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AIR Brings Back the Main Course Dining Program


The Asheville Independent Restaurant Association (AIR) is now offering the Main Course Dining program with buy one get one free values all over Asheville. The Main Course Dining coupon book provides diners with more than 35 buy one get one free entr�e deals at 18 independent restaurants in the Asheville community.

�The Main Course Dining program is a tremendous value! For only $50 diners can enjoy $600 worth of savings at some of the finest and most unique restaurants in our community,� says Kevin Schwartz, president of the Independent Restaurant Association.

To celebrate the return of the Main Course Dining Program the participating restaurants hosted a Taste of Asheville celebration on November 19 at The Venue on Market Street in downtown Asheville. The Taste of Asheville featured small plate entrees from each of the following independent restaurants:

Blue Ridge Dining Room

Bouchon

Burgermeister�s Kitchen & Tap

City Bakery

Corner Kitchen

Ed Boudreaux�s Bayou Bar-B-Que

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Fiores Ristorante Toscana

Frankie Bones

Grovewood Cafe

Horizons

Laughing Seed

Mela Indian Restaurant

Pomodoros Greek and Italian Cafe

Savoy

Sunset Terrace

Vincenzo�s

Westville Pub

Proceeds from the program support AIR�s promotion of Asheville Independent Restaurants and provides support for the Chefs of Tomorrow scholarship to the AB Tech Culinary School.

About the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association

The Asheville Independent Restaurant Association (AIR) was formed in fall of 2002 as a volunteer organization dedicated to fostering a stronger business environment for Asheville�s locally owned and operated independent restaurants. On April 14, 2004 AIR was recognized as a 501(a) non-profit organization. In 2008 the AIR Foundation was formed to fund culinary scholarships. The mission of AIR is to cooperatively promote the common interests of and contribute to the well being of those locally owned independent restaurants and individuals engaged in the food service/hospitality industry in Asheville, North Carolina.

(Image provided by The Asheville Independent Restaurant Association.)



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