2020 Signature Events

Festival Overview

Chow Chow: An Asheville Culinary Event, presented by Kimpton Hotel Arras, celebrates the area’s unique community of makers, each adding singular ingredients to the city’s recipe for its culturally diverse culinary identity. From nationally recognized chefs such as Jose Andres, Katie Button, Ashley Christensen, and Vivian Howard to multi-generational farmers and millers, bakers, potters, weavers, and brewers, Chow Chow shines a light on the ancient creative spirit of the region that continues to make the Blue Ridge Mountains a delicious place to taste, to see, to explore and to experience through immersive culinary experiences.

Discover the alluring alchemy of mountain traditions, heirloom ingredients, and urban energy that inspire the James Beard-nominated chefs, sustainable farmers, innovative brewers, talented artisans, and knowledgeable foragers who commune at Asheville’s collaborative table.