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Appalachian chefs, restaurants compete for James Beard Awards

Appalachian chefs and restaurateurs are well represented among the list of James Beard Award semifinalists announced yesterday. Fifteen different Appalachian region chefs and restaurateurs made the cut. The James Beard Awards are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in… Continue Reading…

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Hop Hunter IPA takes aim

The release of Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA shows the brewery could be on to something big. It’s great to see a brewery in the Appalachian region participating in a potentially groundbreaking development.

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Small breweries shine at NC winter festival

At the recent Winter Warmer Beer Festival in Asheville, NC, a bunch of the newer small breweries from the southern Appalachian region were quite impressive. A good gauge of the craft beer industry’s viability is the number of new breweries that you find popping up… Continue Reading…