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ASHEVILLE, NC – Founded on South Carolina’s Folly Beach in 2006, Taco Boy has become known for fresh, scratch-made Mexican-inspired eats and drinks in the Lowcountry. The family of taquerias currently has three locations: the flagship restaurant on Folly, a second in downtown Charleston, and the latest in Summerville, SC. By the end of 2022, Taco Boy plans to open in West Asheville. And in early 2023, its second North Carolina location will open in South Asheville’s Biltmore Park.
The new openings in Asheville will coincide with the rollout of a new food and beverage menu across all locations, which will unveil the talents of Taco Boy’s new Culinary Director, Charleston-based Chef Francisco Alvarez, who is applying his training at lauded Las Vegas restaurants to the cuisine of his family’s Mexican heritage. Taco Boy’s new elevated craft cocktail and beverage menu that will also rollout later this year is from Taco Boy’s new Beverage Director, Asheville-based mixologist Maty Hollingsworth. It’s the beginning of an exciting new era for Taco Boy, with even more tantalizing news yet to come.
Taco Boy West Asheville is at 521 Haywood Rd., on West Asheville’s main hip thoroughfare. Though nearly a turnkey location, big changes are afoot. The opening will follow a remodel geared toward community collaboration, where food, drink, music, entertainment, and art will intersect. The restaurant will feature work sourced from local artisans. Hiring will begin in November.
The new restaurant in South Asheville will take up space at 2 Town Square Blvd. #130 in Biltmore Park Town Square, and is expected to open as early as late January 2023, with hiring happening around the New Year. Taco Boy Biltmore Park joins a slew of local and independent restaurants, cafés, and retail businesses located in the walkable South Asheville community.
“I couldn’t be more excited to bring Taco Boy to Asheville,” says Taco Boy founding partner and owner Karalee Nielsen Fallert. “Living in both cities has confirmed what I always believed as a visitor: that our values, as a family of neighborhood taquerias, align with the greater sense of purpose I feel within the community in Western North Carolina. We believe that all good things are possible with the power of inclusivity, generosity, interconnectedness and tacos….and always EXTRA guac!”
At both its new Asheville locations, Taco Boy will continue the restaurant’s charitable mission to “Use the power of tacos to nurture people, activate fun, inspire action, and build community.” It will be partnering with local Asheville nonprofits for a variety of fun and fundraising initiatives, just as it does in Charleston with local nonprofits in the Holy City.
ABOUT TACO BOY
THE FOUNDER: Taco Boy was founded in 2006 by one of Charleston’s most prolific and progressive restauranteurs, Karalee Nielsen Fallert. She is the founder and CEO of restaurant management company All Good Industries, and is a founding partner and co-owner of Charleston’s Park & Grove, The Royal American, The Bounty Bar, The Green Heart Project (connecting students with fresh produce and nutritional education), and the Montessori Learning Collective in North Charleston, as well as Taco Boy(s). She is also a leading advocate for community projects and women-led initiatives. Her awards and accolades are many, but include, most recently, the Charleston Wine + Food festival’s prestigious Laura Hewitt Culinary Legend Award in 2020 for her contributions to the Charleston culinary community. She is looking forward to bringing that same passion for community building to Asheville.
THE CHEF: Taco Boy is newly helmed by Culinary Director Francisco Alvarez, whose approach to the restaurant’s cuisine is wholly authentic. From spending his summers working in a tortilleria in Mexico to cooking in some of the finest restaurants in Las Vegas (Estiatorio Milos, International Smoke, and Madero Street Tacos), Francisco brings to Taco Boy a technical level of expertise in Mexican cuisine and a passion for making handmade heirloom corn tortillas using the centuries-old process of nixtamalization, which lends greater flavor and health benefits to corn tortillas.
THE FOOD: A citrus- and salsa-infused feast for the senses, Taco Boy offers scratch-made tacos, fajitas, and quesadillas, authentic sides including rice and beans, chipotle slaw, and Mexican street corn, guacamole with surprising optional toppings and other satisfying starters, plus margaritas and Latin-infused craft cocktails, and a weekend brunch menu that delivers more Mexican-inspired flavors to the table. The restaurant is diet sensitive, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Taco Boy is committed to using responsibly sourced, high-quality ingredients. With the roll out in Asheville, tortillas will be handmade using heirloom corn and a traditional nixtamalization process. More to come on the tortilleria and this ancient method! Find Taco Boy’s menu and more details at tacoboy.net.
