Manic Monday
I spent the weekend in Asheville, NC with my sisters.
Littlest sister lives there and it is definitely one of my favorite places on earth to visit. I'm fortunate to be only a little over an hour's drive away, but wherever you are, Asheville needs to be on your list of happy places to visit. Our priorities this weekend included food, champagne, and coffee-- in that order.
Clearly I am obsessed with the chocolate. Can you blame me? The Chocolate Fetish is THE BEST spot in Asheville for goodies to bring home. I had a Habanero Sea Salted Chocolate Covered Caramel here that was the most deliciously amazing and complex thing I've ever eaten. No joke.
Asheville, NC. It's the jam.
Where's your favorite spot to visit?
That looks like SO much fun!!! Glad you had a blast!!! I too have a chocolate fetish...but those giant discs of chocolately goodness had me intrigued!!! I've always wanted to visit Chicago...for no good reason really just think it would be fun. But my favorite destination by far is Cape Cod. Love it! Mini golf, good food, good beaches, good people, good times!!! I love the ocean!! I wish I had sisters!!! haha
The chocolate rounds are SO amazing. I'm from Illinois but I've never been to Chicago. Or Cape Cod-- never been there either! Given the choice though I usually pick mountain vacations.
Heather, it sounds like you had an awesome weekend! Now you make me wanna go to Asheville NC like soon!! Should I make it there, I'm definitely going to your recommended spots! YUM!
You should find time to go there for sure!
Sisters did it up right! Loved you got to share time together. Pictures are great!
Thanks! It was soooo fun, mom!
I have a wedding in Asheville in September! Please remind me of all of this yumminess in a few months!!
We try to go as often as we can because it's such a cool destination and it's so close, but still I'd like to be there more (like I wanna move there!!). Seriously let me know before you visit and I will hook you up with a LIST of awesome places to go. The best restaurants everything is full of art and there is so much to DO! What an awesome place to get married!
The chocolate looks delicious! I could have a lot of fun in that store. I loved the paintings cardinals are my favorite bird. ---
That chocolate store is soooooooo great. Godiva's got nothing on them. I loved that red/light blue color combo in those paintings. I wish I could afford to buy original art!!
Looks like you had a great weekend! Can I come next time? I could be an adopted sister.
Yes. Yes. And yes.
Asheville is great in the summer-brr. I am in love with Charleston, SC!
I have never been to Charleston. Can you believe it?
Hey, Heather. We're headed to Asheville in May to celebrate our anniversary. Suggestions are appreciated! Where is the chocolate place and where did you get that amazing omelette??? Inquiring minds want to know...
Glad you had a great girls weekend. Happy Monday!
I could give you a list 42 miles long, but my sister always knows the good spots. The omelet came from Sunny Point Cafe. It's in West Asheville and they get BUSY so go early. They open at 8:30 so you can still be lazy on vacation(http://www.sunnypointcafe.com/). The Chocolate Fetish is THE BEST chocolate shop in Asheville. It's right in the middle of downtown Asheville on Haywood. You will love it (http://chocolatefetish.com/). One spot that is totally right up your alley is The Green Sage. They use the freshest local ingredients, compost all scraps, recycle the vegetable oil for bio fuel-- they are super green and offer lots of vegan/gluten free choices. The food was INSANE. I had a curry cashew chicken wrap and creamy tomato soup. WOW. There's one in downtown Asheville and one on the south side (http://thegreensage.net/). We went to Posana for dinner. The salmon was the best I've ever had. They served a warm quinoa salad that I need everyday. They are totally farm to table (http://posanacafe.com/). Email me if you want more suggestions!! I could go on for days!
How much fun to have sisters and to spend the weekend!!! Food...Champagne...Coffee is perfect too...and I would for me have to throw in shopping....that is one thing you miss out here in the country! Super Post!!!
Have a Marvelous Monday!
Hugs,
HRCG
Oh we shopped! Downtown Asheville is made up entirely of little shops, cafes, bars, galleries, and restaurants. Love my sisters. Nothing compares.
This looks like you had so much fun - food, champagne and coffee, what more do you need in a weekend?! I LOVE those bird pictures, that chocolate shop looks like somewhere I could happily live, but I am not convinced by the bacon shake and chocolate covered bacon!! Did you try it?!
I didn't try it!! We were headed someplace else and had eaten right before that so I just needed a photo of the sign to prove that I wasn't hallucinating. I wanna try it, though. The bird pictures came from a building that serves as a pretty big gallery full of little booths where artists sell their work. Some of it is pricey but a lot of it is affordable!! I wanted these paintings BADLY. My sister used to work in the chocolate shop. She met her boyfriend there. Cute story, right? Such a great weekend!