RAD & White Duck Tacos - Asheville, NC

We took a trip to one of our favorite cities this past week for some relaxation and to enjoy this beautiful weather we're having. We did some hiking and exploring in the mountains but on our last day in Asheville, NC we checked out the River Arts District (RAD).

Not to sound corny but RAD was rad! Ok, that was really awful, forgive me. We stopped into several of the working studios and enjoyed the many wonderful pieces on display. We watched the artist do their work and got to see where the "magic" happens. It was a really neat experience.

One studio in particular just took our breath away when we walked in. Jonas Gerard is an amazing artist and both of us really enjoyed his mixed media pieces as well as many others. But when we walked into his studio it was just awesome. Paint was everywhere and signs on the wall that read "Paint like your life depends on it" and "When you think its finished, its finished". It was very inspiring.

All that walking around lead us to White Duck Tacos. Now anything with duck and tacos in the same name gets our attention immediately! This little joint is located on Roberts St in RAD. There's probably going to be a line if you go during lunch or dinner time but no worries, this crew knows what their doing and it moves fast!


We got there around 2pm and there was still a short line. It allowed us to look over the menu longer and take in all the taco goodness they had created. Terri settled on the Roasted Duck Confit with Mole sauce taco and Mushroom Potato w/ Romesco taco. I ordered the Lamb Gyro taco with feta and the Steak & Cheese with mexican crema taco. We also threw in chips and the salsa trio for good measure.

We got our food in record time, delivered to our picnic table just outside the restaurant. The salsa trio was made up of a red salsa, a green salsa verde, and a mexican crema with chipotle salsa. All were excellent!

Lamb Gyro & Steak and Cheese Tacos

Mushroom Potato & Duck w/ Mole Tacos

The tacos were equally amazing. The steak was cooked to perfection and the duck with the mole sauce, well...it was duck and mole sauce...come on, it was killer good! All the tacos we got were amazing and you can taste the difference in a good homemade corn tortilla! We can't wait to get back up there to try out their other tacos! If you're in Asheville you gotta check these guys out!

Picnic Menu - Italian Compressed Sandwich

For The Other Williams' birthday she requested a trip to Atlanta to visit the High Museum of Art's current exhibit "Picaso to Warhol". The weather couldn't have been more lovely for a picnic so I decided to surprise her with one. We were traveling a bit to get there so I needed something pretty sturdy and this menu did the trick!

I love fun food on picnic's and anything on a stick is fun! I skewered organic grapes onto a bamboo skewer. I also did a caprese salad on a stick by layering small mozzarella balls, grape tomatoes, and basil leaves onto a skewer. I brought along a small container of balsamic vinegar for our dipping pleasure.

The Italian compressed sandwich was amazing and burst with flavor from the pesto, meats, and smoky cheese! This sandwich should be made a day a head but 6-8 hours ahead would be fine also.

The picnic was a hit and the weather was gorgeous as we relaxed in Centennial Park while people watching. We hit the art museum will tummies filled with love! The exhibit was awesome and we made plans to return before summer's heat turned Atlanta into Hotlanta!

Food of New England

We ate a lot of really great food while on vacation. The Other Williams did an amazing job of cooking dinners while we were in our little cottage. We ate tons of seafood and it was just delicious. So as you await for the regular schedule to kick back in I thought I'd share some drool pictures from our trip.

Halibut with lobster sauce

I've never been one for fish stew. It just doesn't even sound good but this one was delicious!
Halibut Stew

Yep, ate lots of Lobstahs!

Lobster Roll in Portland

Seafood Chowdah, Portland

Home Coming

Sorry for the lack of posting. The Other Williams and I just got back from spending two glorious weeks in New England. We spent a week in Bar Harbor, Maine and then another week in the Berkshires of Massachusetts where The Other Williams' family lives. We had a great time and lots of yummy food. We also visited two wineries while we were gone.

We're trying to get back into our routine and the swing of everything but I'm sure you know how hard that is! So please excuse the lack of posting. I have some posts lined up but they need some work. We'll return to our regular schedule next week!