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High Gravity Beer At Flight Is a Bargain

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

I’m not a beer drinker, so the wonderfulness of the beer on tap at Flight eluded me until my daughter, Alana, came home from Argentina to bartend while sending out resumes. She was astonished at the incredible beer we have on tap and for only $2 on Monday and Tuesday night. (Along with $2 tapas!) [...]

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Friday the 13th of February – Your lucky day!

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Celebrate the day of the Norse goddess Frigga. According to wikipedia (so it must be true, right?) Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. And then, they dreamed up Cupid [...]

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More music….

December 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Light Jazz Christmas by John Darnall. And Yo-Yo Ma & Friends, Sounds of Joy and Peace. Yo-yo is not jazz, but is so delicious. I hope Rob will let me sneak it in. Any suggestions for jazz with no vocals? Rob says the music should be like wallpaper and not compete for your group’s ears.

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Martini Cocktail Contest Winner!

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Flight Wood Grill’s August email offered a prize for the best cocktail/martini recipes and the winner is….. Rick Prudhomme. Rick is the Marketing Director at Pardee. Flight will feature his martinis in September, but in the meantime, if you’d like to give it a go, here are the recipes: The Bleus 2 1/2 oz vodka [...]

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Wine Makes Food Taste Better Except if it’s from North Dakota

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Check out the post, Wine and the Spillover Effect. Apparently, we’ve all been trained from childhood that brands are better. But, in fact, we all like “Two Buck Chuck” if it’s packaged nicely and comes from a region somewhat known for vineyards and wine making. Interesting reading.

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Oh, and the Real March Madness

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

is NCAA basketball. The ACC Tournament is March 13 through 16th in Charlotte. Go Heels!

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March Craziness – Irish beer and whiskey morph to chocolate Easter eggs

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Flight is offering, at Jack Hastings’ recommendation, Bushmills 10-year single malt whiskey on St. Paddy’s Day (March 15) for half off the regular price. I didn’t know much about Irish whiskey even though I’m Irish, but Jack’s story intrigued me: Bushmills claims to be the oldest licensed distillery. Despite a lack of historical evidence, it [...]

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Carina Cellars Wine Dinner

February 9th, 2008 · No Comments

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Hendersonville NC Restaurants Grow In Number and Variety

February 1st, 2008 · No Comments

While we consider Flight to be the premiere fine dining restaurant in Hendersonville, and arguably all of WNC, we are happy to have growing diversity here on Main Street. The Hendersonville Times News reported recently that an outside consultant’s report on downtown indicated that we need more restaurants, specifically one that will serve after 10 [...]

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Winter menu and Valentine’s Day, magazine shoots and reshoots

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Rob Keener and the management team have finalized the winter menu which should be up on Flight’s website soon. Our regular customers are saying that the scallop appetizer is the best new thing. We’d love to hear what you think. Valentine’s Day is on a Thursday this year which is also martini night. We’re working [...]

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