RESTAURANT ADDRESS

11 Biltmore Avenue

Asheville, NC

828-239-2946

RESTAURANT STAFF

Chef/Owner: Katy Button

Chef de Cuisine: Frank Muller

Beverage Director/Owner: Félix Meana

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Katie Button has done such a superb job of utilizing local ingredients in a traditional tapas experience that even simple dishes like pan con tomate - grilled bread topped with heirloom tomatoes and olive oil - seem special. Of course, being able to cook at this level is no accident: Prior to opening Curate, Button and her then fiancé, Felix Meana, worked at El Bulli - she in pastry and he as a captain. Not surprisingly, Botton's desserts, like Melon in Textures, which combines melon sorbet, melon mousse and compressed melon with a shaving of mint ice, are world-class.

Melon 3-Ways
Photo Courtesy of: Opinionated About Dining