Hello Friday.
April 25 2025 |
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Pinkies up, Asheville. We love a good cuppa, which got us thinking about the best places to enjoy a lovely tea time ritual of tasty bites and gorgeous sights. Here are four spots around town that offer such earthly delights. |
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Sitting on the floor is highly recommended at Dobra. | Photo by @love.madiiii |
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Dobra Tea, 78 N. Lexington Ave. + 707 Haywood Rd.
These Eastern-style tea rooms offer a thoughtfully sourced (and remarkably expansive) selection of teas from all over the world, including Nepal, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Be sure to factor in time for perusing the 70+ page menu, which offers tea sampling experiences, chai, yerba mate, and several pages worth of iced tea elixirs. Each location also offers a menu of vegan bites like hummus, pita, and paleo-friendly desserts.
AVLtoday Editor Laura’s two favorite drinks to order are the Staroborshov dark oolong tea, which when shaken, produces a frothy “head” similar to a draft beer — and the blooming tea flower, made from a Jasmine green tea varietal that elegantly unfurls while it steeps. |
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We're in love with High Climate's Quan Yin tree trunk sculpture. | Photo by @allisonwaltzphotography |
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High Climate Tea Company, 12 S. Lexington Ave.
When you walk into this sunny, plant-draped tea shop, it becomes clear that owner Hunter Strickland is very good at two things: sourcing Chinese teas and cultivating a vibe. Every year, Hunter travels to China to meet with farmers who grow white, green, oolong, black, puerh, and tisanes teas in high-altitude climates using traditional, chemical-free methods. No matter what you order, expect a gorgeous ceremony to accompany your order.
Hungry, too? There’s savory fare like the Chinese Tea Egg, soba noodles, and miso soup, plus succulent sweets (think: seasonal mochi and matcha + rose fudge).
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Bring in the crustless cucumber sandwiches, please and thank you. | Photo by @cafecrusader |
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Ivory Road Cafe & Kitchen, 1854 Brevard Rd., Arden
Looking for an English tea experience? Ivory Road pulls out all the stops at its twice-monthly afternoon tea service, offered on the first Saturday and Tuesday of each month (and select holiday dates).
You can expect classic bites like scones, shortbread, macarons, and cucumber sandwiches — but the service also has a distinct Appalachian flare with its pimento cheese tea sandwiches + deviled egg salad cups. Reserve your spot 24 hours in advance. |
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Today - Martini Monday | Mon., July 11 | 8 p.m.-2 a.m. | Asheville Beauty Academy, 28 Broadway St. | Free admission | Sip on $6 martini specials + listen to tunes from a local DJ. 🍸
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Film Screening: Theirs Is The Kingdom | Mon., July 11 | 6 p.m. | Haywood Street Congregation Sanctuary, 267 Haywood St. | Free | Gather with the community to watch a documentary about the creation of the Haywood Street Fresco.
Tuesday - Dip Dye Supporting Manna Food Bank | Tues., July 12 | 6-8 p.m. | The Meadow at Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Hwy. | $20 donation | Jam out to music from The JackTown Ramblers + snag a freshly tie-dyed Highland Brewing shirt. đź‘•
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Leicester Library Book Club: The Four Winds | Tues., July 12 | 1 p.m. | Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Rd. | Free | Discuss Kristin Hannah’s “The Four Winds” at this monthly book club series. 📚
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Bubble Brigade Foam Party | Thurs., July 14 | 11 a.m. | Swannanoa Library, 101 W. Charleston Ave. | Free | Children of all ages are invited to frolic in Grovemont Park with a custom-made foam cannon, music, games, inflatables, door prizes, and plenty of bubbles. 🧼
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If you’re anything like us, “cook at home more often” was probably on your New Year’s resolution list. But let’s be real — that’s easier said than done. |
If you listen closely, you can hear them sizzle. | Photo provided by EveryPlate |
Enter: EveryPlate. EveryPlate plans, pre-portions and delivers everything you need to crush it in the kitchen— even on weeknights. (Honestly, those quesadillas speak for themselves.)
Ashevillians can choose from a full array of meat, seafood + veg options for delivery, and get back to the fun part faster: spending time with your loved ones. 🍳 *
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Weather - 81Âş | Partly cloudy | 20% chance of rain
State Open -
Quarter-pound cookies, anyone? They’ll be on the menu at Mary’s Mountain Cookies, a Colorado-based chain that’s now open under the AC Hotel in downtown Asheville (10 Broadway St.). Also on the menu: edible cookie dough, brownies, ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, and other sugary concoctions. 🍪
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Grove Arcade will host its inaugural Summer Festival on Sat., July 30, 12-7 p.m. Partygoers can expect live painting, face painting, games, aura readings, glass blowing, and instrument lessons — plus plenty of deals on food + drinks from Restaurant Row eateries. See you there. 🥂
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Hot diggity. Stu Helm’s annual Punk Rock Hot Dogs competition takes place Sat., July 30, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Asheville Masonic Temple. This year’s theme is “Goth” and will feature 10 local hot dog makers competing for the People’s Choice and Overall Champ award. đźŚ
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MAHEC has launched a new department of pharmacotherapy. The new department will include residencies for clinical pharmacists, ambulatory care + geriatric pharmacists, a home-based primary care program, the Center for Healthy Aging, and ongoing research focused on improving health through collaborative care. 🏥
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The National Park Service reported that in 2021, NC national parks made $1.7 billion from visitors. The Tar Heel State brought in the second highest visitor spending of any state (California took the top spot), mostly from the Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway + Cape Hatteras.
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If you happened to spot a little green bus around town, it may have been legendary busker and former Asheville resident Abby the Spoon Lady zooming on by.
After leaving Asheville back in 2020, the folk percussionist + storyteller (who has 455,000+ YouTube subscribers) returned over the weekend with Dusty Whytis to perform at The Grey Eagle.
If you’re feeling FOMO, it’s not too late — check out their other tour dates, which run through Sat., July 23 in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
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