"Opened in April 2024 after extensive renovations on a historic downtown building, the restaurant is part of a recently relaunched hotel-restaurant operation that together employs roughly 70 people. Management is working to reconnect with staff after the storm, help arrange evacuations for those who want to leave (including plans to send a bus to Charleston), and provide support so no employee is left in need. The executive chef, Graham House, reports strong community solidarity and that the team is organizing fundraising through sister restaurants across the South to assist Asheville." - Stephanie Burt