Page 12 The News-Record & Sentinel July 25, 2012 North Buncombe around Main Street with just the right twist on North Italian cuisine. Nestled in the heart of downtown Weaverville, Glass Onion, brings a taste Pairing locally grown foods with an Italian flare, renowned chefs, husband/ wife team Natalie Byrnes and Eddie Hannibal are creating quite the buzz of Italy to town with their unique cuisine coined “Global Italian.” “What we are doing is a menu that is very simply done, but it draws off the ingredients,” said Byrnes, who opened the restaurant with her husband in April. “Our main drive is to serve local food—everything from the produce to the eggs, to the chicken and beef.” Hailing from New York, the husband/ wife team bring with them over 50 years combined experi- ence in the restaurant in- dustry as chef operators in highly regarded restau- rants in the famed Hamp- tons. But the quest to open a restaurant of their own, coupled with a love for the outdoors, bought them to Weaverville where Byrnes said everything quickly fell into place. “We knew we wanted to move and we came to Wea- verville just to see what it was all about, it really just clicked,” said Byrnes. And after tossing around a few good names, the entrepreneurs took from one of their favorite song titles by the Beatles and Glass Onion began to take shape. Pulling from local farmers, the seasonal menu fea- tures an array of tradition- al Italian entrees from Veal Saltimbocca to Tuscan Chicken. But while the menu items come highly recom- mended, Byrnes said its seasonal daily specials that have been causing quite the buzz around town. And with crowd favor- ites like Wild Boar Bolo- gnese, there is little doubt they are not catching a lot of attention. “I think people are really excited about what’s coming in for the week,” Byrnes said. “People have been really enjoying the specials. We are seeing a lot of repeat clientele.” Last week a salt-crusted Pompano took center stage on the special’s board. “The whole fish is really going over well,” said Byrnes. “People are thrilled with it.” But in working with 12 local farmers, Byrnes said the restaurant and menu is truly dependent on what comes through their back- door. To check out what is in this week, visit Glass On- ion, located at 18 N. Main St., Weaverville. The restaurant is open for lunch Wednesday-Monday 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Dinner Wednesday-Sunday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Brunch is served every Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buon appetito! Glass Onion brings Italian flare to Weaverville Natalie Byrnes and Eddie Hannibal open the Glass Onion, a new restaurant on Main Street, Weaverville serving up an array of “global” Italian cuisine. PHOTO BY MELISSA DEAN/THE NEWS-RECORD & SENTINEL By Melissa Dean [email protected] Product: ASHBrd PubDate: 07-25-2012 Zone: NRS Edition: 1 Page: News-F User: carice Time: 07-23-2012 15:29 Color: C M Y K

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Page 12 The News-Record & Sentinel July 25, 2012

NorthBuncombe

around Main Street withjust the right twist onNorth Italian cuisine.

Nestled in the heart ofdowntown Weaverville,Glass Onion, brings a taste

Pairing locally grownfoods with an Italian flare,renowned chefs, husband/wife team Natalie Byrnesand Eddie Hannibal arecreating quite the buzz

of Italy to town with theirunique cuisine coined“Global Italian.”

“What we are doing is amenu that is very simplydone, but it draws off theingredients,” said Byrnes,who opened the restaurantwith her husband in April.“Our main drive is to servelocal food—everythingfrom the produce to theeggs, to the chicken andbeef.”

Hailing from New York,the husband/ wife teambring with them over 50years combined experi-ence in the restaurant in-dustry as chef operators inhighly regarded restau-rants in the famed Hamp-tons.

But the quest to open arestaurant of their own,coupled with a love for theoutdoors, bought them toWeaverville where Byrnessaid everything quicklyfell into place.

“We knew we wanted tomove and we came to Wea-verville just to see what itwas all about, it really justclicked,” said Byrnes.

And after tossingaround a few good names,the entrepreneurs tookfrom one of their favoritesong titles by the Beatlesand Glass Onion began totake shape.

Pulling from local farm-ers, the seasonal menu fea-tures an array of tradition-al Italian entrees from VealSaltimbocca to TuscanChicken.

But while the menuitems come highly recom-

mended, Byrnes said itsseasonal daily specials thathave been causing quitethe buzz around town.

And with crowd favor-ites like Wild Boar Bolo-gnese, there is little doubtthey are not catching a lotof attention.

“I think people are real-ly excited about what’scoming in for the week,”Byrnes said. “People havebeen really enjoying thespecials. We are seeing a lotof repeat clientele.”

Last week a salt-crustedPompano took center stageon the special’s board.

“The whole fish is reallygoing over well,” saidByrnes. “People arethrilled with it.”

But in working with 12local farmers, Byrnes saidthe restaurant and menu istruly dependent on what

comes through their back-door.

To check out what is inthis week, visit Glass On-ion, located at 18 N. MainSt., Weaverville. The res-taurant is open for lunchWednesday-Monday 11:30a.m. to 3 p.m. and DinnerWednesday-Sunday 5 p.m.to 9 p.m. Brunch is servedevery Sunday from 11:30a.m. to 3 p.m.

Buon appetito!Glass Onion brings Italianflare to Weaverville

Natalie Byrnes and Eddie Hannibal open the Glass Onion, anew restaurant on Main Street, Weaverville serving up anarray of “global” Italian cuisine. PHOTO BY MELISSA DEAN/THE

NEWS-RECORD & SENTINEL

By Melissa [email protected]

Product: ASHBrd PubDate: 07-25-2012 Zone: NRS Edition: 1 Page: News-F User: carice Time: 07-23-2012 15:29 Color: CMYK