The Great Smoky Mountain area brought us to a wonderful B&B in Bryson City, and to a French & American Fusion restaurant in Asheville after wandering around the Biltmore Estate Winery. Obviously the Vanderbilts were able to build a castle along the lines of Hearst, but with good taste. Amazing what $3 million did back at the turn of the (prior) century.
Anyway, back to the Left Bank. Wine choices adequate by the glass, and guess what my next comment will be – you got it, fair pours. Salads and breads were good, and the entrees all prepared with care and creativity. Putting fusion into food is just as difficult (and probably more so) than accomplishing fusion in nuclear power plants. Let’s stick with fission (even though I eat no seafood). Sorry for the tangent, my Bonny Doon semi-monthly shipments are infiltrating my brain cells.
So I guess fusion food means unusual combinations – they got that one right. While I can’t recall the exact combinations that qualify/justify the terminology, I recommend Left Bank enthusiastically.
90 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
(828)251-5552