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CHARLESTON AREA BREWERY FOR SALE: Turn-key brewery in the middle of the booming Charleston South Carolina. 3200 barrels/year capacity with modular potential for expansion. This brewery has produced over 40 different beers annually, for both retail service in the expansive taproom/patio, plus distribution across the state. Ample power and water supply, drainage, forklift/truck access, ample parking, and refrigeration. Centrally located, this facility site includes, Manufacturing space, taproom, and active event site. Facility has an excellent layout for special events w/fully fenced perimeter, and can accommodate parties up to 900 people in an outdoor setting. 2021 retail and distribution sales on pace to exceed 2019. Sellers will consider taking on a partner or an outright sale of the brewery facility without tradename, recipes and intellectual properties. Confidential sale will require non-disclosure and financial qualification. Contact Tim Hagar.
Are you visiting Charleston, or are you just looking for things to do in the area? There is no shortage of things to do and see here! Charleston was founded in 1670, and is a living museum with an amazing history.
There are a lot of things to do with kids and your entire family, historical things to do, romantic things to do, unique things to do, and there are also plenty of free things to do in Charleston.
There is always something fun to do while you are here, and below is a list of my favorite things to do and see near Charleston!
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES 08.08.2022
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jason Elam, 14th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, recounts a vivid memory of his first Air Force mission during Operation Allies Refuge, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.
This production consolidates imagery captured by service members across the U.S. military to showcase the Total Force efforts that synced more than 800 civilian and military aircraft from more than 30 nations and 200 interagency and coalition partners. It took incredible warrior-heart, the ability ready our minds, bodies and skillsets to maximize our proficiency, ensuring the safety of more than 124,000 people evacuated out of Afghanistan.
This week marked the official partnership of Vision to Learn and Charleston. Former CCF board chair Henry Blackford played a big role in bringing this organization to South Carolina, and Gov.
Henry McMaster signed legislation allowing its full operation here.
The group provides eye exams and free glasses to low-income kids who otherwise can’t see the board, their books or participate in class. Nationwide, they’ve helped more than 374,000 kids…and now, ours are in the mix!
There is no denying the eloquent beauty and historic solace of Charleston. That is why is has and continues to be one of the top destination wedding spots in the United States. That being said, there are so many details that go into the perfect wedding, from the Pinterest dream board to the caterers, flowers to music, location to bridesmaid dresses.
Fortunately, Charleston offers some of the best resources in the country. Here are some sites to help you prepare your perfect Charleston Wedding.
The Wedding Row – Welcome to The Wedding Row… Charleston’s ultimate resource for the most elegant and innovative weddings, along with all the posh details.
As I walked the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park pier last evening, I began to think about science and the truth seekers that lead the revolution of knowledge gathering. Their framework is very simple: seek answers to life’s most complex and challenging questions. The goliath of all questions that has riddled us all is the meaning of life and existence.
Where did we come from? Why are we here? What lies ahead after our organic body expires? We most likely will never know the absolute truth of what force led to this thing we know as the universe and our tiny piece of real estate, but we continue to search.
Over the millions of years of evolution, our bodies, our ability to think, our every-day tools have developed and adjusted, but one core value has remained with humanity; the ability to feel empathy and love.
What makes love so powerful and so unexplainable? It brings us to extreme levels of happiness and sadness. It makes us laugh and cry. It penetrates our bodies to the point of actual pain and ecstasy. Yet, it is completely unpredictable. Perhaps, you need to look at love as not an answer to be sought, but a guiding force in our journey.
As I walked the pier, with the final glimmer of sunlight reflecting off the harbor on onto my back, I saw couples holding hands, taking selfies, sitting on the rocking bench together, mothers and daughters holding hands, fathers giving son’s piggy back rides and all had the same common attributes of laughter, happiness and joy.
Just then, it hit me, the glue that keeps the wheels spinning on Charleston is the aphrodisiac in the air of love. It is the roots of our garden, the fuel that keeps this Southern flame alive.
Take away the mansions, the fancy restaurants, the church steeples, the scenic waterways and you are still left with a simple philosophy: “Be guided by the simplicity of love, find those that fulfill your need of community and embrace the nature wonders of home and there you are”. Charleston’s core mantra is love.
What brings couples from all over to pledge their eternal love on our beaches and churches?
What leads flocks to seek warmth under our sun?
What plants the idea to step back over two hundred years and let a horse guide you through the cobblestone roads?
What presence sends subliminal messages to kiss under the palmetto and frolic through Philadelphia Alley?
Why do you feel the need to dance on the sidewalk as a street performer serenades you or dine as the moon reflects off the harbor waters?
Love
We shower you with our Southern kindness, greetings of acceptance and acts of respect.
That is the pillar that can never be broken in Charleston. That is the life that we have chosen.
When I think of a word to best describe the Charleston experience, it is simple, “Love”.
Embrace the idea of love. Be kind, generous and hopeful.
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What presence sends subliminal messages to kiss under the palmetto and frolic through Philadelphia Alley?