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The street in front of Flight. Main Street between 3rd and 5th is closed. In the pit! This photo was taken from inside Flight at the front door. If you look closely, you can see the black and gray art deco tile – amazingly intact. Taken from Flight’s balcony window.

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The city of Hendersonville is replacing the underground utilities on Main Street and we’re all grateful that they have waited until January, our least busy time of the year, to dig up the sidewalk. It’s more problematic in front of Flight because underneath the sidewalk is access to underground Hendersonville. There’s a room down there [...]

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“Good-bye, Big Fat Wine List,” an article in September’s issue of Bon Appetit declares that the “leather-bound tomes are going the way of white tablecloths.” No! I mean, fine, get rid of the September-Vogue-issue-sized wine list and just offer a well-curated selection. But don’t we need tablecloths? If silverware is placed on your napkin and [...]

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News flash: Cheap rum doesn’t taste nearly as good as expensive rum. This is also true of wine, particularly red wine. Whenever I’m attending one of those large functions, I always drink white wine because bad white wine is not as bad as bad red wine. (White also has the added benefit of not being [...]

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Flight has a few tables available New Years Eve at 5 pm or 9 pm. Have dinner before heading out to that party, movie, friends’ house where you know the small bites will be too many calories, not enough of a meal! Here’s to 2011 – the Year of the Rabbit! Missy Schenck says it’s [...]

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Particularly for restaurants. Do we go with Christmas trees and Santas? And then where do we put the menorah? And, is there anyone who likes the ubiquitous, non-offending, un-festive phrase “Happy Holidays?”

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Downtown Hendersonville is lighting the Christmas tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Pam’s Flower Market is having their Christmas open house that weekend. Flight is waiting until at least December 1st. Let’s enjoy Thanksgiving to the fullest — the sports, the turkey, the stuffing, the leftovers…. Wait. No leftovers. Come to Flight on Friday, Saturday or [...]

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The play was intense and close-up and intimate in the courthouse. You could see the spit ejecting from the actors mouths as they barked in time-honored Marine Corps style. We knew some of the actors, but found it hard to recognize them, so in character were they. “This is the best play I have seen [...]

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“A Few Good Men,” a production of Flat Rock Playhouse, will run from October 6 thru 31st at the historic courthouse on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. The venue is small so tickets tend to sell out quickly. Buy your tickets asap at flatrockplayhouse.org or win them! Keep reading. The show is general admission seating, [...]

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Brunch, breakfast and lunch combined, was a grand experiment at Flight. Sadly, the experiment is over. Perhaps next summer?

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