Asheville Culinary Getaway & Biltmore Tour...Cooking Vacations...Culinary Getaways...Cooking Classes!

The Residences at Biltmore offers unique luxury suites where hospitality is the cornerstone of their philosophy. Located just outside the gates of the Biltmore Estate in South Asheville, it is convenient to tourism destinations, restaurants and shopping. Each suite is tastefully decorated with warm mountain hues and furniture of the highest craftsmanship and has a sitting area, fireplace, and kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. In-room amenities accommodate the needs of the most discerning guests including private balconies, flat screen televisions and designer linens. Evening turndown service, wireless internet access and 24-hour full service concierge are also available. Onsite is a fitness center and outdoor recreation area with seasonal heated saline pool, hot tub and fire pit.

Savor delicious, gourmet dishes in an intimate setting at the Chef's table. With the seating built around the demonstration kitchen to ensure you don't miss a single detail of the multi-course menu, the chef provides expert commentary and demonstrates the techniques while you watch, taste and learn. You enjoy fabulous food with wine pairings and learn to recreate the evening's menu at home. This is an extraordinary culinary experience to be savored by all, from novice to connoisseur!

Be inspired by the relaxed elegance of George and Edith Vanderbilt's 250-room family home and country retreat in Asheville, NC. Discover original art from masters such as Renoir, magnificent 16th-century tapestries, Napoleon's chess set, a library with 10,000 volumes, a Banquet Hall with a 70-foot ceiling, 65 fireplaces, an indoor pool, bowling alley, and priceless antiques. Opened to friends on Christmas Eve 1895, this French Renaissance chateau remains America's largest privately owned home.

Discover the unique flavor of Asheville on this guided walking tour of the City’s culinary treasures, in historic downtown and Biltmore Village. One of the nation’s premiere food destinations and home to the Foodtopian Society, Asheville boasts some of the most exciting and memorable food in the South. Walk, taste and savor this journey through the “Paris of the South,” as you step over the antique cobblestones, pass by an old-time fiddler and weave your way through this extraordinary culinary wonderland. This two and a half hour relaxing stroll simply offers the best of Asheville, one bite at a time.