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I love Twitter. You can form groups, speak directly to an individual or to an audience, search for keywords and track. Facebook, I find cluttered and difficult and sometimes juvenile, but of the two, Facebook will most likely be the vehicle that reaches my people in the near future. Middle-aged women are the fastest growing segment on Facebook (see the college students fleeing! But to where? Ah, there is the big question.) Twitter is more like the new word-of-mouth. In Media 101, we learned you had to tell people everything three times, in three different ways, before they would get the message. Different ways back then meant visual, auditory, tactile. Now it seems to mean Twitter, Facebook and print. There are other social media clients out there, but in terms of sheer numbers of users, cannot compare to these giants.

The future of social media is blurry. Twitter has said they have no interest in taking ads nor are they interested in selling the company, apparently, having refused Google’s overtures among others, so how will they make money from their very popular vehicle for communicating?

For Flight, it’s an effective way to talk about our specials of the day, reach people in Asheville who may never have heard of Flight Wood Grill in Hendersonville, and a fun way to stay in touch with regulars. It doesn’t seem as intrusive as constant emails and offers an easy quick way for customers to respond.

If you twitter, follow us @flightgrill and @nancykhayes. On Facebook, become a fan of Flight Wood Grill and Wine Bar. You’ll find some special invitations and fun promotions offered from time to time!

A $12 million study by a team of wine scientists found that New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc’s defining flavors were a combination of sweet, sweaty passionfruit, asparagus, and cat’s pee. The unique character of NZ SB has captured the world’s interest. But I want to know — how does anyone know what cat pee tastes like? If they said it smells like cat pee, I could understand that.

Nan Jennings, Flight’s sommelier, says she has often heard the descriptor used in wine classes, but not so much in wine reviews.

New for Spring –

Braised Pork loin with fresh mango salsa – had a taste at Flight today and pork loin is truly the other white meat. Lean, healthy and the mango salsa is refreshing and fruity.

Speaking of chicken – grilled with Moroccan spices and tapenade. Says WOW in your mouth — this is not your mother’s Sunday chicken

The strip steak with bone-in is, Sam claims, the “best steak I’ve ever put in my mouth.”

Portobello Cap on the applewood grill with changing stuffing.

We’ve had grilled grouper with ginger soy cream as a special and it’s proved so popular, Chef is putting it on the menu.

Spring Pasta – a light fettucine dish with fresh asparagus, basil, garlic

Some new additions in small plates (in the old days called appetizers):

Twice cooked pork wrap and shrimp spring rolls

photos to come!

Wrong. So wrong. I was working on the cocktail specials for May at Flight and found a new brand of vodka at the store. Rain Organic vodka. What’s this? The potatoes are organic?

Wrong. So wrong. Most vodka, it turns out, is made from corn. And, most doesn’t even come from Russia. And more surprisingly, Wine Enthusiast (?) rated it between 90 – 95 = superb. Perhaps we could have a vodka tasting at Flight instead of wine one Wednesday evening?

Rain Organics is handmade from scratch in small batches at Buffalo Trace Distillery. It’s distilled exclusively from organic white corn, creating a superior taste profile. The vodka undergoes an extensive 20-day production technique that includes cold-water sweet mash fermentation, seven distinct distillations and a polishing stage that adds pure limestone water.

So, come to Flight. Try our special $5 Lavender Rain Lemonade. You may want to try a shot by itself to see if it tastes better than that other vodka you’ve been drinking all your life.

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