
Tiana Kennell
Food and Dining Reporter at Asheville Citizen Times
Food and Dining Reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times/USA Today Network.
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3 days ago |
citizen-times.com | Tiana Kennell
ASHEVILLE - Spencer and Melissa Hilgeman are on a hot streak for having cool jobs, with their latest being owners of Hilltop Ice Cream Shop. Former Biltmore employees, Spencer Hilgeman worked as a chef, and Melissa Hilgeman worked in the events department on the famed, historic estate. It was there that they met Barbara Borgerson, who introduced Hilltop Ice Cream to Fairview nearly 15 years ago and supplied the Biltmore restaurant, where Spencer Hilgeman worked, with ice cream.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Tiana Kennell
ASHEVILLE - The Asheville community toasts the memory and legacy of a man who shaped the city by not only igniting a craft beer movement but also living an exemplary life as a beloved husband, father, mentor, leader and friend. On May 25, Oscar Wong, founder of Highland Brewing, died peacefully at his home, according to his family. He was 84.
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1 week ago |
citizen-times.com | Tiana Kennell
Oscar Wong, founder of Highland Brewing Company, died peacefully at 84. Wong, a Jamaican immigrant of Chinese descent, launched Highland Brewing in 1994, making it Asheville's first brewery since Prohibition.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Tiana Kennell
ASHEVILLE - A North Asheville bakery is closer to debuting its newly renovated retail space that will include a roomier kitchen for bakers to roll out the dough. Old World Levain Bakery, or OWL Bakery, is expanding into the neighboring suite at 197 Charlotte St., formerly occupied by The Mad Dipper, an ice cream shop, until January.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Tiana Kennell
ASHEVILLE - Oscar Wong, a beloved father, friend and community member who became known as the "Godfather of Asheville Craft Beer" as the founder of the city's first brewery, Highland Brewing, has died. On May 25, Oscar Wong died peacefully at his home with Anna Wong, his wife of 57 years, and one of his daughters, Leah Wong Ashburn, by his side, according to a news release from Highland Brewing. He was 84. Oscar Wong, founder of Highland Brewing.
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