Asheville Food Truck Deliciousness!

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asheville food truck el kimchi

There are so many amazing places to eat in Asheville North Carolina. Food trucks are definitely a part of this culinary experience in the mountains. On just about any day, you can find a food truck or two, sometimes 3, 4, 5 of them around town. And they are not only driving around selling their food to the public. Many of these trucks are now offering full catering services and other special event options.

This is El Kimchi Asheville Food Truck, and if you have not tried their food, you are missing out. I am telling you, go to their Facebook page, find out where they are that day, and GO! It is that good. As you can see in the photo above, a waiting line is nothing new to them; especially when you have a meal like this coming to you!

A Delicious Dinner in West Asheville NC

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barleycorn asheville restaurant

West Asheville has a lot of great places to eat. We recently stopped by the Barleycorn on Haywood Rd, in the little shopping plaza next to Ingles, and had a great meal aligned with perfect service. Here is a photo of my kabob which was chicken and chimichurri, along with delicious side items, and also a fish & chips plate. And when you get done at the Barleycorn, you can walk right around the corner and have ice cream at The Hop West!

23 Recent Asheville Videos For You To Watch!

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asheville video shoot
Asheville videos tell a lot. There is just something about watching a screen that is moving and communicating to you, with little effort on the watcher’s part. YouTube was the undisputed champion when it came to video social media years ago, Vimeo was trailing after, and then there were many other videos sites that have come and gone. Now, Facebook seems to be joining the online video battle with a focus on this form of media. And why not? They already have the audiences in place (including you and me) so all that is left is to offer us something good to see. With that said, here are some Asheville videos that you could watch and experience a little bit of our sweet city!

  1. Rise N Shine Cafe in North Asheville.
  2. Biscuit Head in Asheville NC.
  3. The Hop Ice Creamery.
  4. Asheville Wedding Story.
  5. Asheville Vaping vs Smoking.
  6. North Asheville Yoga at Veda Studios.
  7. Asheville Personal Training at Plank.
  8. Hash House Harriers.
  9. Asheville Mardi Gras – Meet The King & Queen.
  10. Eating Asheville.
  11. West Village Market & Deli.
  12. The Amazing Pubcycle.
  13. Vortex Doughnuts.
  14. Asheville Hip Hop Dance Class.
  15. Asheville Mardi Gras – Second Line Band
  16. Hole Doughnuts.
  17. West Asheville Best Asheville.
  18. Asheville Culinary Program at AB Tech.
  19. Nine Mile Restaurant.
  20. Gan Shan Station.
  21. El Kimchi Food Truck.
  22. Chocolate Gems.
  23. Geraldine’s Bakery.

These Asheville Videos are complements of the G Social Media team.

Curly Haircut with Miriam at Bari Salon

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When you move to a new area, you get little “firsts” or rites of passage as you start your life over in your new city. Most of them are what I like to call “mundane firsts:” first oil change, first trip to the dentist, first time filing taxes, first vet visit, first trip to the ER following the feline retaliation following the first vet visit, etc. Depending on the experience, “first haircut” might also go on that list. It can be boring, awkward, shocking, depressing, exhausting, discouraging, and expensive….kind of like shopping for pants.

Plus, my hair has had commitment issues for the longest time. My hair had always been wavy, I thought, but mostly straight, and definitely not curly. There was so much conflict and so little harmony between us. One day I realized that I spent much more time pleading, even negotiating, with my hair to make it straight, than any truly straight-haired person should. So I gave a little in the relationship, and learned that my hair, shockingly, is actually curly.

Here’s a side shot:

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Problem not solved at this discovery, though. Problems only starting! Anyone with wavy, curly, or coil-y hair knows that it is a lifelong give-and-take relationship, and you’ll do really bizarre things to try to have as many good hair days as you can. Apple cider vinegar? Check. (And yes, I did smell like vomit that day). Bottomless money pit spent on experimenting with hair products? Check. “Co-washing?” Check. Microfiber sleeping cap? Check. “Plopping”? It’s a thing, and I’ve done it!

Then, I learned there’s a dry-cutting method of cutting curly hair, most often known as the Devacurl method, although some salons do their own Deva-inspired or similar method of dry cutting. In Minneapolis, I found a great salon that dry cut my hair, and couldn’t stand the thought of a regular cut now. So I did a little research and learned about Miriam (pictured below) at Bari Salon. Through an unofficial poll conducted by yours truly, The Internet voted Miriam the best curly hair stylist in Asheville, so to Miriam I went!

Miriam at Bari Salon Asheville
It was to my great pleasure that my first haircut here was a total success! Not at all like shopping for pants!

Here’s before the cut:

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And after:

Asheville Haircut at Bari
I loved the time and attention Miriam devoted to really helping me get what I wanted, even when it came to cutting my bangs. I have weird cowlicks in my bangs, and most stylists spend no more than 3 minutes on my bangs before giving up and moving on. I got the bangs I wanted. Thank you, Miriam.

I was surprised by how curly my hair was in the end. It almost looked and felt like she used a curling iron, but somehow Miriam worked her magic and coaxed the most amazing texture out of my hair. I’m on day 2 as I write this, and wondering if I can duplicate what Miriam did on my own, or if I’ll wash the magic right out! Fortunately, she gave me pretty easy directions on how to achieve the same result at home.

Overall, Bari was a fantastic salon, and I plan to return to Miriam for future hair cuts. The staff were friendly, it was laid-back, and the location was pretty easy to access. I also appreciated that customers are encouraged to contact stylists directly to schedule appointments or communicate about upcoming appointments.

Bari Salon West Asheville

I regularly blog about my new life in Asheville at ash2ville.blogspot.com, and at the end of each post, I leave my reader(s) {{Hi, mom!}} with a Zen Banjo moment. Banjo is my cat, and his Zen is bountiful, so I have to capture it. So in keeping with tradition, I give you Zen Banjo:

Asheville_Zen_Banjo

For more Zen Banjo moments, to follow more of my “firsts” in Asheville, or get involved and send me suggestions of activities to try and places to go, visit to ash2ville.blogspot.com and leave a comment, or send me a tweet. I’m @ash2ville.

Bari Hair Salon Asheville NC

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Asheville Food Truck – Tin Can Pizzeria

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Asheville Food Truck - Tin Can Pizzeria

There are so many delicious food trucks all around Asheville North Carolina, and it seems that they will only be growing and expanding due to the high demand for craft food in the community. We bumped into the Tin Can Pizzeria at the Brew Pump in West Asheville, ordered a pizza pie to go, and it was so good! Thank you Tin Can!!