Flight Savor Fare

Monday night is Live Music Night
from 6 pm to 9 pm

Have you heard guitar great Mark Yaxley yet? Mark has an impressive background that includes working with musical greats like Quincy Jones, Allman Brothers’ Wayne Haynes and Chic Corea. He’s recorded six CD’s, one of which has been featured on NPR. He now teaches jazz and classical guitar at UNCA.

I haven’t had it yet, but Don Jennings says Rob’s barbeque ribs are up there with the best. Also new is the blueberry cobbler and pasta dish of the day and a vegetarian entree of the day.

On June 5th, Flight will host a wine dinner featuring Gemtree wines from McClaren Vale, South Australia owned by the Buttery Family.

Rob is working on the menu and Nan is choosing the wines to feature. We’ll let you know all the details as soon as possible. But mark the date now! One detail we do know is that space is limited.

Know already that you’d like to attend? Call 828-694-1030 and make your reservation.

Chef Rob Keener will be featured on WLOS’ noonish cooking show. Rather than focus on the recipes used at Flight, Rob chose to present the recipes he makes at home for his family. Here’s a favorite:

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Yum. My favorite thing on the new menu. Also, there’s a refreshing salad with strawberries. Dale Salvaggio , a regular at Flight with husband, Steve, told me she had crabcakes the other night that were the best she’d ever had and mentioned that she’d had many from good restaurants over the years. Thanks, Dale!

His name is Rob, but he sounds like Miles Davis. Come in and check it out. We need your opinion — is the music too loud because we’re too old?? Sam and I saw that sign in a diner in Columbia and the music was way loud, but who was going to complain after reading that sign? No wonder we are all deaf at an early age.

The new spring menu is ready to go. It’s in design at the moment. Look for lighter, savory fare.

It seems as if owning a restaurant is the latest American dream preceded by, and sometimes simultaneously with, owning an inn. Here’s one way to make that dream work for you:

Open calls: New NBC restaurant competition show

GRANADA AMERICA, the producers that brought you Nanny 911, Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares are seeking two-person teams, with pre-existing relationships, who have always dreamed of opening their own restaurant. Have you and your spouse, friend, family member, business associate or colleague dreamed of opening your own restaurant? Is one of you a whiz in the kitchen while the other is a front-of-house superstar? Do you have what it takes to open and run a successful restaurant? Has financing always been a problem?

New York City open call: 1604 Broadway @ 49th Street, New York, NY 10019; Saturday, March 8th 2008, 10am - 4pm

Los Angeles open calls: Sofitel Hotel, 8555 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Saturday, March 8th 2008, 10am - 4pm

Additional open call dates and locations in Washington D.C., Houston, Atlanta and Chicago will be released soon. Updates will be posted on the Now Casting section at www.NBC.com. For more information email NBCteams@yahoo.com or call (800) 419-3407. Please include your names, ages, the cities you’re from, occupations, contact phone numbers, a recent photograph of yourselves and a brief summary as to why your team is perfect for the show.

This is one reality show we’ll be keeping a close eye on!

Pick up the latest (free) issue of Carolina Home and Garden and see Chef Rob in startling close-up with his version of NC trout, a favorite at Flight. The recipe is included in the article, modified for home use. You do know that chefs don’t whip out that 1/4 teaspoon ever, don’t you?

CH&G is a sister publication of Bold Life and soon-to-be-born Verve for women. Remis and Mary are building a publishing empire all of Hendersonville can be proud of.

Food & Wine tested more than 300 inexpensive wines and named 67 winners. Here is a sampling, but follow the link for more info.

Chardonnay

2005 Pine & Post Washington Chardonnay ($6)
2005 Manzanita Canyon California Chardonnay ($7)

Sauvignon Blanc

2006 Estancia Pinnacles Ranches Sauvignon Blanc ($12)
2006 Rodney Strong Charlotte’s Home Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc($14)

Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Beaulieu Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($15)
2005 Hawk Crest Cabernet Sauvignon ($14)

Merlot and Pinot Noir

2005 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Columbia Valley Merlot ($11)
2006 Castle Rock Mendocino Pinot Noir ($12)

Flight always keeps the core menu — applewood grill selections, but Executive Chef Rob Keener spruces it up with seasonal offerings. You’ll read it here first! Or maybe not. Might be on Rob’s blog first.