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Slow as Molasses
August 29th, 2010 by HHG
I have come to the realization that the term “Slow as Molasses” must have come into fashion when some poor soul decided to open a restaurant, fixed a timeline, and then had to extend that timeline by at least double! Being a pastry chef, I know the frustration of waiting for molasses to pour out [...]
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We’re in the News!
July 21st, 2010 by HHG
If you haven’t picked up the latest copy of the Mountain Xpress, go pick one up now! Mackensy Lunsford just published a small piece about our restaurant Cúrate, coming late this fall to Asheville, NC. You can find the article here. The only corrections, we’d like to point, out is that our partner’s name is [...]
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A Roof to Cook Under
June 19th, 2010 by HHG
We’ve finally found a roof to cook under! We will be setting up shop in the center of downtown Asheville, 11 Biltmore Avenue, a building that was originally built in 1927 with the Union Bus Terminal behind it, Olympia’s Candy Kitchen in the front window, and Uncle Sam’s Loan Office next door. Among many others, [...]
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Bringing Calçots to Asheville, North Carolina
May 13th, 2010 by HHG
One of our favorite weekend outings is to check out the local produce at the North Asheville Tailgate Market. Last weekend we went for the specific purpose of finding the closest product available in North Carolina to the calçot from Catalonia, Spain. If you have ever seen a real calçot, or been to a Calçotada, [...]
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Better than Wheaties!
April 16th, 2010 by HHG
One late lazy Saturday morning, three generations of American women – daughter, mother, and grandmother – attempted to make “Huevos con Chorizo.” It’s the Spanish equivalent of bacon and eggs made even better with the addition of thinly sliced potatoes. Grandmother gently sauteed the potatoes in olive oil; mother prepared the chorizo; and daughter cracked the [...]
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About Liz Button
May 27th, 2009 by HHG
Liz Button (mother) – When Katie and I first started discussing opening a restaurant together, I thought, ¨It‘s about time that the women in our family finally created a restaurant after so many generations of excellent cooks.¨ To this day I reference my mother’s recipe for butter cookies, among many others (I still can’t get [...]
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About Ted Button
May 27th, 2009 by HHG
Ted Button (father) – My professional experience has all been in corporate aviation. I have 20 years of expertise in owning and operating a corporate aviation management business. So what am I doing with HHG? Talent! The opportunity to work with Liz, Katie and Felix was so appealing that I immediately asked to be included when the concept [...]
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About Katie Button
May 27th, 2009 by HHG
Katie Button (daughter) – I graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and went on to complete a master’s degree at L´École Centrale in Paris, France. I didn’t realize that I needed a career change until I was about to start my PhD. I went from a PhD student studying neuroscience to [...]
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About Felix Meana
May 27th, 2009 by HHG
Felix Meana (fiancé) – I’m from a small town on the Costa Brava in Catalunya, Spain, called Roses. This is where the restaurant El Bulli is located and where I have been working as a chef de rang for the last five years. I owe a large part of my professional experience at the highest [...]
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