ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The food and beverage landscape in Asheville is a dynamic blend, celebrated for its farm-to-table approach, inventive culinary offerings, and a robust craft beer culture. Local restaurants and bars pride themselves on using fresh, locally sourced ingredients to craft distinctive dishes, all while providing a diverse array of craft beers.
And Food & Wine has noticed. In the magazine’s upcoming 2025 Global Tastemakers awards, it will list the dining highlights of remarkable small towns (populations less than 100,0000) across the United States.
Asheville and Greenville were the only towns in the Carolinas to make the list of 11.
Cities on the list include, in alphabetical order:
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Bozeman, Montana
- Burlington, Vermont
- Covington, Kentucky
- Fredericksburg, Texas
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Healdsburg, California
- McMinnville, Oregon
- Oxford, Mississippi
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Traverse City, Michigan
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