Unpacked by AFAR · Friday, July 24, 2026
Table, an Asheville farm-to-table restaurant for over 20 years, highlights its commitment to local sourcing with dishes like the Liz Green Rice, featuring rice from Liz's Fortune Farm. Chef de Cuisine Kate Smalley emphasizes using ingredients from local farmers and artists, such as the black pearl mushrooms from Black Trumpet Mushroom Farm.
“One of the things that we're so proud of is our ability to source and use ingredients from local farmers.”
“So it's rice that's grown here in Western North Carolina by Liz's Fortune Farm. And it's their green light rice.”
“These are his black pearl mushrooms. So just like a really meaty, delicious mushroom.”