Dining Out For Life In Asheville- Thursday April 30, 2009

Join 90 area restaurants for "Dining Out for Life" on Thursday, April 30th 2009 and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Western North Carolina Aids Project. You can have Breakfast, Lunch and/or Dinner!!!

Over 1 million people in the U.S. Are currently living with HIV/AIDS and more than 40,000 new cases are reported each year. WNCAP is committed to stopping the spread of AIDS in this region and offering compassionate care to those already affected. To help, all you have to do is go out and have a great meal.

Visit www.wncap.org for more information.

2009 Sponsors include Mountain Xpress, AIR, Asheville Citizen Times, Asheville Radio Group, Bold Life / Verve, Clear Channel Asheville, Design One, Hendersonville Times-News, Laurel of Asheville, PLI, Rapid River, Smoky Mountain News, Stereotypd, Subaru, WCQS, WLOS-TV, and WNC Magazine.

Asheville's Jerusalem Garden Cafe... Dining & Bellydancing

Stopped by the Jerusalem Garden Cafe for a late lunch (breakfast for me). I wanted to go to Tupelo Honey Cafe first but for some reason they let the group in front of us in... and told us "they were closed", so I figured I must have gotten there a few seconds past the deadline and the hostess had to stop it somewhere.

I was actually saving the Jerusalem Garden Cafe in Asheville for their Friday night belly dancing. Going back to get some video soon. Here is a quick pic of their rear dining area, a little more private than their front area which faces Pritchard Park in Downtown Asheville.
www.jerusalemgardencafe.com

Many Asheville Restaurants - YouTube Video Player

We have had some great dining experiences in Asheville North Carolina. Here is some of the footage and reviews. Please comment on your experiences at these places as well, whether good or bad. Thank you. www.YouTube.com/AskAsheville

Asheville Restaurants - Bistro 1896 Lunch, Dinner, Dining

Had such a great lunch in Asheville North Carolina in the Bistro 1896 restaurant today. Everything was great, drinks made perfectly, food beyond awesome, Stephanie (out waitress) balanced with great service and attitude, Sarah (another waitress) stepped in to help our waitress as needed, and everything was just so nice. Thank you Bistro! Talked to the Manager Chris Sizemore for a moment and he worked his role perfectly whether dealing with me, dealing with the customers as they were coming in, or dealing with the staff. Great food and great team over here.

Asheville's Buddha Lounge, Internet Cafe, Bookstore, & Great Food!

Stopped by the Buddha Lounge today on Merrimon Avenue to have lunch and do some work in their new Asheville Internet Cafe. Sitting here right now on my laptop and Blackberry, and there are several people working and relaxing. Nice environment here with some soothing music and a giant Mac available for guests.

Buddha Bagels, which recently changed names and owners from New York Bagels is better than ever before. You can order your lunch which is made usually of premium "Boars Head" meats and cheeses, visit Mystic Journeys through an inside entrance and find some inspiration, options, and direction while your sandwich is being custom built. My favorite is "The Monster" sub wth Muenster cheese.

But the lounge is really cool. I asked one of the owners for details and he mentioned the free wifi, getting some bands on the weekends, great seating, and awesome people! Very nice work guys! Thanks you for making a hot spot on Merrimon Avenue in Asheville North Carolina.

Hours are Fri & Sat till 11pm, other days till 10pm. Opens at 7am every morn. Breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, snack, quick bite... and with these hours... a great place to grab my midnight snack on the way home, lol.

www.BuddhaBagels.com

Asheville Nightlife at Magnolia's

Magnolia's has been one of the main nightlife scenes in downtown Asheville North Carolina for some time now. We used to go, hang out, eat, and dance at Mag's. Then we would crash Cynjades, hip hop for a few, and afterwards we would wind down back at Magnolia's. I remember on one occasion when I went with a friend to eat at Magnolia's and somehow got drafted as one of the test dummies in this bachlorette party for this nice lady who used to work at Old Europe. I guess one of her "orders" at this party was to pick a man in the building and kiss him. They were about 20 of them and they were having an awesome time. I was embarrased, but could not resist.

Sometimes when it used to get about 1am at Magnolia's, there would be an apache line of "Jocks" standing firm from the front door to the dance floor. I just raced through it with my crowd to the dance floor and danced like mad. They had a bouncer named "Big John" and when the clock hit 2am, he was no longer your friend. "Time To Leave, Get Out Now" was his last words, lol. I believe this establishment is owned by Chris Peterson and it a great place to unwind and have a good time. Big age variety in this Asheville club, from 21 to 45 and even to 60 yrs old or so, and everyone just got along great. We had a limo driver with us one time and he ate that floor up with every dance you can think of with one of our private investors. http://www.magnoliasasheville.com/