my girlfriends and I got on 77 N and ventured to Asheville for a couple days. Asheville is one of my favorite places on God's green earth to go to and it's only a couple hours away from where we live! It's nestled in the mountains of NC and it has lovely shops, unique antiques, The Biltmore Estate, and lots and lots of fun places to eat. The people watching is great too. Yours truly could plop down on a bench and watch people all day. My husband says I'm quite obvious about it. I don't mean to be, but yes, I guess it's true. Yet when this girl goes on vacation, she's got one thing on her mind.

F-O-O-D.

Lucky for me so did my friends. And I couldn't wait to take them to my favorite restaurant in Asheville called Tupelo Honey Cafe. It's quaint and simple, the ingredients for a perfect meal. THC is one of those gems you find in a city that everyone knows about except you. They serve fresh and local produce, cage free chicken, grass fed beef, (for those of you that know me, you know this is music to my ears) and the best biscuits and jam you will EVER PUT IN YOUR MOUTH. No joking here folks. When the biscuit basket arrived at the table we toasted our biscuits. Yes, as in we raised them up and made a toast to the biscuits.. They are that good. My dreams are made of these biscuits. And you know what the funny thing is? They "ask" you if you want them. Um yea. Thanks. Maybe five.

Both days I got the Veggie Bowl. Pretty sure I'm going to try and re-create this someday. (However, rumor is...THC is coming out with a cookbook.) It consisted of pinto beans with goat cheese grits (Amen to that) fried okra, greens and a salsa made up of tomatoes and cucumbers. Yummy-yummy. I also got a side of beet salad, and cauliflower mash.
Yes I spent $767,013 on food this weekend. Haha. Not really. Maybe. :) But that's how I vacate. I eat.

Go to the website and shop. They have the biscuit mix, the jams, the t-shirts! Support them, love them and if you're ever in Asheville go try them out. They'll be so happy you came!