Several Western North Carolina restaurants and chefs were namedfinalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards.The Market Place in Asheville and Restaurant at Gideon
Asheville’s glowing reputation as a national culinary destination is deeply rooted in a farm-to-table ethos, mountain-grown foods, and time-honored Appalachian and Southern flavors with innovative twists. But over the past decade, the area’s restaurant scene has expanded its palate broadly to showcase a globe-trotting array of cuisines, from simple and traditional to