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  • laaff and the world laaffs with you!

  • Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival – Sept. 5

    Sunday, September 5 is the date for this year’s Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival! The MountainXpress has it covered here.

  • moveable feast

  • Bouchon Debuts “Street Food”

    Next time you’re Downtown, take a minute to investigate our new Street Food! Located in the patio adjacent to Bouchon, Street Food will offer crêpes, “chiens chaud,”* and bien sur, our herb-dusted french fries.

    *hot dogs

    See the page at left for the full menu and hours.

    And take a look at this recent blog post here.

    Thanks, Carolina Epicurean!

  • Tweetley-tweetley-tweet

  • @frenchstfoodavl

  • Bastille Day at Bouchon July 14

    Bastille Day (Wednesday, July 14) in the Lexington Avenue Courtyard was a smashing success!

    Thanks to Bill, Bull, Craig, Elizabeth & JD for a terrific event!

    See pictures on the Bastille Day page in the menu at left.

  • Bouchon is French Comfort Food

  • Bon Appetit, Y’all!

    Welcome to our website! Thank you for visiting!

    Tweet much? Follow us on Twitter @bouchonaville.

  • farm to table

  • We Dance With Those What Brung Us

    What does that mean, and what does it have to do with our French restaurant in Asheville?

    Well, it means that we like to do business with those who do business with us. And in a city with a plenteous number of restaurants, Bouchon is very appreciative of our large local following.

    So when it comes to what Vonciel’s grandfather called “trading,” Bouchon trades with as many local purveyors as possible.

    Our menu lists some of our neighboring suppliers: Crain Family Farm, Fork Mountain Farm, Sunburst Trout Farm & East Fork Farm. In addition, we buy our fresh, fresh, fresh seafood from Bluewater Seafood Co. located in Hendersonville. All these companies are family-owned and operated and are no more than one county away.

    It’s our good fortune to be located where there are so many families devoted to providing so many good things to eat! The “Down on the Farm” page (see menu at left) depicts a day we spent with Margaret and Tom at East Fork Farm.

    On your next visit to Bouchon, congratulate yourself for supporting the local economy!

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  • Asheville Grown

    In addition to an astounding number of locally-owned restaurants, Asheville is chock-full of amazing artists, musicians, and unique small businesses.

    Check out the Asheville Grown page on Facebook, or take a look at the Asheville Grown blog found here for more information.

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  • Michel’s Believe it or not!

  • Did you know. . .

    . . . that for every hour we are open, our employees have worked for four hours to prepare?

    . . . we clean, prepare and serve an average of 400 pounds of mussels each week? (Our “best” week, we did 600 pounds!)

  • We’re OPEN!

  • Sunday, Sunday

    Spend your Sunday evening in our urban-rustic courtyard featuring a new periwinkle pergola. . . it’s the ultimate Asheville experience.

  • Michel Speaks!

  • A Video

    Click here to watch a short video of Michel talking about the farm-to-table movement in Asheville, how he came to live here and Bouchon.

  • The Moving Finger Tweets, & Having Tweeted, Moves On

  • @bouchonaville

  • What is French comfort food, anyway?

  • … honest ingredients, in season, simply prepared, unpretentiously presented

    Bonjour Y’all!

    Allow me to offer you a slice of France… right here in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

    “Bouchon” is the French word for cork. Where I’m originally from, near Lyon, France, it’s the colloquial term for the little neighborhood bistro. I have fond memories of visiting the local bouchon with my friends while growing up in the Rhone Valley of France….memories so comforting and so delicious, they’re worth sharing.

    This is what I’ve set out to do at Bouchon… provide a truly authentic French bistro experience. You’ll savor the food, delight in the wine, and leave a whole lot happier as a result.

    - Michel
    Chef/Owner

    Asheville Independent Restaurant Association
    Founding Member

    Asheville Chamber of Commerce
    Board Member

    Winner of “Best Small Business” in 2008

  • Hello, Kitty!

    The Baudouin family welcomed kitty-cat Dinah to our family during the holidays. Dinah was a surprise Christmas gift for daughter Fuller who is now Dinah’s devoted parent. Dinah was adopted from the Asheville Humane Society as was Obi the Cocker Spaniel, who is perhaps not as enthusiastic about Dinah as the rest of the pack.
    Many thanks to the terrific team at the Asheville Humane Society, especially Troy & Katherine!

  • A Magazine Article of Interest

  • The current edition of FranceGuide features an article called “Bouchons Lyonnais.” You can check it out online here (go to pages 44-45) or stop by Bouchon for a free copy (in print, the article is on page 43. I don’t know why.)

    FranceGuide is like the airline magazine of France. Terrific reading for planning a trip to the old country or any Francophile!