Bannasch has been cooking for over 20 years. He and his family settled in Asheville in 2004, and he was executive chef of Zambra. In 2015, He and his wife opened Copper Crown in East Asheville. Adam has always been a staunch supporter of local farms and producers and sources locally.

Driven by a similar passion for food and entertaining, founders Tony Franco and Matthew Macon, launched Food Experience in 2007. We create custom menus and our core values are: HAVE FUN, COLLABORATE, CREATE, NOURISH, CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

My education in baking began under the tutelage of a fourth generation baker of Spanish and Italian descent from whom I learned old world techniques. OWL Bakery has become my pulse and my practice, blending a formal education in food anthropology and a passion for my craft.

Eric Morris is executive chef at Cultura; a fine dining restaurant introduced by Wicked Weed Brewing in 2019 and was a semifinalist for the James Beard Award Best New Restaurant in 2020. Eric has been cooking professionally for more than two decades.

Since working with Posana for 6 years early in his culinary career, Chef Tyler opened his award winning restaurant ’10 Market’ near Beaufort, SC. An immersive, from scratch restaurant experience, 10 Market showcased his creative ingenuity receiving many awards and accolades.

Craig Mauney has worked for the NC Cooperative Extension for over 25 years.His special interests are woodland botanicals and unusual edibles like pawpaw. He now has a small forest farm in Zirconia, NC – Shady Hollow Farm.

Bill Whipple began his agricultural career at the age of 18 picking apples in Washington state. He implemented two edible parks in Asheville and founded The Acornucopia Project.

Farm-To-Can Craft Soda. We pride ourselves on working with Organic Roots & Fruits to create a healthier, more flavorful non-alcoholic experience for everyone in our communities.

Vodka distilled with real botanicals and infused with natural fruit essences. Like you, we care about what’s in the bottle, so we use real ingredients – with no sugar, no artificial sweeteners and no artificial flavors. 

There is no water purer, healthier, or better tasting than our Le Bleu Ultra Pure Water. 11% hydrogen, 89% oxygen. Nothing more, nothing less.

Founded in the new 'Craft Brew Mecca' of Asheville and North Carolina's apple country, Noble brings together a rich local history of agriculture with this region’s exciting craft beverage industry. We make a variety of things...mead, spritzers, wine, and cider of course!

Bringing family made wines from around the world to the families of the Carolinas

Experience Jargon’s innovative menu of modern American plates, creative cocktails and desserts in a unique and fabulous setting. We source food from local growers that showcase seasonal offerings and unique ingredients that are blended with artistry and skill.

While it's one of the worlds oldest fermented beverages, we're not serving anything dated. Our take on Mead is something new, something refreshing. Best of all, our meads are made with our locally produced Appalachian Mountain honey and each is gluten free. 

One of the few breweries in the US creating carbonation with local wildflower honey in our unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated farmhouse ales, traditional lagers, and hard jun kombucha. We are a farm brewery that is taking the craft of brewing back to its agricultural roots.