
Global Appalachia
Food and drink traditions from around the world find their way
to Western North Carolina.


The Flavors Of Home
When the Soviet Union fell in 1991, Tatyana Andronova was a political refugee looking for a new life in the United States. Almost by chance, her path led to Western North Carolina, where she opened Euromarket, Asheville’s largest store focused on culinary items from Eastern Europe and Russia.

Global Traditions
Spices are connecting Appalachia with food cultures around the world.

No Taste Like Home
Esther Francis Joseph reconnects with her past by sharing Saint Lucian flavors.

A World Away
In the world of artisan beer, professionals and hobbyists exist in symbiosis.

The Miso Masters
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, population 4,222, is home to a business you wouldn’t expect to find in a small Appalachian town: American Miso Company, the world’s largest producer of organic miso.

From Argentina to Asheville
Her empanadas are Argentinean, her crepes are French, her tamales are Mexican, but Cecilia Marchesini’s love of cooking carries a different passport.
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