THE LAST PODCAST
This is the very last episode of the Food Fans Radio Show & Podcast and was originally recorded on 07/06/2025 with my usual co-host Chef Tom LaFauci from Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville…
..and on 07/04/2025 my original co-host Chef Joe Scully of Chestnut and Corner Kitchen…
00:00 - 00:45 THEME SONG: Cheesewagon by The Derita Sisters
00:46 - 06:11 INTRO: Let’s Banter! (w/ Shout-Out To Secret Agent 23 Skidoo)
06:12 - 11:51 FAMILY REUNION: Doing it Right at The Wrong Way, featuring New Stock Pantry, Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ, Asheville Food Tours & Hole Doughnuts
11:52 - 13:23 THE PADDY RIELS DIET: Eat Meat, Work Out Like A Maniac
13:24 - 24:07 WHERE’D YA EAT? Birdie’s, Pollen, Back Porch Bakery, Garden Party, Walnut Family Bakery, Mother, White Duck Taco, Wildwood Still, Table & How An 18 Year Old Kid Learned That He Could Love Steak Tartare
24:08 - 24:47 MANNA SPOT: Please Donate to MANNA Foodbank
24:48 - 47:35 INTERVIEW: Catching Up With Chef Joe Scully From Chestnut And Corner Kitchen
47:36 - 52:35 SAUCE TALK: Make Sauce, Make Friends, Find Love
52:36 - 56:29 LONG GOODBYE! Thanks To Deb & All The Listeners
56:30 - 58:03 PLEASE SUPPORT WPVM 103.7fm!
THE NEWSLETTER
The Newsletter will continue even after the Podcast ends. Please enjoy!
WHERE TO GO WHEN You Want To Throw A Party By The River…
If you need an awesome and very "Asheville" venue to host a party at, I want to strongly suggest Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins located down on Amboy Road, along the French Broad River. The space is very nice, with a large porch and patio, a beautiful view of and easy access to the river walk, as well as a room for tables, chairs, food and dancing, and a small warming-up-and-keeping-cold kitchenette. Dawn & I celebrated our 20th anniversary there together with friends and fam from out of town, some of whom stayed in the cabins and reported to us that they are very nice inside.
Wrong Way allows outside food, so we had our party catered by our friends at New Stock Pantry, who laid out an amazing charcuterie board, as well as some other snacks for our guests. The owner of Wrong Way, Shelton, was a pleasure to work with and we had a very nice experience all around! High recommends for both Wrong Way & New Stock!
WERE TO GO WHEN WHEN you want to party with a preroll & some pie…
Dawn & I recently drove to Garden Party on Haywood Road, where there was a pop-up featuring Chef Camille Cogswell's Walnut Family Bakery. We bought some super delicious pie, and I got a sweet little preroll to smoke at home.
Garden Party is a really fun shop, and I love what they're doing there, including their support for, and printed materials about, Equity Initiatives. To learn more, you can visit their website.
It seems like Garden Party hosts fun food & art pop-ups regularly, so I recommend following them on social media to see what they’ve got going on next!
WHERE TO GO WHEN you want deep, comforting, flavorful and very satisfying Mexican and Latin fare right in the middle of downtown…
I've been bringing my Asheville Food Tours into Mountain Madre Asheville lately, as well as grabbing lunch there with the other tour guides. The tour guests will often name the empanadas as their favorite bite of the tour, and the guides love them too! Chef Alejandra really knows how to pack a lot of flavor into an empanada and she switches-up the flavors regularly.
They also come with a creme sauce that is to die for. The last time I went for lunch, we also shared the enchiladas. Delicious! And very filling. There's lots of seating, including a lovely patio, the service is fast and friendly, and the bar specializes in tequila and mescal drinks, for which they are quite well known. Recommended.
ASHEVILLE FOOD TOURS: Did you know that you can book a private tour of downtown Asheville with me for as few as 2 and as many as… oh, let’s say 100… people? True stories, Yo. If you want more info, please contact me at stuhelmavl@gmail.com and I’ll get right back to ya! Come experience a day in Asheville the way that I do: Through food!
