Flight Savor Fare

You are invited!
Flight Wood Grill and The Cohn Winery and Olive Oil Company
present an evening to remember featuring the cuisine of Executive Chef Rob Keener and wine and olive oil tastings from the Cohn Winery.
Space is limited! Call 828-694-1030 to make a reservation with your credit card. Cost: $65 plus tax [...]

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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.

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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. [...]

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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, [...]

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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.

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So Valentine’s Day is over, but Easter is coming and aren’t all holidays associated with chocolate?
“punishing percentages of cacao” have been the height of chocolate connoisseurship until recently. Now, milk chocolate, really, really good dark milk chocolate is making a come-back, according to

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Korean Pork Lettuce Cups, a recent addition to Flight’s appetizer category, are satisfying to nibble with drinks before dinner and its nice to know they are good for you, too. If you aren’t a beef eater, some stir-fried tofu would be tasty, too.
Rich Irish, Executive Chef, made this dish for a “Carolina Kitchen” [...]

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Here are the facts, Ma’m. A huge percentage of Flight’s sales are red meat, red wine and chocolate. Chicken languishes. Pasta limps. Fish, however, especially the seared tuna for which Flight is noted, soars. Just not to the height of red meat.
Chef Rich Irish tried a tasty dish of [...]

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