Man with scruffy beard, beanie, and frayed sweater sits at a coffee shop table, nails painted blue, looking unimpressed, with a coffee cup in front of him and blurred patrons in the background.

#Blessed

A coffee shop sneeze turns into a very Asheville meditation on politeness, performance, and the quiet holiness of basic human decency.

The Coziest—and Potentially Cringiest—Spot in Asheville

The Saturday after Thanksgiving—this is taking place back in my native Northeastern Pennsylvania, FYI—my brother, friend Jacki, and I traditionally … More

When Love and Hate Collide, Featuring Anoche Mezcal Bar

I admittedly know almost nothing about mezcal, just that it’s tequila-adjacent and that “preferring mezcal” over tequila is a key … More

Overheard on Haywood Road: Part 1

One of the first places I visited the first time I visited Asheville was Battlecat Coffee on Haywood Road in … More