The Blackbird

- “We cater to food enthusiasts who enjoy walking and discovering the best of the city. Our tours blend top-notch local cuisine with scenic strolls, while sharing intriguing current events and charming historical anecdotes that make Asheville an ideal vacation destination. This week, Paddy and enjoyed brunch at one of our longtime partners, 🐦‍⬛ While eating for a living is as amazing as it sounds, we work diligently to ensure your tour is flawless by building strong relationships with restaurant owners, chefs, and staff. Asheville truly boasts some of the country’s finest chefs, and we love introducing visitors and locals to these culinary gems so they keep coming back. We’re passionate about what we do-join us for an unforgettable experience!”






Tour

From farm to table 🥕 Come try some new fall flavors at The Blackbird. 47 Biltmore Ave 🐦‍⬛

Biltmore Ave is perfectly sunny today ☀️ come enjoy a Bloody Mary on our shaded patio! Open for Brunch until 2:30 ✨🌟

We make fish jokes, just for the halibut! But no seriously, we have halibut 🎣 balsamic, pea puree, jefferson red rice & lentil Mediterranean style salad. Made with love, every time ❤️🐦‍⬛❤️🐦‍⬛

How many of you knew this fun fact?!! Thank goodness the Crow Bar was invented 🐦‍⬛🍻

Braised Beef, Local Mushrooms, Asparagus

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Maple glazed salmon, arugula, fingerlings. Sometimes it’s the simple meals that taste like mom used to make. Southern cooking at its finest! 🎣 come check out what we have in store for tonight’s fresh catch!

Juicy Georgia peaches on our buttermilk biscuit French toast 🍑🍑🍑 Come brunch with us! 10:00-2:30 everyday

Fresh catch 🎣 from sea to table! We take pride on always fresh & never frozen seafood, beef, & produce 🌱we support local!! Come try the bold flavors of the WNC

Truffle Mushroom Risotto 🫢 Gluten Free, Vegetarian & Vegan friendly 🌱 See you for dinner!

Bacon 🥓 Lettuce 🥬 Tomato 🍅 Housemade Basil Aioli, Challah Bread 🍞 Available for brunch 7 days a week from 10-2:30

We are honored to have been part of the Heritage Fire Tour 🔥🔥 Our Goat Cheese Corn Pie was a HUGE hit!! 🌽 A big thank you to everyone who voted for us ❤️ We are forever grateful for your support. Hope to see you next year

Heritage Fire Tour 2024 is happening July 14th!

Event Details:
- Location: The Horse Shoe Farm in Hendersonville
- Tickets: On sale now and all-inclusive of food, free-flowing beverages, and entertainment

Heritage Fire unites live-fire cooking, family farms, and local chefs in diverse destinations. This all-inclusive walk-around feast features thoughtful bites prepared by some of the areas most loved kitchens, with products from locally sourced farms and sponsors. After indulging in each dish, guests will vote for their favorite bite of the day. It’s a friendly competition resulting in a feel-good, delicious time for all!

AIR members participating in this event:
Jargon, Ryan Kline
Little D's, Faith Hall
Asheville Proper, Jason Sweeney
Chestnut, Ashley Helms
Mikasa Criolla Avl, Santiago Vargas
The Blackbird, Mike Reppert
The Montford Rooftop Bar, Kevin Olsen
Old Europe Pastries, Melinda Vetro

Check out the full lineup of participating restaurants by heading to their website. Link in our story 🔗

📸 photo credit: Heritage Fire Tour

We love an Asheville sunset 🌇 🌇🌇🌇 Now picture this as your next dinner view! Book now through open table! Have a great weekend everyone 🤩

Join us at the ultimate farm-to-fork feast at Heritage Fire on July 14th! 🔥 Supporting local Asheville farms, we’ll be partnering with some of Asheville’s top chefs serving fire-kissed heritage protein and vegetables, paired with free-flowing cocktails, wine, beer and more!

In the end, attendees will vote for their favorite dish and a champion of the nation’s hottest competition will be chosen. Just wait until you see what Chef Michael Reppert is preparing 😉 Tickets are available now at www.heritagefiretour.com 🔥

Local Trout & Scallop Risotto. A crowd favorite 🤩 get yours any night starting at 5pm

Chefs Special ✨ bacon, egg, aged white cheddar, challah bread with the most stunning smashed red potatoes. Brunch is 7 days a week!! 10-2:30 🥂

A huge round of applause for our AIR members who recently won Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurants Awards:

Best of Excellence:
Posana

Award of Excellence:
Avenue M
The Corner Kitchen
Chestnut
The Blackbird
Red Stag Grill Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville, Autograph Collection
Sunset Terrace The Omni Grove Park Inn
Vue 1913 at The Omni Grove Park Inn

The Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards recognize restaurants around the world that offer outstanding wine programs 🍷 we’ll cheers to that!

📸 Posana

Midsummer Wine Dinner was a blast! Thank you to all who attended 🍷🍽️ each course was carefully prepared and paired with unique wines from all over the world. Stay tuned for our upcoming events 🙌🏼

My goodness if this presentation was any prettier, we wouldn’t be able to eat it! Just kidding 😏 our arugula salad with poached pears, blue cheese, balsamic drizzle, and pickled red onions is summer favorite! Options to add steak tips, trout, shrimp, or scallops! Can’t beat it 🥗🤍🥗🤍 and always locally sourced!

Couldn’t even sneak a picture without the staff going crazy over this Crawfish Thermidor Benedict with an Old Bay Hollandaise 🦞🦞🦞

Pan seared salmon, black lentils, arugula salad with champagne vinaigrette, pea puree and beurre blanc 🎣 we love a fresh catch!

Would you believe me if I told you this cake is vegan? And just as moist, ooey, and gooey 😋 why sacrifice flavor when you can have it all! Vegan Chocolate Cake 🍫🌱 available everyday Brunch or Dinner

Glasses polished, sun shining, fresh coffee grinding! Absolutely love this view of the sidewalk right before we open☀️ our brunch is the bees knees 🐝 and we thank you SO MUCH for your continued support! Come see for yourself any day of the week from 10:00am to 2:30pm

An artist at work 🎨 Ila has been such a joy to work with. Kind with guests, quick to help, and it doesn’t hurt that her flower skills are top notch 🌸🪻🌺🌷🌻🌼 thank you miss Ila for helping making The Blackbird such a pretty place be!

Blackbird Irish Coffee ☘️☕️ our very own blackbird blend French press coffee, Jameson, Baileys, Demerara sugar with Baileys whipped cream 🫠 sign me up for two please!! Try it iced with our signature house made Columbia cold brew to keep you cool all summer long ☀️

Meet Charlie & Walker. They’ve been best friends since kindergarten and now get to work together as part of the heart & soul of The Blackbird. Their fun and cheerful personalities bring such a wonderful energy to the team. Thank you both for all your hard work and always stay true to who you are ❤️

Tag your favorite person to brunch with 🥂 we offer brunch 7 days a week from 10:00-2:30. We look forward to serving you!

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