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The Asbury

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The Asbury Charlotte, NC Executive Chef Mike Long - Photos by Peter Taylor

THE ASBURY OFFERS DISHES THAT ARE UNIQUELY CAROLINIAN: MODERN BUT RUSTIC, EVOLVING BUT STILL ROOTED IN CLASSICS, SOUTHERN AND WELCOMING.

The Asbury restaurant, nestled by the lobby at the city’s only historic hotel, is named in honor of Louis Asbury, Sr. In 1929, the Charlotte architect designed what is now The Dunhill Hotel. Today, the modern, Southern restaurant honors the past, celebrates the seasons, and looks forward.

DISHES THAT ARE UNIQUELY CAROLINIAN: MODERN BUT RUSTIC, EVOLVING BUT STILL ROOTED IN CLASSICS, SOUTHERN AND WELCOMING

In an era of trendy food, foams and culinary gymnastics, The Asbury is a place guests connect to the earth and the tantalizing drumbeat of seasonal food grown by our friends. Spending time on his grandfather’s dairy farm as a child, Executive Chef Mike Long grew to relish the earth and its gifts. “Southern food speaks to me with its ingredients,” he says. We’re going to be focusing on the beautiful ingredients and letting them sing. That’s what my food is about. I don’t want to put anything in the way of celebrating them.”

 

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Southern, modern twists find their way to your plate: pimento cheese gravy with biscuits at brunch; a basil cream with heirloom tomato salad; in fall, a pumpkin-spiked bisque transformed into a savory sauce for the catch of the day.

Chef Long conducts a symphony of textures and taste in our kitchen every day. Come taste our ever changing menu. Sit in his audience for a speedy lunch or linger over every note at dinner.

 

EXECUTIVE CHEF MIKE LONG -Chef Mike Long and some plates from the Asbury in Charlotte NC.<br /> Photographed in Charlotte, NC on 05FEB19. Photographs by Peter Taylor

MEET EXECUTIVE CHEF MIKE LONG

Mike Long comes across as a low-key, friendly guy, but when it comes to quality ingredients, he focuses with laser intensity and purpose.
An advocate for sustainability and responsible sourcing, Long grew up in Frederick, Maryland. His grandfather ran a dairy farm now managed by his uncle. As a child, days at the dairy gave Long an appreciation for farming and the land. In high school, Mike began washing dishes. When a cook didn’t show up one day, he stepped to the stove. Lucky for us, Johnson & Wales lured him to Charlotte, and he graduated with an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts in 2009. He did short stints at Las Ramblas and The Lodge: A Sportsman’s Grill.
Long distinguished himself at Bonterra Dining & Wine Room where he began as a line cook and over six years worked his way up to sous chef with well-known Charlotte Chef Blake Hartwick.
The Asbury tapped Mike in 2016 as Chef de Cuisine when Matthew Krenz assumed leadership in the kitchen. It was one of Krenz’s best decisions. During Chef Mike’s time as second in command, The Asbury was named one of the top five restaurants in Charlotte by Charlotte Magazine. Additional coverage included nods from Food + Wine, Vogue, and USA TODAY.

Today, as Executive Chef of The Asbury and Culinary Director for The Dunhill Hotel, he’s focused on big flavors, proper technique and balance on the plate. Mentoring the chefs on the line and building the hands-on skills needed for success come easily to him; the support for his leadership in the kitchen is palpable.

 

Jamie Turner The Asbury Chef

MEET CHEF JAMIE TURNER

Last September, Jamie Turner and her fellow Soul Food Sessions members took their dinner series to the James Beard House. That same year, she won the coveted title of Pastry Chef of the Year at the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (NCRLA) Chef Showdown. In November, Chef Jamie joined The Asbury as our  head pastry chef.
Jamie has been making cakes since the age of 10 years old in her home town of Linden, New Jersey. Jamie followed her passion all the way to Johnson & Wales in Providence Rhode Island directly from high school. Living in Charlotte for the past ten years, Jamie has worked and managed in all aspects of the pastry industry.
Jamie’s Cakes & Classes, her personal business venture, is local cake and pastry business providing personalized cakes for all occasions as well as in-home private or group classes, parties, and online courses.
Jamie brings to The Asbury, ‘comfort food with a twist’ and says she wants to “bring the person eating my dessert back to their childhood”.
Join Jamie for her famous breakfast items such as, cinnamon rolls, apple turnovers, and sweet and savory scones as well as daily lunch dessert specials and delicious and creative mouth-watering dinner desserts.  Jamie also offers custom cakes and desserts for private events at The Asbury and The Dunhill Hotel.

A NOTE ABOUT PARKING

Parking is conveniently available behind The Dunhill Hotel in the Fifth Third Bank garage; restaurant guests pay $5 for two (2) hour parking with validation, and are charged prevailing garage rates after the initial two hours. Garage entrances are on both 6th Street and Church Street.

ART BY SOZO GALLERY

Sozo Gallery Storefront in Charlotte, NC - Photo by Christina Hussey Photography

Sozo Gallery in Charlotte, NC – Photo by Christina Hussey Photography

Our support of local farms and businesses goes beyond what’s on your plate. The restaurant has a special collaboration with Sozo Gallery to feature regional artists’ works in the dining room. Sozo curates a new exhibition each season, coinciding with the new menus.
Tucked in a small storefront on the plaza of the beautiful Hearst Tower in Charlotte’s Center City, Sozo Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that brings fresh, original artwork from local, national, and international artists to Charlotte collectors.
Sozo’s focus is to inspire soulful connections between collector, art, and artist by supporting and promoting a variety of artists, and displaying works that excite, calm, and engage all of the senses. We want our clients to discover a connection — souls to be stirred up a bit, and conversations evoked.
“We love it when we see our clients’ eyes squint a bit with a tilt of the head. Then, the half-smile, the eyes open a bit wider, the heart begins to melt… sparking the beginnings of that indescribable connection.”
Sozo Gallery is located at 214 North Tryon Street, just across Tryon Street from The Asbury.

 

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