So the boyfriend and I decided to do a quick road trip up to Asheville to see one of our favorite bands, Big Sam’s Funky Nation and have an early celebration of somebody’s big birthday coming up in May. If you don’t know Big Sam, please stop what you are doing (including reading this blog) and YouTube him. Or check out his website here:
http://bigsamsfunkynation.com/
He’s awesome. It’s always a party with Sam. West Coast peeps he is headed your way soon, including the Sierra Nevada brewery in Chico.
Upon arrival, we wanted to do some good old Asheville people watching and headed to what used to be the Flying Frog…which is no Solace. We sat outside and even though it was a little chilly, the people watching was as usual fantastic.
To start I had this yummy black bean soup to warm me up.
After dinner, we headed to Pisgah Brewing Company, an organic brewery in Black Mountain, NC just outside Asheville. It’s a small venue but the beer is good. It’s a bit hard to find so make sure to bring your electronic devices w/ maps on them.
We danced off our dinner to our buddy Sam, who Franklin got to meet, and had a blast.
The next morning, we got up and headed to Tupelo Honey Cafe. I’ve been to Asheville a few times, and have tried to go to this place each time unsuccessfully. The problem is, I love breakfast, I love sleeping in, and by the time I get here on a weekend…it’s an hour wait. Oh but wait…it was a Friday that we tried to go this time which meant no wait…great success!
I ordered an omelet w/ carmelized onions, basil, and goat cheese and goat cheese grits. I really love goat cheese if you haven’t already figure it out. These grits rocked. I was a very happy girl. And again, the bad photographer, it was like bite 2 that I took this photo.
After this we did a little shopping, headed to the Grove Park Inn for a relaxing day of golf (him) and spa (me) and a lovely pre-birthday Friday night that even included some additional dancing at the Grove Park.
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