POSANA CAFE

When dining in Asheville I look for restaurants that serve fresh, locally grown foods that are organic and hormone free. Well, that's a mighty tall order! But Asheville is a mecca for wonderful restaurants! I can usually find places that fulfill some, if not all of the above requisites. I plan to include examples here frequently and so here is the cafe I went to yesterday and will make it the first in what will hopefully become a long list of fine dining spots.

Posana's is downtown and right on the Square. In fact it is right next door to one of my other favorite cafe's, Bistro 1896. Posana's has a very intimate and cozy atmosphere and displays works by famous local artists. Recently Jonas Gerard had several of his beautiful paintings adorning the walls. While I have not been that fond of "modern art" in the past I am quickly becoming a fan and do thoroughly enjoy his work. One of my guests at Treetop Mountain Vista, having been inspired by the cabin atmosphere and Mr. Gerard is becoming a popular artist in his own right! (Well anyway I'd like to think my cabin had something to do with his inspiration:)

So, getting back to the food at Posana's, it is prepared from scratch and very fresh and tasty. I suggest you check out their website since I understand the menu changes frequently. www.posanacafe.com. Go see for yourself....you won't be sorry!

Bistro 1896

Bistro 1896 is a fine restaurant in downtown Asheville, right on Pack Square. It is my favorite place to have lunch any day of the week or brunch on Sunday. My very favorite meal there is Chicken Marsala, absolutely delicious! "The Bistro" (as I fondly refer to it) is a cosmopolitan establishment with down to earth prices. They have an outdoor seating area to dine in the open air when the weather warms up a bit, (which it is ready to do any day now). Note the cool band playing out front! You never know where you're going to find musicians plying their art in town. Today I ducked into Mast General Store, just down the street from "The Bistro" and heard a great little country trio playing Folk/Irish music. Asheville is just plain a fun place to be. Really, Really Cool Beans!!!